The double christening of Costa Luminosa and Costa Pacifica took place in Genoa on 5 June. The 13th and 14th members of the Costa fleet were inaugurated in style.
Three former Sea Containers craft are being used by Aegean Speed Lines to take on established Cyclades high-speed operators Hellenic Seaways and NEL Lines.
The Irish Sea southern corridor link between Pembroke Dock and Rosslare celebrated its 30th anniversary on 22 May with two sailings by Irish ferries' Isle of Inishmore.
The historic pulling and sailing lifeboat Charles Henry Ashley took to the water after being restored to be rowed around Cemaes Bay on Anglesey after years of work
During early June, Channel Island based shipping company Huelin-Renouf announced that it had terminated its contract with German shipbuilder NesseWerft Leer GmbH in Leer, Germany, to supply a new...
The idled fleet of container ships around the world rose to 506 vessels, representing 1.34 million TEUs of capacity at the end of April according to AXS-Alphaliner, a Paris-based shipping consultant.
The level of piracy off the Horn of Africa continues to rise with the risk of death and capture regarded as occupational hazards for the criminal gangs involved. However, the tide could now turn...