Spanish Building Ropax for Faroes

01 Apr 2003

The Spanish Izar San Fernando shipyard has entered the conventional ferry sector with the keel laying ceremony for a Ropax ferry that will operate in the harsh weather conditions around the Faroe Islands. The contract is with the Islands' Ministry of Trade and Industry and the vessel will be operated by Strandfaraskip Landsins. 

Forth Coastguard Conduct Ferry Coordination Exercise

01 Apr 2003

Scotland's Forth Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre conducted an exercise with the Greek registered ro-ro ferry Superfast 10 last month as the vessel was on passage from Zeebrugge to Rosyth. The 30,285 tonne, 203m LOA vessel was approximately two hours from the Fairway Buoy when the one hour exercise commenced. 

Southampton Has A Lotta Bottle

01 Apr 2003

A first shipment comprising 1,200 tonnes of recycled bottle-glass material left the Midland Glass Processing Company's (MGPC) new plant at the ABP Port of Southampton last month on board MV Sea Kestrel, bound for the ABP Port of Goole on the Humber Estuary. It would have required 45 articulated lorries to transport the same load by road.