Shipping news in brief from the November 2014 issue.

Bore Ltd and P&O Ferries sign agreement for continued charter of the Bore Song.

The Hotspur IV will no longer be part of the Hythe-Southampton service

Stena Line quietly purchased the DFDS Seaways operated Dieppe Seaways

Brittany Ferries’ Barfleur is to receive a £10 million exhaust scrubber system.

Poole-Gijon service closed when the Norman Asturias sailed away from the port.