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Shippax Database - Not just powerful, now also easy to use

sep 18 2026

The Shippax Database contains more than 9,000 ferries, cruise ships, RoRo vessels (including PCTCs) and high-speed craft. It is updated continuously throughout the day and often includes ...

Polaris Autoliners takes over Ford's shuttle service

sep 18 2026

Ro-roThe Vlissingen – Dagenham (Thames) RoRo connection has been taken over from CLdN by Polaris Autoliners. The 20,209 GT POLARIS OSLO, a 2,000 CEU feeder ca...

Finnlines day cruise traffic up 23 per cent as FINNSIRIUS marks three years on the Sweden–Finland route

sep 17 2026

FerryFinnlines carried 23 per cent more day cruise passengers on its Långnäs–Naantali route this summer. The rise came as its hybrid RoPax FINNSIRIUS complet...

SCOTTISH VIKING has just departed Rosyth, bound for Zeebrugge. © Søren Lund Hviid

Plans to relaunch Scotland’s continental ferry route shelved

sep 17 2026

FerryDespite the prospect of GBP 6 million in funding from the Scottish and UK governments to re-establish a RoPax route between Scotland and continental Eur...

MITSUI OCEAN SAKURA enters service with Yokohama maiden voyage

sep 17 2026

CruiseMitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will put MITSUI OCEAN SAKURA into service on 19 September, when the ship sets out on its maiden voyage from Yokohama. The nam...

Save the date: Shippax Ferry Conference, 20–22 April 2027!

sep 17 2026

Next spring the ferry world goes to sea again. The Shippax Ferry Conference 2027 takes place on board VIKING CINDERELLA on a Stockholm–Helsinki–Stockholm cruise, welcoming almost 500 ferr...

23 ferry-related projects across the USA receives public fundings

sep 17 2026

FerryFederal Transit Administration under The U.S. Department of Transportation’s has awarded of a total of USD 664,764,382 for a total of 23 ferry-related p...

W.D.R. diversifies into cargo shipping as INSEL FÖHR is delivered by Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry

sep 17 2026

FerryWyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH (W.D.R.), one of Germany's leading domestic ferry operators, has diversified into cargo shipping with the in...

Sandefjord opens market dialogue on ferry slots from 2031

sep 16 2026

FerrySandefjord municipality has invited the ferry market to give its views before it sets the terms for allocating sailing slots at the Port of Sandefjord f...

CTMA looks to Greece for replacement tonnage

sep 16 2026

FerryThe Canadian ferry operator CTMA (Cooperative for Maritime and Air Transport) has applied to the Canadian Transportation Agency for a temporary licence ...

The wreck of the burnt-out ferry JUNE ASTER © The Philippine Coast Guard

Death toll rises sharply following Philippine ferry fire

sep 16 2026

FerryThe Philippine Coast Guard has continued to update the casualty figures following the ferry disaster on 9 September, when the ferry JUNE ASTER caught fi...

Boreal set to keep Nordland's express boat routes for another decade

sep 15 2026

High-speedBoreal Sjø has been recommended as the winner of Nordland County Council's new ten-year contract for Nordlandsekspressen and Helgelandspendelen, ke...

DFDS to expand in Egypt with second weekly sailing

sep 15 2026

Ro-roA second weekly sailing from Trieste to Damietta in Egypt is due to start in October, when DFDS adds a newly chartered RoRo to its Mediterranean fleet. A...

Rendering of NorthLinks new freight-flex RoPax newbuildings © naValue

Public invited to name the new NorthLink vessels

sep 15 2026

FerryCaledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) is calling for the public’s help to name the two new freight-flex vessels being built for Scotland’s Northern ...

NORRÖNA saves up to 26 tonnes of CO2 per week using shore power in Iceland

sep 15 2026

FerrySmyril Lines North Atlantic RoPax NORRÖNA connected to shore power at its Icelandic port of call Seyðisfjörður for the first time 10 September.

Russian RoRo ship attacked by drones in the Mediterranean

sep 15 2026

Ro-roThe Russian-owned and operated multipurpose RoRo ship LADY MARIIA was reportedly struck by several aerial drones in the Mediterranean on 6 September. At ...

Fire-damaged MIN JIANG KOU now in Panamanian waters

sep 15 2026

Ro-roOn 9 September, a Panamanian television station broadcast newly recorded footage of the PCTC MIN JIANG KOU in Panamanian waters, assisted by three tugs. ...

Rendering of La Méridionales new cruise ferries © La Méridionale

Bookings open for La Méridionale’s new cruise ferries

sep 15 2026

FerryLa Méridionale is now promoting its two forthcoming cruise ferries, ALBANOVA and AZURA, on its website, with the two newbuildings also integrated into t...

FIFI4MARINE first battery fire-suppression system to receive RINA Type Approval

sep 15 2026

SupplierFIFI4MARINE has become the first battery fire-suppression system to receive RINA Type Approval, marking a milestone for fire protection as lithiu...

Arab Bridge Maritime acquires RoPax ferry from Trasmediterranea

sep 15 2026

FerryTrasmediterranea has sold the freight-oriented RoPax ferry CIUDAD DE IBIZA to Arab Bridge Maritime. The 2003-built CIUDAD DE IBIZA, which has a capacity...

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Shippax Database - Not just powerful, now also easy to use

Polaris Autoliners takes over Ford's shuttle service

Finnlines day cruise traffic up 23 per cent as FINNSIRIUS marks three years on the Sweden–Finland route

Plans to relaunch Scotland’s continental ferry route shelved

MITSUI OCEAN SAKURA enters service with Yokohama maiden voyage

Save the date: Shippax Ferry Conference, 20–22 April 2027!

23 ferry-related projects across the USA receives public fundings

W.D.R. diversifies into cargo shipping as INSEL FÖHR is delivered by Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry

Sandefjord opens market dialogue on ferry slots from 2031

CTMA looks to Greece for replacement tonnage

Death toll rises sharply following Philippine ferry fire

Boreal set to keep Nordland's express boat routes for another decade

DFDS to expand in Egypt with second weekly sailing

Public invited to name the new NorthLink vessels

NORRÖNA saves up to 26 tonnes of CO2 per week using shore power in Iceland

Russian RoRo ship attacked by drones in the Mediterranean

Fire-damaged MIN JIANG KOU now in Panamanian waters

Bookings open for La Méridionale’s new cruise ferries

FIFI4MARINE first battery fire-suppression system to receive RINA Type Approval

Arab Bridge Maritime acquires RoPax ferry from Trasmediterranea

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