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UK –Near Miss in Dover Strait TSS
At 0438 UTC on 10 July 2008 a close-quarters situation occurred between the bulk carrier Barbara and the product tanker Maersk Borneo in the Dover Strait Traffic Separation Scheme in good visibility.
MAN Diesel Logs Historic Order
In this way, the engine’s end user, based P&O Ferries is anticipating the 2011 implementation of the second stage of the IMO MARPOL 73/78 Annex VI emissions regulations.
Aker Yards to Build Ferries for P&O
Aker Yards and P&O Ferries have signed a contract for building two car-passenger ferries for the Dover-Calais service. The total contract price for both vessels is approximately EUR 360 million. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2010 and 2011 respectively. The contract includes options on a further two vessels of the samedesign.The vessels will be built in Aker Yards, Rauma. Becoming the largest ferry in the means a 49…
Storm Damages Ship, Injures Master
Falmouth Coastguard last week were coordinating assistance to the `Horncliff, a refrigerated vessel, owned by Pluto shipping company, which has three injured people on board…
Containership Refloated
A large container vessel ran aground in the Dover Strait on January 2, 2008, and has been successfully refloated. The LT Cortesia is a large container vessel which…
Freighter runs aground in Channel
According to the Guardian Unlimited, the coastguard was sent to the aid of a large container ship that ran aground in the Dover Strait. The crew of the 90,465-ton…
MCA Responds to Vessel Fire
The UK Maritime and Coast Guard Agency (MCA) have responded to a vessel fire off the coast of Ramsgate. Dover Coastguard was informed that the vessel, Sea Riss,…
ACP Inaugurates Launch
On January 27, 2004, in a formal ceremony at the Industrial Shipyard Division, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) inaugurated the first ship - an aluminum launch…
Master Convicted for Going the Wrong Way
proceeding over 14.5 miles in the wrong direction in the Dover Straits Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS). vessel to take evasive action and resulted in six close quarters situations.
Northrop Grumman to Supply Bridge System for New Passenger Ferry
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to supply the bridge navigation and communication systems for a new SeaFrance high-performance vehicle-passenger ferry…
A&P Ready for ISPS
The A&P Group has announced that all its facilities are now certificated under the ISPS Code, which was introduced to bring shiprepair and shipbuilding yards up…
Fast Cat Visits A&P Southampton
Condor Ferries aluminium fast catamaran Condor Vitesse has just departed A&P Southampton's drydock following the completion of the vessels annual refit. The 350…
Master of French Fishing Vessel Fined for Navigation Violation
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) report that a French maritime court convicted the French skipper of the fishing vessel St. Jacques II for violations…
Metalock in A&P Shipcare - Chatham
A&P Group has signed an agreement between A&P Shipcare - Chatham and Metalock Engineering (U.K.) Ltd. proposing an inter company co-operation venture. The foundation…
POSL Kent at A&P Falmouth
A&P Falmouth has recently completed repairs onboard the P&O Stena Line passenger/car ferry vessel, POSL Kent. The vessel arrived on the evening of the 23rd December…
European Seaway & Pathway Visit A&P Tyne
A&P Tyne has welcomed back two P&O vessels to its Wallsend yard. The 2 22,986 grt passenger/car RoRo vessels have provided work for over 200 men while at the yard.
IBIA: Unite Against EU Sulfur Proposals
ton fuel premium in EU waters by 2005. It says shipping should act now to make credible alternative proposals for an emissions trading system, before the European…
P&OSL Dover Returns to A&P Falmouth
The P&O Stena Line passenger/car ferry P&OSL Dover has dry docked in A&P Falmouth after arriving on 15th April 2002. This will be the final vessel from the P&O Stena…
French Ferry Holed
A French ferry was badly holed in France's Channel harbor of Calais after being hurled onto the jetty by high winds, owners Sea-France said. No-one was injured on…
Aker Constructs For SeaFrance
Aker Finnyards and SeaFrance have signed a contract worth more than $88.9 million for the construction of a new car-passenger ferry for the Dover-Calais route. Touted…
