Ships Monthly Magazine

26 January 2024

The February 2024 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features. Waterfront – Ferry to flotel for Baltic veteran ferry Isabelle, Aranui 5 set to cruise with cargo, new names announced for Cal Mac’s latest ferries, and giant cruise ship Icon of the Seas launched by Meyer Werft at Turku. Ferry – Services out of Rosslare and Dublin expanded, new ferry Finncanopus completed, and new Mersey ferry to be built on the Mersey. Cruise – Ambition out of service for a second time, three new ships named and enter service, and what next for operator Life at Sea? Naval – New offshore ‘Patrouilleurs’ built for French Navy, Portugal’s Multi-functional Naval Platform to be built by Damen, and submarine milestone for Spain. Cargo – Hapag-Lloyd takes first SFL vessel, first caller at the new London Scrap Terminal, and container carrier CMA CGM builds up its fleet. Big Picture – The former Cunard transatlantic passenger liner Queen Mary at Long Beach. Ships Pictorial – Photos of ships around the world, including on the Thames, the Clyde and the Scheldt, in the Solent and at Oban and Auckland.