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Frank Purser

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Manchester Branch member Frank Purser passed away suddenly on Sunday 18th September 2022. It was a great shock to all his family friends and fellow branch members as he attended the Manchester Branch meetings only 3 days earlier. Frank was well known in Maritime circles and was also a member of the Coastal Cruising Association and Friends of the Ferries Society at Liverpool. He was very …

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Cruise Ship Locations (24th September 2022)

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Please find a list of cruise ship locations as of 24th September 2022; a big thank you to Mike Pryce. The link is here (You need to be logged in as a member to view this information)

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Cruise Ship Locations (16th July 2022)

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Please find a list of cruise ship locations as of 16th July 2022; a big thank you to Mike Pryce. The link is here (You need to be logged in as a member to view this information)

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Cruise Ship Locations Update 7th May 2022

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Please find a list of cruise ship locations as of 7th Mays 2022; thank you to Mike Pryce. The link is here (You need to be logged in as a member to view this information)

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Cruise Ship Locations Update 9th April 2022

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Please find a list of cruise ship locations as of 2nd April 2022; thank you to Mike Pryce. The link is here (You need to be logged in as a member to view this information)

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New Appointments to the Society’s Council

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I am pleased to let you know that Dennis Maccoy has been appointed Chairman of the Naval Committee and Iain McCall appointed as Director of Marketing and in these roles will be members of the Society’s Council.  They are both wished every success in their new positions. David LittlejohnChairman

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March Marine News 2022 Released

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All news from around the world Merchant Ships, Ship Building, and Ports. This edition is 64 Pages long with some cracking photos as always. Members should find the Digital edition in their mailboxes already. Not a member ? Find out how to join here.

February 2022 Marine News Released

JamesNews

All news from around the world Merchant Ships, Ship Building, and Ports. This edition is 64 Pages long with some cracking photos as always. Members should find the Digital edition in their mailboxes already. Not a member ? Find out how to join here.

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Dr. Richard Osborne

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The Society’s President, Vice President and long standing member of the Council, Dr. Richard Osborne, passed away on Wednesday 15th December after a short illness.  A fitting tribute to Richard for his enormous contribution to the Society over many years will be published in due course. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Chris at this difficult time.

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A Maritime Review Of 2020 (New Book)

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The fifth edition of the “A Maritime Review” series provides an illustrative snapshot of some of the events which occurred in the shipping industry during 2020, a year which was severely impacted by the global pandemic, throwing the cruise ship market into chaos, caused commotion in the container market, and kept tankers busy. HMM ALGECIRAS, became the largest container ship …