Ships Monthly

Ships Monthly is the world’s number one shipping magazine and Britain’s best-selling monthly magazine for ship lovers. Read by seafarers and enthusiasts all over the world, it contains a unique mix of shipping and maritime news, broken down by ship type, with sections focussing on ferries, cruise ships, warships, preserved vessels, tugs and cargo ships. The features, written by experts in their field, cover ships old and new, historic shipping companies and their vessels, modern cruise liners and passenger ferries, warships and naval vessels, profiles of docks and harbours in the UK and around the world, and personal accounts of voyages on ships round the world. Every issue contains an interview with the captain of a ship. In addition to the latest happenings in the shipping industry, the Ship of the Month feature goes behind the scenes on a significant ship to give readers an all-round insight into the world of ships and shipping.

Ships Monthly

BETTER TIMES AHEAD?

Contributors this month

Medway’s historic vessels facing uncertain futures

Stena renovates Baltic ferries

Welcome to Machiko Nancy

Isle of Islay makes her Scottish debut

The Danny into her 123rd year

Argus set to be scrapped

NEWS IN BRIEF

Electric container ship begins testing

Baltic debut for Jantar

Finland to replace 70-year-old

Box ship demolition at new low

Trio of newbuilds across all brands

Weather disruption

Bigger ship set for Europe

Convenience trumps speed

CalMac celebrates its history

Little disruption

Stena’s comings and goings

What cost for net zero?

Historic ferry route struggles

Carrier takes to the seas

Arctic domination race hots up

Sweden thinks bigger

Ratownik to the rescue

Frigates compromise

Patrouilleur Hauturier float-out

Bremerhaven’s €1 billion modernisation

Godby Shipping orders two

Sentenced

Hapag-Lloyd to acquire Zim Line

BigLift orders

NYK sells Grace Barleria

Sinking of Verity MAIB report

Last LABRAX

Six more for Arklow Shipping

Quartet for Saltchuk Marine

Zero emission heavy lifter

Another one for Green Fleet

Electra Cable

Tenth for Inverlussa from Macduff

Grimaldi’s Grande Manila

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ONE YEAR ON CHANNEL ISLANDS FERRIES • Kevin Mitchell looks back at the first year of the new ferry operations serving the Channel Islands, as DFDS and Brittany Ferries have enjoyed mixed fortunes.

PADDLE STEAMER TREASURES • Richard Clammer describes the archive of the Paddle steamer Preservation Society, and showcases some of the collections’s many and varied artefacts.

BIBBY LINE REMEMBERED PART 2 POST-1945 ERA

PICTORIAL • Have you an outstanding photo that would grace our gallery? Send your image to Ships Monthly for inclusion in these pages, which showcase the best in ship photography around the world.

LIBERTY SHIPS WARTIME SAVIOURS • During World War II, the United States built more than 2,700 Liberty ships: simple and robust cargo vessels produced at unprecedented speed to carry troops, food, fuel and equipment across oceans. They went on to become a cornerstone of Allied logistics and ultimate victory, as Dene Bebington explains.

PEAKS AND TROUGHS 120 YEARS OF THE ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY • The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a civilian-manned organisation that supports the operational reach and endurance of the Royal Navy. Founded in 1905, it was created to provide reliable logistics at sea, ensuring that warships could operate far from home ports for extended periods. Tom Adams MBE looks back over its 120-year history.

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