After a first attempt failed because the tug TEDY experienced a tow line break in high seas after departing from the port of Naples, LIDER PRESTIJ, built in 1992 and formerly known as BENIAMINO CARNEVALE, has now been successfully towed to Turkey. Aegean Tugs Shipping Co. publicly announced that...
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P&O Ferries vessel arrives for scrap
O Ferries’ PRIDE OF CANTERBURY arrived for scrapping at an EU-approved facility at Aliaga Turkey on 18 January. Built as EUROPEAN PATHWAY, the vessel was renamed when converted to a full passenger ferry in 2003. With P&O PIONEER in service and P&O LIBERTÉ currently on her delivery voyage from China...
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Isles of Scilly newbuild contract signed
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group (ISSG), has signed contracts with Brittany-based shipbuilder Piriou, for two new ships that will be delivered in 2026. Financed by Lombard, construction will begin in spring 2024. The vessels ordered for the Penzance to St Mary’s service are a 600-seat passenger...
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World’s largest modern cargo sailboat christened in France
French company Grain de Sail has celebrated the christening ceremony for Grain de Sail II, the world’s largest modern cargo sailboat built by local shipbuilder Piriou.
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VESSEL REVIEW | Niani – Senegalese Navy acquires missile-armed offshore patrol vessel
The Senegalese Navy has taken delivery of the second in a series of three offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) built by French shipyard Piriou. Named Niani, the second Walo-class OPV utilises a design developed by the Kership joint venture of Piriou and compatriot shipbuilder the Naval Group. The vessel...
VESSEL REVIEW | JLD Virginie – France’s Atlantique Maritime Services expands crewboat fleet
French shipowner Atlantique Maritime Services (AMS) has expanded its fleet of offshore support vessels with the recent acquisition of a catamaran crewboat supplied by compatriot company Piriou. Named JLD Virginie, the multi-functional vessel was built in Piriou’s Vietnam shipyard and will serve offshore wind customers in France and in other European countries. Construction was done […]
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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | November 15 – Senegalese and Greek patrol ships plus new Australian corvette and reconnaissance boat series
The Senegalese Navy acquires an offshore patrol vessel while the Hellenic Coast Guard taps a Finnish manufacturer for new boats. In Australia, a new corvette class is being proposed for local manufacture while a partnership unveils a tactical watercraft for littoral operations. Senegalese Navy takes delivery of second patrol vessel in series The Senegalese Navy […]
Piriou to build two new vessels for Isles of Scilly ferry services
Isles of Scilly Steamship Group is moving ahead with its plans for new vessels for its ferry services between Penzance in Cornwall, England, and the Isles of Scilly, off the southwest tip of the U.K. It has selected the Concarneau, France, headquartered Piriou shipyard group as its shipbuilder of choice for construction of its new passenger ferry Scillonian IV and a cargo vessel.
The group launched its vessel replacement program in 2019 to replace its Scillonian III passenger ferry, Gry Maritha f...
Piriou to build two green ferries for Isles of Scilly
Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has selected French shipbuilder Piriou as its preferred shipbuilder to build and deliver two new eco-friendly ferries.
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VESSEL REVIEW | Insula Oya III – Inter-island Ro-Pax for Western French operator
The government of the Pays de la Loire region in western France has taken delivery of a new Ro-Pax ferry from local shipyard Piriou. Insula Oya III was designed by Stirling Design International based in Nantes and built jointly by Piriou and Kership as a replacement for an earlier ferry in the...