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Dublin's MP2 project gets MacGregor linkspan

aug 14 2026

PortA major step forward in Dublin's MP2 port plans has been taken with the delivery of a new double-level linkspan for the new Berth 53, which will be th...

SUPERFAST V returns to service after repairs at Viktor Lenac in Rijeka

aug 14 2026

FerryThe Visentini-class RoPax, the 32,581 GT SUPERFAST V, delivered in 2021 and recently long-term chartered by Superfast Ferries for their Patras – Venice ...

New Türkiye–Russia route apparently suspended

aug 14 2026

Ro-roIn cooperation with logistics company Geo Grand Line Global, Turkish RoRo operator Lider Shipping launched a RoRo freight service between Trabzon, Türkiy...

Ferry disaster on Lake Kariba

aug 14 2026

FerryAs of 13 August, 44 of the 153 people on board, including five crew members, had been confirmed dead following a ferry disaster 11 August in the Zimbabw...

SEAROAD I on sea trials

aug 14 2026

Ro-roThe long-delayed RoRo ship under construction at Flensburger Shipyard for the Australian Searoad Shipping has finally left the yard for sea trials. The 4...

Viking Line first-half income falls as associated companies weigh on result

aug 14 2026

FinanceViking Line reported a first-half 2026 marked by an unusually severe ice winter, with group sales down 0.8% to EUR 214.0 million and income before ta...

WW Q2 as expected with capacity sold out

aug 14 2026

FinanceWallenius Wilhelmsen have reported their Q2 results, which were in line with market expectations. Revenue increased by 4% to USD 1,305 million but EB...

DFDS chair to step down as Q2 profit surges and July volumes soften

aug 14 2026

FinanceDFDS is to reshape its Board of Directors, with long-serving Chair Claus V. Hemmingsen stepping down. The governance move was disclosed minutes ahead...

Ukrainian military unit reports further attacks on Russian Kerch ferries

aug 13 2026

FerryFerry capacity across the Kerch Strait between Russia and the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula has fallen to around 25% of its original level followin...

Scandlines latest addition, THE BALTIC WHALE © Søren Lund Hviid

More than one million passengers travelled with Scandlines in July

aug 13 2026

FerryIt has been a busy summer for Scandlines, which operates the Rødby-Puttgarden and Gedser-Rostock routes. In July alone, 1.173 million passengers travell...

NEOLINER ORIGIN on coffee charter with Café William

aug 13 2026

Ro-roThe sail-powered 13,278 GT RoRo NEOLINER ORIGIN has taken a short break from its transatlantic service to transport a load of coffee for Canadian special...

Former STENA NAUTICA arrives on new route

aug 13 2026

FerryAfter three months laid up in Frederikshavn, the former STENA NAUTICA departed on 10 August under its new name, ECKERÖ LINK. Its first stop was a trial ...

Second serious ferry fire in Indonesia within 10 days

aug 13 2026

FerryOne person has been confirmed dead, and 212 people were rescued alive from the Indonesian ferry PUTRI YASMIN after a fire broke out on board at 04:39 lo...

Further delay to FuelEU Maritime entry into force in Norway

aug 12 2026

Regulation (EU) 2023/1805, better known as FuelEU Maritime, will not enter into force under the EEA Agreement and in Norway before 1 January 2028, the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and En...

Karlshamn officially welcomes new ferry route from Gdansk

aug 12 2026

FerryThe official opening of POLSCA Baltic Ferries' new ferry route between Karlshamn and Gdansk took place on 12 August 2026 at the Port of Karlshamn. The c...

TRICA back in service for Netherlands MOD

aug 12 2026

Ro-roThe Spliethoff owned ConRo, the 28,289 GT 2,963 lane metres and 643 TEU TRICA, has entered service for the Netherlands Defensie Verkeers en Vervoerorgani...

Weidong Shipping starts construction on first of two RoPax newbuilds at CMS Weihai

aug 12 2026

FerryThe first of two RoPaxes for Weidong Shipping have begun construction at the China Merchants Shipbuilding Weihai shipyard. The vessel, which will replac...

OPE 26 Southbound peak ends below 2025 record

aug 12 2026

FerryThe first phase of Operation Crossing the Strait 2026 has been completed with 3,897 roundtrips transporting 1.14m passengers and 287,225 passenger vehic...

EU–Georgia routes expand with the return of the DIOSCURIA

aug 11 2026

FerryThe 17,790 GT RoPax DIOSCURIA, formerly the Polish BALTIVIA, which was built by Kalmar Varv in 1981, is back on the Black Sea connection between Constan...

Grimaldi takes delivery of the GRANDE PACIFICO

aug 11 2026

Ro-roThe GRANDE PACIFICO was delivered on 10 August 2026, becoming the 13th Ammonia Ready vessel in the Grimaldi Group fleet and the first of five sister PCTC...

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Dublin's MP2 project gets MacGregor linkspan

SUPERFAST V returns to service after repairs at Viktor Lenac in Rijeka

New Türkiye–Russia route apparently suspended

Ferry disaster on Lake Kariba

SEAROAD I on sea trials

Viking Line first-half income falls as associated companies weigh on result

WW Q2 as expected with capacity sold out

DFDS chair to step down as Q2 profit surges and July volumes soften

Ukrainian military unit reports further attacks on Russian Kerch ferries

More than one million passengers travelled with Scandlines in July

NEOLINER ORIGIN on coffee charter with Café William

Former STENA NAUTICA arrives on new route

Second serious ferry fire in Indonesia within 10 days

Further delay to FuelEU Maritime entry into force in Norway

Karlshamn officially welcomes new ferry route from Gdansk

TRICA back in service for Netherlands MOD

Weidong Shipping starts construction on first of two RoPax newbuilds at CMS Weihai

OPE 26 Southbound peak ends below 2025 record

EU–Georgia routes expand with the return of the DIOSCURIA

Grimaldi takes delivery of the GRANDE PACIFICO

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