Issue June 2024 - Ships Monthly (2024)

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June 2024

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.

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IN THIS ISSUETECHNOLOGY BOOSTCargo ships, which come in all shapes and sizes, are often regarded as being of lesser prominence than their passenger-carrying counterparts, as evidenced by the recent arrival of Cunard’s new ship Queen Anne, making her maiden call at Southampton, watched by thousands of well-wishers lining the Solent. The number and variety of cargo ships, however, is considerable and their importance to the world economy vital – without them, trade in goods from toys and furniture to oil and grain would not happen. In this issue an excellent article explains the latest technology driving cargo ship development and design, and how important that technology is in helping to make cargo ships more environmentally friendly. Every area of the shipping industry is making efforts to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, and the…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEContributors this monthJames Hendrie James Hendrie is a part-time freelance writer whose interests range from social history to transportation. He is a regular contributor the Ships Monthly. Mark Nicolson A lifelong Caledonian MacBrayne enthusiast, Mark Nicolson has travelled on and photographed many of the famous ferries on Scotland’s west coast. Conrad Waters Conrad Waters has a long-standing interest in naval history and current affairs. He is currently the editor of Seaforth World Naval Review. Andy Hernandez Andy Hernandez has had a lifelong passion for ships and their histories. Living in south Florida, he works at PortMiami and specialises in writing about cruise ships. Ships Monthly on Facebook REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS Krispen Atkinson • Gary Davies • William Mayes • Russell Plummer • Jim Shaw • Conrad Waters SUBSCRIBE TOSHIPS MONTHLY SEE PAGE 18…1 min

REGULARSSaving SavannahHISTORIC SHIP While nuclear energy is again being examined by the maritime industry as a potential force for powering commercial vessels, the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) is continuing to search for an organisation to preserve the world’s first nuclear powered merchant ship, the 1962 commissioned NS Savannah. Built as a demonstration vessel to show the peaceful use of nuclear power, the 13,599grt passenger/cargo liner was originally outfitted to carry 60 first-class passengers, but after carrying over 800 passengers on voyages totalling 900,000 miles in the early 1960s the ship was converted to all-cargo operation by the mid-1960s and, after travelling over 450,000 nautical miles on 163 pounds of uranium, was laid up in 1970. While she spent 13 years were on static display at Charleston, South Carolina, Savannah has since…1 min

REGULARSPortland to suspend container operationsPORT NEWS The only ocean seaport in the American state of Oregon, the Port of Portland, has announced that on 1 October 2024 it intends to suspend container operations at the port, putting 1,500 jobs at risk across the region. The decision follows the collapse of talks with a potential third-party operator. Without finance, the port had no choice but to suspend container operations as the State of Oregon was unwilling to support these with $10 million needed from the State. During the pandemic, Portland, which is 100 miles from the Pacific up the Columbia River, saw a rapid growth in containerised traffic, in part due to increased volumes using the larger west coast ports, as shippers sought alternative ports of entry. Since then, Portland’s financial problems have grown as…1 min

Issue June 2024 - Ships Monthly (2024)

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