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Treacherous blizzards on the east coast of the United States have wreaked havoc on the Island’s shipping schedule. The delayed arrival of both the Amstel Trader and the Somers Isles this week could have a significant impact on supermarkets as well as...

High winds prevented the Somers Isles making her maiden voyage into Dockyard this morning. It was not so much that the container ship could not make it into the flagship berth, but the fact that the crane tasked with unloading the nine racing yachts ...

The Oleander will cruise into dry dock at the beginning of 2016 for routine maintenance and painting work. The container ship will be replaced by the Amstel Trader on the weekly service between New Jersey and Bermuda. Amstel Trader will leave New Yo...

A newer, bigger and faster container ship has taken over the Somers Isles’ route between Bermuda and Florida. The new vessel made her maiden voyage to the Island at the end of last month and is the sixth ship to carry the Somers Isles name. Previousl...

Hurricane Joaquin forced two cruise ships to abandon their trips to Bermuda and put a significant dent in the Island’s container ship schedules. The ‘Liberty of the Seas’ and ‘Carnival Sunshine’ and their 7,000 passengers were both due at Dockyard ye...

A juice tanker called on Bermuda over the weekend to drop off an injured crewman, according to Bermuda Maritime Operations. The refrigerated orange juice tanker Orange Ocean diverted on Saturday and sent ashore a 43-year-old officer yesterday with a ...

The sight of the Seabed Prince rumbling into Hamilton at the weekend might have been a new one to many, but the state-of-the-art vessel has actually been in Bermuda since January. She is waiting on orders, and moved up to the city from St George’s to...

Every week hundreds of containers full of fresh produce are loaded onto the Bermuda Islander and the Oleander in New Jersey to be carried across the Atlantic to the Island’s supermarkets. Often the crews of the two vessels endure treacherous weather ...

Every week hundreds of containers full of fresh produce are loaded onto the Bermuda Islander and the Oleander in New Jersey to be carried across the Atlantic to the Island’s supermarkets. Often the crews of the two vessels endure treacherous weather ...

A container ship is being diverted to Bermuda after reporting a medical emergency, Bermuda Maritime Operations has confirmed. At about 3.50pm today, the master of the MV Northern Dexterity contacted RCC Bermuda requesting a helicopter evacuation of a...

The Oleander rumbled into Hamilton yesterday morning battered but unbowed after enduring a treacherous crossing to ensure her vital cargo arrived in Bermuda. The container ship and its 14-strong crew endured 75-knot gales and 36-foot rolling seas as...

The Island’s shipping industry is already making plans for the arrival of Hurricane Gonzalo. The Bermuda Islander is expected to arrive in Hamilton tomorrow, but she will be making a swift turn around and leaving the same day. Once her 100 or so cont...