Smokin’ in the Sun
The peak season for Southern Europe’s ferry fleets is in full swing with chartered, elderly and seasonal tonnage pressed into service alongside the regular ships to cope with the seasonal…
Picture of the week: Ark Forwarder
Ark Forwarder near Rotterdam, January 2010. Click for larger image. Previous image
Cool Hollandica conquers Stena Blandica
Despite being one of the world’s most successful ferry companies, the mundanity of Stena Line’s modern on board offering has always been puzzling, almost as if the company were determined…
Blast from the past: Appia
The Appia of 1961 was the first car ferry of the Italian state-controlled operator Adriatica. She joined the equally new Greek (Hellenic Mediterranean Lines)-owned Egnatia on a ground-breaking joint service…
Picture of the week: Barfleur
The Barfleur laid up near Caen, May 2010. Click for larger image. Previous image
The Paddle Steamer Ryde
Some pictures of the pitiable remains of the paddle steamer Ryde seen at Binfield on 3 May 2010. Completed by Denny’s in Dumbarton in 1937, the ship operated between Portsmouth…
Farewell Mette Mols, Balkanija, Istra
A few weeks ago, Jadrolinija’s Istra was sold for scrapping in Turkey. As the Mette Mols, Mols Linien’s very first ship, she was the lead vessel of what became a…
From the scrapyard: Oujda
The pair of stretched ‘Super Vikings’, Oujda (ex-Viking Venturer/ Pride of Hampshire) and Mogador (ex-Viking Valiant/Pride of Le Havre/Cherbourg) were sold for scrap earlier in the year and Unique Marine…
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