Author: hhvferry
The Vortigern – 40 years ago
March 5, 1969 was launching day for British Rail’s Vortigern at Swan Hunters’ Tyneside Neptune yard. The ship would go on to have a succesful UK career of 19 years…
The ‘new’ Stena Caledonia
. . . In January 2009, Stena Line confirmed they were continuing their recession-busting modernisation programme by investing £1.8m in a thorough upgrade of the Stranraer-Belfast route’s single conventional vessel,…
Picture of the week – 4 March 2009
The Olympic Champion arriving at Ancona, dwarfing a pair of former Polferries fleetmates in the Split 1700 (ex-Wilanow, Kronprins Carl Gustav) and the Sveti Stefan II (ex-Nieborow, Prinz Hamlet). Click…
Picture of the week – 24 February 2009
The SNAV Sardegna (ex-Pride of Le Havre, Olau Hollandia) arriving at Olbia, 12 September 2007 (click for larger image) Last week’s picture
The great ports: Igoumenitsa
Major ferry ports in the UK and much of Northern Europe tend to be accessible only to travellers; gone are the days when ships formed an easily accessible part of…
Picture of the week – 16 February 2009
‘Piraeus Rush Hour’. Highspeed 1, Blue Star Ithaki and Agios Georgios (ex-Hengist), 27 July 2007 (click for larger image) Last week’s picture
Picture of the week – 12 February 2009
The Mont St Michel at Ouistreham in October 2007 (click for larger image) Last week’s picture
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