Marine News

摘要

This, the third in the series of "A Maritime Review of", provides an illustrated snapshot of some of the events that occurred in the shipping industry during 2018 including ownership changes, notable deliveries, bumps and shunts as well as demolitions and losses. The book outlines the considerable activity within the European ferry market during 2018 while at the same time recording the sale of Bibby Line's sole remaining cargo ship, SHROPSHIRE, which was sold in November, although the company remains active in the offshore support and floating accommodation sectors. The passing in late June of Jacques Saade, who founded CMA CGM in 1978, and that of Sir Adrian Swire who died the following month is recorded. During October, the DANIEL K. INOUYE was delivered to Matson Line. Completed by Philly Shipyard, formerly the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, she is the largest container ship to have been built in the US and complies with the nation's strict Jones Act rules. In November the Norwegian frigate HELGE INGSTAD collided with the tanker SOLA TS near the Sture Oil Terminal in northern Norway with frigate sinking close to the shoreline. Meanwhile, at Bikini Atoll, the upturned hull of the German cruiser PRINZ EUGEN, which sank as a result of nuclear weapon in 1946, received attention because of the risk of leaking oil. In the UK the aircraft carrier QUEEN ELIZABETH sailed to the US East coast for fixed-wing flight trials. During 2018 the Royal Navy's smallest vessel GLEANER was replaced by the Irish-built coastal survey vessel MAGPIE. In November the ferry EXCELLENT hit container cranes in Barcelona while sister FANTASTIC touched the cruise ship VIKING STAR in the same port earlier in the year. October saw the Tunisian ferry ULYSSE hit the stationary container ship CSL VIRGINIA between Corsica and Italy. The vessels were separated a few days later. A number of ferries had fires during the year. The story of this interesting year is told using a selection of high-quality photographs supported by informative deep captions.