No. 390 September 2022

September 2022

Front cover

The 30,898dwt bulk carrier Darin Naree of Precious Shipping anchored in the Thames on 1st September 2017. See article on Precious Shipping Ltd.

Photo by Don Smith/photo-transport.com

Contents

FEATURES

MEMORABLE SHIPS – CGT liners of the Belle Époque

PRECIOUS SHIPPING LTD. (PSL) OF THAILAND – A history of this shipping company

80 YEARS AGO – British Merchant Ships lost in September 1942

A SHORT VOYAGE IN 1961 – A memoir of life aboard the Catalina Star

BRITAIN’S FLOATING PALACES – The Royal Yachts

CLASSIC NEW ZEALAND COASTAL SHIPS – A special feature looking at some of NZ’s vessels

THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ARTIST – The Ocean Tramp – Part One

PORT OF CALL – Almeria

FORGOTTEN FLEETS – Scheepvaart & Steenkolen Maats N.V. (Shipping & Coal Ltd.)

 

REGULARS

NEWS REPORT – The latest news from around the world

CRUISE NEWS – Costa Carnival, Postponements

FERRY NEWS – Large hybrid ferry for Britanny Ferries, DFDS drone

NEWBUILD OF THE MONTH – Santa Monica

PHOTO OF THE MONTH – Long Beach, California