Blast from the past: Ramsgate 1980/1981
The car ferry port of Ramsgate first saw operation in 1980 when a new company, Dunkerque-Ramsgate Ferries, backed by the founder of Olau Line Ole Lauritzen, operated the former CGT/SNCM…
Picture of the week 21 April 2009 – Moby Otta & Bithia
Moby Otta (ex-Tor Scandinavia) passes Tirrenia’s Bithia outside the port of Olbia. Click for larger image. Last week’s picture
Blast from the Past: Thoresen Car Ferries, 1964
1964 saw the arrival on the Western English Channel of the Viking I and Viking II of newcomer Thoresen Car Ferries. British Railways had closed their loss-making services in advance,…
Viking XPRS rebuild
Such has been the success of Viking Line’s new Viking XPRS, operating for nearly twelve months between Helsinki and Tallinn, that her owners are extending the ship already: Dear passengers!…
Picture of the week 19 April 2009: Festos Palace
The Wonder of Ships: Festos Palace, Piraeus, July 2007. Click for larger image. Last week’s picture
Picture of the week 6 April 2009: Carmen del Mar (ex-Floria)
Carmen del Mar (ex-Villa De Agaete, Floria) arriving at Denia, August 2005. Click for larger image. Last week’s picture
Blast from the Past: North Sea Ferries, 1985
First of a new series: ferry brochures & adverts from years gone by. This week it’s a NSF advert from 24 years ago – old livery & the pre-stretched Norland.
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