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Another Dibden Bay plan ‘is inevitable’

7:20am Friday 5th February 2010

A new attempt to build a massive dock development at Dibden Bay is “inevitable”, say council chiefs.

New Cromarty ferry to be built by SMS

A design graphic of the Cromarty Ferry

11:17am Wednesday 3rd February 2010

SOUTHAMPTON Marine Services is keeping the city’s shipbuilding tradition alive with a £500,000 contract to build a car ferry.

Sign up for Southampton’s Celebrity SunWalk

Get power walking like Cameron Diaz

11:41am Thursday 28th January 2010

IT is the A-list fitness trend that boasts Cameron Diaz, Teri Hatcher and Nicole Kidman as fans, writes Sarah Jones.

Third of the Big Three cruise lines to berth in Southampton

MSC Opera

7:01pm Tuesday 26th January 2010

SOUTHAMPTON’S status as one of the world’s key cruise ports has been underlined by news the last of the industry’s Big Three is to start major operations here next year.

Virgin announces cruise holiday plans

Virgin announces cruise holiday plans

11:25am Tuesday 19th January 2010

THEY are keeping the details under wraps, but the Daily Echo can report that Virgin Holidays Cruises see Southampton as a major target for expansion in 2010.

Haiti stop by cruise ship slammed by passengers

Independence of the Seas

11:37am Monday 18th January 2010

CRUISE passengers have criticised the decision to call at Haiti while the country is still suffering from a devastating earthquake.

Axing of ferry route puts 250 jobs at risk

P&O’s Pride of Bilbao.

9:11am Saturday 16th January 2010

HUNDREDS of Hampshire workers for cross-Channel ferry firm P&O are today facing unemployment after bosses announced that they were axing a route.

Fears for jobs after cruise contract loss

The Carnival contract covered P&O cruise ships including Arcadia, above.

8:39am Wednesday 13th January 2010

WIDESPREAD job losses are feared at a Southampton stevedoring firm after it lost a lucrative contract to handle cruise giant Carnival.

The future of Southampton's cruising industry

TAKING SHAPE: Queen Elizabeth, left, and Azura at the Italian shipyard of Fincantieri at Trieste.

8:11am Tuesday 12th January 2010

State-of-the-art cruise ships represent the shape of things to come for Southampton’s cruising industry

PSP reveals global shipping ambitions

Frank Dixie

8:16am Tuesday 12th January 2010

FREIGHT specialist PSP has continued its push into the lucrative world of international boat transportation by creating a global network to extend its reach.



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