River Thames Archives - Baird Maritime

March 4, 2020

London construction company orders Damen pusher tug

Written by Baird Maritime on March 4, 2020. Posted in Inland Tug Operations.

Damen Shipyards Group has received an order for a new pusher tug from London construction services provider S. Walsh and Sons. The hull is available in stock at Concordia ..

August 24, 2017

VESSEL REVIEW: Jupiter Clipper – Thames low-wash ferry fleet expands

Written by Baird Maritime on August 24, 2017. Posted in Ferries, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

MBNA Thames Clippers has just taken delivery of Jupiter Clipper, the second in a series of 35-metre, low wash, catamaran fast ferries for operation in ..

December 2, 2019

REMINISCENCES | Homeward bound

Written by Michael Grey on December 2, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Boxship World, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Dry Cargo World, Port World, Ship World Features, Tanker World, Work Boat World Features.

You get the impression, talking to contemporary seafarers, that their voyages never actually end. I’m not suggesting that they are like the Flying Dutchman, doomed to ..

November 13, 2019

PaxOcean, Royal IHC launch new dredger for DEME

Written by Baird Maritime on November 13, 2019. Posted in Dredging and Land Reclamation.

Indonesia’s PaxOcean Graha and Royal IHC have launched a new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ordered by DEME. Designed by Royal IHC, River Thames will have a ..