Shipping Today & Yesterday

February 2008 Edition

Contents

World News
End of Lauritzen reefers, Korean Tragedy, Antarctic mishap

News from the Shipyards
The latest new orders and deliveries

A New Queen Arrives
The Queen Victoria is named at Southampton

Cruise News
Travelscope insolvent, New terminal for Southampton

Cruise Ships Ports of Call
Cruise ship calls around the UK in February

Ferry News
Condor collision, DFDS sale, Cotentin arrives

Memorable Ships
The Viceroy of India of 1929

Swallowing the Anchor
The story of Captain Michael Cavaghan

Wallenius Lines
The Opera Fleet

Photo Gallery
The Oresund and Tilbury

The UK Container Freight Sector
How much strain before the rope breaks

Port of Call
Durban

Forgotten Fleets
Bullard King & Company

Readers’ Corner
Unknown Ship

Editor’s Mailbox
Readers’ Letters

Book Reviews
Cutty Sark, Fishbourne Ferry, Following the Coast, Rotterdam