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KRONPRINS FREDERIK en route to Esbjerg © Søren Lund Hviid

Former Great Belt ferry arrives in Esbjerg for scrapping

jul 28 2026

FerryScandlines' ferry KRONPRINS FREDERIK arrived in Esbjerg on 27 July, where the 1981-built former InterCity railway ferry from the Great Belt route is to ...

Magnetic Island Ferries Implements FerryHawk Booking System

jul 27 2026

Magnetic Island Ferries customers — from daily commuters to commercial freight operators — can now make and manage their bookings online for the first time, following the move to FerryHaw...

Irish Ferries parent ICG to be taken private in EUR 1.2 billion management buyout

jul 27 2026

FinanceIrish Continental Group (ICG), the parent of ferry operator Irish Ferries, has agreed a recommended cash offer that will take the company private in ...

KiwiRail confirmed as operator of new Cook Strait ferries KUPE and COOK

jul 24 2026

FerryThe New Zealand Government has confirmed KiwiRail as operator of the country's two new rail-enabled Cook Strait ferries, which will be named KUPE and CO...

STENA VINGA © Søren Lund Hviid

STENA VINGA to become CORBIÈRE SEAWAYS following Jersey public vote

jul 24 2026

FerryDFDS has confirmed that STENA VINGA will be renamed CORBIÈRE SEAWAYS, the winning entry in a public naming competition run in Jersey.

Baleària Canarias acquires Transportes Intercanarios

jul 24 2026

Baleària Canarias has completed the acquisition of Transportes Intercanarios S.A. from the Armas family, adding a land transport and port services network to its Canary Islands operations...

Peep Jalakas, Chairman of the Management Board of AS Tallink Grupp

Tallink half year results: stable revenue and stronger cargo volumes in the second quarter

jul 24 2026

FinanceIn the second quarter of 2026, AS Tallink Grupp carried a total of 1,454,725 passengers, which is a 2.2% decrease compared to the same period last ye...

ECSA welcomes proposed inclusion of two Indian yards on EU ship recycling list

jul 24 2026

European Shipowners | ECSA has welcomed the European Commission's proposal to add two Indian facilities to the updated European List of Ship Recycling Facilities. The association publishe...

Fincantieri delivers EXPLORA III, third of six Explora Journeys vessels

jul 24 2026

CruiseFincantieri delivered EXPLORA III to Explora Journeys at its Sestri Ponente shipyard in Genoa on 23 July 2026, marking the halfway point of the MSC Gro...

MOL introduces 'Skater' device to shift disabled vehicles on car carriers

jul 24 2026

Ro-roMitsui O.S.K. Lines has developed the "Skater", a device for moving vehicles temporarily unable to travel under their own power aboard car carriers, and ...

BMT acquires Australian naval architects One2three

jul 24 2026

High-speedBMT has acquired Sydney-based One2three Naval Architects, expanding its independent commercial and specialist vessel design capability across ferri...

ECSA welcomes EUR 10 billion ETS earmark, warns of gaps on competitiveness

jul 18 2026

The European Commission published its new EU Emissions Trading System proposal on 17 July, drawing a mixed response from European Shipowners|ECSA, which described the earmarking of ETS re...

TROLLIUS SOYA launched

jul 17 2026

FerryWakkanai-based Heart Land Ferry's new RoPax, TROLLIUS SOYA, was launched at Naikai Zosen's yard in Onomichi, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, on 16 July 2026.

ISLAND SARLEQUUN

BC Ferries welcomes ISLAND SARLEQUUN to its fleet after transatlantic delivery voyage

jul 16 2026

FerryBC Ferries has welcomed its newest Island Class vessel, ISLAND SARLEQUUN, in a naming ceremony held on 15 July 2026 in Victoria, British Columbia. The R...

SCILLONIAN IV starts sea trials in Vietnam

jul 15 2026

FerrySCILLONIAN IV, the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group's new passenger ferry, has entered the sea trials phase in Vietnam. The RoPax newbuild is being built...

ARCTIC TERN

Wallenius Wilhelmsen takes delivery of first Shaper Class vessel

jul 14 2026

Ro-roWallenius Wilhelmsen has taken delivery of ARCTIC TERN, the first vessel in its new Shaper Class series and a significant milestone in the company's flee...

EU ETS revision: European Shipowners call for permanent ETS derogations for islands, outermost regions and ice-classed ships

jul 14 2026

Ahead of the upcoming revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), European Shipowners | ECSA call on the Commission to make the maritime derogations permanent beyond 2030 and to en...

Kongsberg Maritime to acquire Berg Propulsion

jul 14 2026

Kongsberg Maritime ASA has announced an agreement to acquire the Swedish company Berg Propulsion AB, a designer and manufacturer of integrated propulsion and electrical systems for the ma...

DFDS freight volumes up 3.3% in June, passenger numbers down 8.0%

jul 13 2026

DFDS transported 3.5m lane metres of freight in June 2026, up 3.3% on June 2025, while passenger numbers fell 8.0% to 413,000.

TT-Line orders second Green Ship 2.0

jul 12 2026

FerryTT-Line has confirmed an order for a second Green Ship 2.0 newbuild, a sister vessel to the ship announced at the end of 2025. The two LNG-hybrid ferrie...

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