Delivery voyages, new-build supervisions, and charter commands from nineteen years at sea.
A selection of recent voyages and projects.
Vessel types have ranged from newly built ferries to cargo and passenger vessels; routes have spanned Atlantic and Pacific crossings, Panama Canal transits, and North Sea and Baltic waters.
The current voyage, the delivery of a ferry from Romania to Vancouver Island, is the first of the entries below.
CURRENTLY AT SEA
Romania to
Vancouver Island
One of the longer deliveries of recent years. From the Romanian yard where she was built, across the Atlantic, through the Panama Canal, to her working route between the islands off British Columbia. The passage has covered both ocean crossings and coastal transits, with typical weather, port, and canal operations along the way.
A three-week passage covering the English Channel, the Bay of Biscay, and the full Mediterranean run. Handover on arrival, including bridge walk-through and owner’s representative debrief.
Vessel type:
Newly built passenger vessel
Route:
Damen Shipyards, Netherlands → Piraeus, Greece
Year:
2022
Role:
Delivery captain
North Sea to the Mediterranean
A three-week passage covering the English Channel, the Bay of Biscay, and the full Mediterranean run. Handover on arrival, including bridge walk-through and owner’s representative debrief.
Vessel type:
Newly built passenger vessel
Route:
Damen Shipyards, Netherlands → Piraeus, Greece
Year:
2022
Role:
Delivery captain
North Sea to the Mediterranean
A three-week passage covering the English Channel, the Bay of Biscay, and the full Mediterranean run. Handover on arrival, including bridge walk-through and owner’s representative debrief.
Vessel type:
Newly built passenger vessel
Route:
Damen Shipyards, Netherlands → Piraeus, Greece
Year:
2022
Role:
Delivery captain
North Sea to the Mediterranean
A three-week passage covering the English Channel, the Bay of Biscay, and the full Mediterranean run. Handover on arrival, including bridge walk-through and owner’s representative debrief.
Vessel type:
Newly built passenger vessel
Route:
Damen Shipyards, Netherlands → Piraeus, Greece
Year:
2022
Role:
Delivery captain
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