Ships Stories, Incidents and Technical

m.v.``Snow Flower`` built at La Coitat France in 1972. for Salen Reefers 14,512 GRT, Single screw varible pitch propeller. Sulzer RND 90...

Owned by Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company Built by Harland and Wolff and launched in 1954 Tonnage: 29,614 GRT Length:...

r.m.s.Orcades was an ocean liner serving primarily the UK – Australia – New Zealand route. She started service as a British Royal Mail...

Built as refrigerated cargo vessel ``Loch Maree`` in 1975. She was built for Swedish Orient Line and Managed by Denholm Ship Managemenrt....

NZSCos refrigerated cargo vessel `Tongaririo`One of four sisters built at Bartram & Sons Sunderland in 1975. 10983 grt single screw...

NZSCOs refrigerated cargo vessel `Turakina` Built by Bartram & Sons Sunderland in 1960. 7,707 grt. single screw, 8 cyl G. Clark Sulzer...

m.v. ``Smara`` 6671 GRT, owned by Unimar Casablanca, a joint venture between Salen Reefers and a Moroccan buissnessman to beat Moroccan...

NZSCo´s refrigerated cargo vessel `Piako` built at A. Stephen and sons Glasgow in 1962. One of three sisters, 9,986 Single screw, 8...

Reefer vessel m.v. ``Sijilmassa`` in the Kiel Canal. Built as the clipper class ``Lapland`` by Drammen Slip in 1972. 1976 Renamed...

Built in 1958 by John Brown & Co. Clydebank Ltd. m.v. ``Otaio´´ was of 10,792 Gross Registered Tons, 160.38 Meters lenght overall. She...

Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (“ONE”) is pleased to announce that ONE AQUILA with a carrying capacity of 14,000 TEU, has been...

Refrigerated Cargo Passenger Vessel s.s. Ruahine (11) was built by William Denny & Sons, Dumbarton in 1909. She was 10,832 Gross...

Built in 1953 at John Brown (Clydebank) Ltd for New Zealand Shipping Company. She had a sistership m.v. `Essex` also built at John...

The N.Z.S.Co. `H` Boats were 8 sister ships built at John Brown & Co. Clydebank, A. Stephen & Sons Glasgow and Vickers Armstrong Ltd....

The original Pride of Baltimore was commissioned this day in 1977. She was a reproduction of a 19th Century Baltimore clipper topsail...

The Firth of Cromarty, grounded after a gale in St Margarets Bay weighting 1400 tons was full with cement and canned goods. All was saved...

Built in 1943 by A. Stephen & Sons Glasgow, she had four sisters, m.v. `Papanui and m.v.`Paparoa` and the Federal S.N.Cos Devon and...

Built in 1945 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for the United Kingdom Ministry of WarTransport as the `Empire Abercorn´ she was managed by New...

Built by John Brown & Co. Clydebank in 1942. Of 12,090 Gross Registered tons, 168.04 meters lenght overall. Twin propellers powered by 2...

Built in 1934 by Workman Clark Ltd. Belfast. 10,902 Gross Registered Tons 156.36 meters lenght overall, Twin propellers, driven by 2 x 2...