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Manannan Makes Mersey History
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company fast craft Manannan (1998/5,743gt) made history on 13 March when she became the first vessel to use Liverpool’s new Mersey terminal for Isle of Man services, after crossing the river from Camell Laird’s West Basin
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Stalwarts Of The Western Isles
Two well-known Caledonian MacBrayne ferries celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2024. The Norwegian-built Suilven and the Edinburgh-built Pioneer, which not only entered service in the same year, but went on to became reliable and dependable vessels
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WindWings’ Positive Results
Over half a year ago two BAR Technologies-developed WindWings were installed on MC Shipping’s 2017-built Kamsarmax bulk carrier Pyxis Ocean to see how much fuel could be saved. Over that period the 80,962dwt ship sailed the Indian Ocean, the Pacific