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PADDLE STEAMER FLAGSHIP, COMING TO PLYMOUTH

The National Flagship of the Year 2024, and world’s last seagoing paddle steamer, the PS Waverley is making its long-anticipated return to Plymouth next week.

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THE HURST POINT ARRIVES IN PLYMOUTH

Global demand for heavy lift and Roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferries is surging to record levels, and many international operators are relishing commercial prospects over the

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PLYMOUTH’S LOOKOUT PORTAL -THE LONGROOM

Westward Shipping News was given access to view inside Plymouth’s Longroom Port Control Station, which manages the daily shipping movements in and out of the

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AMBIENCE CRUISE SHIP VISITS PLYMOUTH

Ambience, one of two cruise ships of Ambassador Cruise Lines, sailed over night to arrive in the Sound this morning on its maiden voyage, to

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WORLD CADET CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE SOUND

The Prestigious World Cadet Championship is taking place in the amphitheatre of Plymouth Sound, where some of the world’s best young sailors are competing to

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INTO THE MIST COMES THE SILVER SPIRIT

The ‘Silver Spirit’ luxury cruise liner was greeted by mist in the Sound early this morning. The vessel was escorted by the Plymouth pilot boat like

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WELCOME ABOARD, YEAR OF CRUISE VISITS

Look Back Gallery, dated July 22, 2021, when the world’s largest square-rigged sailing ship, the Golden Horizon, made its spectacular presence felt in Plymouth Sound

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THE BUSY CATTISTOCK BACK IN PLYMOUTH

One of our favourite ships at Westward Shipping News the mine-hunter vessel HMS Cattistock, was spotted on our live webcam this morning in the Sound