Ships Monthly Magazine

22 December 2023

The January 2024 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features. Waterfront – The mega cruise ship Icon of the Seas nears completion, historic motor vessel Teal takes time out on Lake Windermere, Boskalis orders new dredger, and Fincantieri invests in its Ancona yard. Ferry – Spotlight on various new ferries, Wightlink on and off service in the Solent, and Belfast debut for Stena Forwarder. Cruise – Carnival Panorama goes for repairs, and is Celestyal Olympia to be scrapped? Newbuild – Hybrid wind energy ships, Future fuels for Finland car carriers, and latest self-discharging bulkers ordered. Naval – Ice-strengthened corvettes built for Finland, UAE Navy expansion continues, and new USCG cutter makes a splash. Cargo – New LNG carrier for Knutsen Group, Stolt Group starts fleet renewal programme, and Vale ore carrier gets rotor sails. Tug news – Tug of the year HaiSea Wamis, Herbert Ballam back to work in Poole, and old Mersey tug finds new home in Greece. Ships Pictorial – Photos of ships around the world, including at Portsmouth, on the Clyde and at Lerwick.