As the ships grew in stature, so did Southampton Docks; the Itchen Quays between 1875 and 1892, Empress Dock in 1890, and the White Star Dock in 1910. Ferocious rivalry was a catalyst for improvement.

A Quayside hub of luxury apartments, chic establishments and high-rise office buildings, Ocean Village is now a stark contrast to its historical past.

Here, on the spearhead of Southampton’s $65,000,000 port improvement project was a dry dock, built for $6,250,000, fit to bed down a 100,000-ton liner such as does not now exist. Through its ...

A LUXURIOUS cruise ship has berthed in Greenock ahead of an overnight stay on the Clyde. Azamara Journey is currently around ...