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STENA FUTURA water salute

Stena Line welcomes STENA FUTURA onto Belfast-Heysham route

Sep 18 2025

Ro-roStena Line has welcomed the first of its new hybrid freight ferries to Belfast Harbour. The multimillion-pound purpose-built STENA FUTURA will go into se...

Shippax Ferry Conference - always on board, always supporting the ferry industry!

Sep 17 2025

In an industry full of routine events and endless virtual meetings, the Shippax Ferry Conference stands out as the go-to gathering. For over two decades since 2003, we've brought 450-500 ...

Heysham Port to Pioneer UK's First Green Shipping Corridor

Sep 17 2025

PortNatPower Marine and Peel Ports Group are set to commence installation of shore power at Heysham in September 2025, with the first plug live in the ini...

CLdN announces plans to develop a river berth in Liverpool

Sep 16 2025

Ro-roCLdN announced plans to develop a river berth for RoRo vessels at the port of Liverpool. The project is being planned in collaboration with Peel Ports Gr...

Serdal International launches new ferry service in The Comoros

Sep 16 2025

FerryA new passenger service in the Comoros island archipelago in East Africa - the first to also transport vehicles - was launched on 11 September during an...

NERTHUS, FYNSHAV behind © Molslinjen

Revised plan for Molslinjen’s two new electric ferries from Cemre

Sep 15 2025

FerryMolslinjen’s previously announced schedule for the introduction of its two new electric ferries, NERTHUS and TYRFING, has once again been revised. NERTH...

Groningen delegation signs letter of intent for new ferry link to Norway

Sep 15 2025

FerryRepresentatives of the Province of Groningen, the Municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen Seaports, Njordic Ferry Lines, and Norwegian partners have sig...

Lakeway Link appoints new CEO

Sep 15 2025

Ro-roThe Board of Directors of Lakeway Link has appointed Per Zandrén as the company’s new CEO. He will take up his position on 4 November, succeeding Capt. G...

BALTIC QUEEN and MEGASTAR © Dmitry Sumin

Tallink Increased Passenger Numbers With 5% Over the Summer

Sep 15 2025

FerryFor Tallink Grupp, the summer of 2025 proved to be active, with passenger numbers on the rise. From June to August, the total number of ferry passengers...

ISLANDER © Maritime Photographic

Brittany Ferries Sees 29% Passenger Surge to Guernsey

Sep 13 2025

FerryBrittany Ferries has recorded strong growth in passenger traffic to Guernsey this summer, with combined UK and French numbers rising by 28.9% between Ap...

Top 20 short-sea ro-ro operators fleet lanemetre capacities as of 1 April 2025 © Shippax

Top short-sea ro-ro operators

Sep 12 2025

Following last week’s presentation of the Top 20 conventional ro-pax ferry operators’ fleets, we now present the Top short-sea ro-ro operators’ fleets by lanemetre capacity and market cap...

DFDS August volumes

Sep 12 2025

DFDS reported softer freight and passenger volumes in August 2025. Freight volumes declined year-on-year, with weakness on UK and Mediterranean routes partly offset by growth on Channel a...

© WALLENIUS SOL

SOUTH ENABLER named in Turku

Sep 12 2025

Ro-roOn 11 September, the latest addition to the WALLENIUS SOL fleet, SOUTH ENABLER, was officially named in the Port of Turku, Finland. The ceremony brought ...

© Port of Kiel

Port of Kiel now offers one of the biggest shore power supply systems in Europe

Sep 12 2025

PortThe port of Kiel has completed the final phase of construction on its extensive shore power infrastructure. With this new expansion, the port of Kiel ...

Kasper Moos

Kasper Moos appointed new P&O Ferries Chief Executive

Sep 11 2025

P&O Ferries announced the appointment of Kasper Moos as its new Chief Executive, effective as of late September, succeeding Peter Hebblethwaite.
Kasper Moos is a seasoned senior ...

Telenor Maritime announces CEO Transition

Sep 10 2025

Telenor Maritime announced a leadership transition as Lars Erik Lunøe steps down after close to seven years as Chief Executive Officer. Under his leadership, the company has navigated one...

Stena Line welcomes Sarah West as new UK & Ireland Ports Managing Director

Sep 10 2025

Stena Line has announced a strategic restructuring of its Ports Leadership Team with the creation of a new Managing Director (MD) role for UK and Ireland Ports. The newly appointed MD, Sa...

Wärtsilä to Power Denmark’s First High-Speed Electric Ferries

Sep 10 2025

High-speedWärtsilä will supply a fully integrated electric propulsion package, including waterjets, for two new high-speed battery-electric catamaran ferries...

KILIMANJARO IX for Tanzanian operator Azam Marine launched at the Chinese AFAI Southern Shipyard

Sep 10 2025

High-speedKILIMANJARO IX, a 53-metre fast ferry designed by global digital shipbuilder Incat Crowther for Azam Marine has been successfully launched by AFAI ...

SunStone takes delivery of DOUGLAS MAWSON as final Infinity Class vessel

Sep 10 2025

CruiseSunStone Maritime Group A/S, the world’s largest tonnage provider to the expedition cruise industry, announced the delivery of the seventh and final ve...

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