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MSC Meraviglia (2017/171,598gt) making one of several planned 2018 calls to Southampton in May. Meraviglia (wonder’ in Italian) is one of the largest passenger
ships in the world, exceeded in size only by RCI’s Oasis class quartet. She is the lead ship of MSC’s Vista Project series of 4,500-passenger ships. MaritiMe PhotograPhic
Arriving at Teesport on 19 April, the Liberian-registered 21,600-ton Gaschem Orca is a new breed of LPG tanker visiting the Tees. The 188m vessel has a service
speed of 16.5 knots. Owned by Hamburg-based Gaschem, she was constructed by Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group, Shanghai, China and delivered in 2017. DaviD FraserShipS Pictorial
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