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Navigazione Libera del Golfo newbuild © Nova Shipyard

Nova Shipyard to build 52-metre HSC for Navigazione Libera del Golfo

aug 28 2026

High-speedThe Turkish Nova Shipyard has signed a contract with Italy's Navigazione Libera del Golfo (NLG) for the construction of a new 52-metre aluminium High Speed Craft passenger vessel.

© Jonas Persson

Freight lifts Color Group, EU ETS drags it back down

aug 28 2026

FinanceColor Group increased operating revenues in the first half of 2026, carried by growth in onboard sales and freight, but earnings were pulled down by sharply higher climate- and energy-related costs.

Illustration of the four ferries, currently being built with delays at the Turkish Tersan Shipyard

Fjord1 to begin operations on busy E39 corridor without its four new ferries

aug 28 2026

FerryWhen Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 takes over the concession for the busy Lavik–Oppedal route from Norled on 1 September, just over 100 kilometres north of Bergen on the E39 trunk road, it will do so without the four potentially autonomous newbuildings ordered from Tersan Shipyard in Türkiye in February 2024.

© Port of Gothenburg

Car volumes up 17 per cent at the Port of Gothenburg

aug 28 2026

PortThe Port of Gothenburg handled strong cargo flows across its rolling cargo segments during the first half of 2026, with new car volumes rising sharply and intra-European RoRo traffic continuing to grow, according to the port's volume report for the period.

HAVILA CAPELLA © Søren Lund Hviid

Havila Kystruten delivers strong earnings growth in the second quarter of 2026

aug 28 2026

FinanceHavila Kystruten reported solid operational development and significant earnings growth in the second quarter of 2026, the company announced in a stock exchange notice on 27 August. The group achieved positive EBITDA of NOK 98 million, an increase of 24% compared with the same period last year.

BERGENSFJORD © Søren Lund Hviid

Summer 2026 brought solid growth on Fjord Line's routes

aug 28 2026

FerryFjord Line has recorded its best summer ever. Never have so many passengers travelled between Norway and Denmark aboard the company’s vessels. Traffic increased significantly compared with last year on both the Bergen–Stavanger–Hirtshals and Kristiansand–Hirtshals routes.

BALDUR © Iceland's Ministry of Infrastructure

Iceland’s Government working group on ferry plan sets off

aug 28 2026

FerryA working group tasked with developing a new ferry plan, appointed by Iceland’s Minister of Infrastructure Eyjólfur Ármannsson in late summer, has now begun its work. The group is expected to complete its assignment by 1 December.

VOYAGE EXPRESS © DG Sea Connect

DG Sea Connect reports traffic figures for Gulf of Khambhat service

aug 28 2026

FerryIndian RoPax operator DG Sea Connect has published preliminary traffic figures on Instagram after just over five years of operating its route between Hazira, the port of Surat, and Ghogha, the port of Bhavnagar, across the Gulf of Khambhat in north-western India, facing the Arabian Sea.

Fincantieri launches OCEANIA SONATA in Marghera

aug 28 2026

CruiseFincantieri and Oceania Cruises, a brand of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., have launched OCEANIA SONATA at the Marghera shipyard. Delivery of the new-generation luxury cruise ship is scheduled for 2027.

ILE ROUGE © Frank Lose

Marine Atlantic officially welcomes the ILE ROUGE

aug 28 2026

FerryNamed after a small island located off the Port au Port peninsula of Newfoundland, the ILE ROUGE reflects Marine Atlantic's deep connection to the people and places it serves. The name honours both the history and vibrant community of Franco-Newfoundlanders in the province, says Marine Atlantic in a press release published 26 August.

New man at the helm of Go Nordic Cruiseline

aug 28 2026

FerryPeter Hove Hildebrandt will take up the position as CEO of Go Nordic Cruiseline on 1 September. The company operates the two cruise ferries NORDIC PEARL and NORDIC CROWN between Copenhagen and Oslo. He succeeds Kim Heiberg, who has worked on the route for almost 30 years. DFDS sold the service to Gotlandsbolaget in 2024.

End of Common Travel Area affects ferry passengers crossing the Irish Sea

aug 28 2026

FerryFrom Monday 28 September, all ferry passengers travelling between Ireland and the UK will be required to present a valid passport when crossing the Irish Sea between the two countries and thus passing through a national border. In practice, this includes both Stena Line’s and Irish Ferries’ routes between the two countries. Previously, other forms of valid photo identification were sufficient.

STENA FLAVIA in Norvik © Ports of Stockholm

Increased ferry-based volumes through Stockholm’s five ferry ports

aug 27 2026

PortDuring the first half of the year, ferry-borne freight volumes increased at Ports of Stockholm by just over 3% to approximately 3.1 million tonnes. Container traffic increased by 14% compared with the corresponding period in the previous year.

NFI’s Norwegian ferry operator posted a loss in 2025

aug 27 2026

FinanceTorghatten AS, the major Norwegian domestic ferry operator owned by NFI (Nordic Ferry Infrastructure) together with its Danish counterpart Molslinjen A/S, recorded a decline in its net result in 2025. The company, which has more than 1,600 employees and operates a mixed fleet of 74 conventional and high-speed ferries across 47 routes, posted a net loss of NOK 89.9 million, compared with a profit of NOK 20.2 million the previous year.

Molslinjen finds new CEO in the Netherlands

aug 27 2026

FerryMolslinjen has looked beyond Denmark to find a successor to Kristian Durhuus, who stepped down from his position at the ferry operator in February this year. Its new CEO will be 48-year-old Rolf Nielsen, who will leave his position as COO of Hanseatic Global Terminals in Rotterdam.

AURORA BOTNIA © Wasaline

AURORA BOTNIA celebrates five years on the Vaasa–Umeå route

aug 27 2026

FerryWasaline is marking the fifth anniversary of AURORA BOTNIA's entry into service on the Vaasa–Umeå route. Since entering service in August 2021, AURORA BOTNIA has completed 5,700 departures and carried more than 1.3 million passengers. The vessel has transported nearly two million freight lane metres and approximately 300,000 passenger vehicles.

Gotlandsbolaget's operating result holds steady as FuelEU Maritime credits offset weaker passenger volumes

aug 26 2026

FinanceGotlandsbolaget has reported its interim results for January–June 2026, with the second quarter's operating result in line with the previous year despite a decline in passenger volumes. The company said the sale of FuelEU Maritime credits is delivering a positive financial effect, while its planned minority stake in Nordic Ferry Infrastructure (NFI) received regulatory approval in early July and has now been completed.

HÖEGH SUNRISE © Höegh Autoliners

Höegh Autoliners orders six more Aurora-class car carriers, extending programme to 18 ships

aug 26 2026

Ro-roHöegh Autoliners announced that it has ordered six additional Aurora-class vessels, extending its newbuilding programme to a total of 18 ships. The order was placed with China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (CMHI), with the new ships scheduled for delivery between 2029 and 2031.

SKIPANES © CIMC Raffles

New RoRo vessel SKIPANES delivered to Smyril Line

aug 25 2026

Ro-roSmyril Line has taken delivery of its new RoRo freight vessel SKIPANES from the CIMC Raffles shipyard in Yantai, China. SKIPANES and her sister ship AKRANES are Smyril Line's first purpose-built RoRo newbuildings, designed together with Danish naval architects Knud E. Hansen specifically for the route linking Europe, the Faroe Islands and Iceland, with an emphasis on year-round North Atlantic performance as well as crew comfort and well-being.

KEYAKI © Tsuyoshi Ishiyama

HAMANASU to enter service on 1 September

aug 25 2026

FerryShin Nihonkai Ferry, one of the largest ferry operators in Japan, has announced that its latest RoPax, HAMANASU, will enter service on the Otaru–Maizuru route on 1 September 2026. HAMANASU is being built at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Shimonoseki shipyard, but an issue was confirmed during construction, and the delivery was significantly delayed. She was originally set to enter service on 29 June 2026.

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