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Viking Line Q2 results improved over last year

aug 26 2021

FinanceStill heavily affected by the pandemic, Viking Line had a stronger Q2 this year compared to last year, particularly at the end of the quarter that pi...

JI LONG DAO has a capacity of 1,370 passengers and 2,800 lanemetres. © GSI

GSI delivers first of two luxury ro-pax ferries for COSCO

aug 24 2021

FerryOn 20 August, Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in Nansha, China delivered the first of two 43,195gt luxury ro-pax ferries to COSCO Group Passenger...

MANXMAN's steel cutting ceremony at HMD. © Isle of Man Steam Packet Company

HMD cuts first steel for MANXMAN

aug 20 2021

FerryToday, 20 August, construction of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s next-generation ro-pax ferry officially started with the first steel cutting fo...

A full-electric, zero-emission Seaglider for Split Express could be reality in four years' time. © REGENT

Adriatic Fast Ferries signs LOI with REGENT for zero-emission seaglider

aug 20 2021

High-speedAbout two months after French ferry operator Brittany Ferries announced its intention to introduce full-electric ‘seaglider’ passenger-only craft...

BC Ferries’ Q1 results show growth, but still well below pre-pandemic levels

aug 19 2021

FinanceBC Ferries released its Q1 results for the three months ended 30 June 2021. Revenues increased to CAD 229 million (CAD 137.4 million), much due to th...

AURORA BOTNIA © Rauma Marine Constructions

28 August maiden voyage for AURORA BOTNIA

aug 18 2021

FerryAURORA BOTNIA is now confirmed for delivery at the end of August, enabling Wasaline to perform the ship's maiden on 28 August with two departures from ...

DFDS improved significantly in Q2

aug 17 2021

FinanceFollowing the 2020 lockdowns, DFDS has picked up the pace and improved significantly. Revenues grew to DKK 4.2 billion in the quarter (DKK 2.8 millio...

The Austal Passenger Express 66 APETAHI EXPRESS. © Austal

Austal to build Austal Passenger Express 66 catamaran for Groupe DEGAGE

aug 11 2021

High-speedAustal Australasia Pty Ltd has landed a EUR 20.5 million (AUD 32.8 million) order to design and build a 66m high-speed passenger and cargo catama...

Stena RoRo's E-Flexer Class CÔTE D'OPALE replaced CALAIS SEAWAYS on the Dover-Calais route. © DFDS

CÔTE D’OPALE debuts on Dover-Calais

aug 05 2021

FerryReplacing the smaller 1992-built CALAIS SEAWAYS, DFDS introduced the Stena E-Flexer Class CÔTE D’OPALE on the Dover-Calais route in the evening of 4 Aug...

ISLAND 5 left Damen Shipyards' Galatz facility over the weekend. © BC Ferries

Another Island Class double-ender on its way to Canada

aug 05 2021

FerryYet another hybrid diesel-electric Island Class ferry, provisionally named ISLAND 5, has left Damen Shipyards’ Galatz facility for British Columbia, Can...

MOL’s 2018-19-built PCTC generation: the four-ship Flexie Class (Photo: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines)

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines orders four 7,000-CEU capacity LNG PCTCS in Japan

aug 04 2021

Ro-roAs part of the company’s move to have a 90-vessel LNG-fuelled fleet by 2030, Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has ordered four LNG 7,0...

The 'ice breaker' LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT is the first hybrid-powered polar exploration vessel powered by LNG. © Nicolas Dubreuil

Ponant takes delivery of LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT

aug 02 2021

CruisePonant has taken delivery of the 150m long and 28m beam VARD-built LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT, the first hybrid-powered polar exploration vessel powered by ...

[Free to read] FJORD FSTR brochure, produced by Shippax

aug 02 2021

Shippax recently produced a 26 page brochure about Fjord Line’s new high-speed ro-pax catamaran FJORD FSTR, built by Austal Philippines.
FJORD FSTR is the largest vessel by volume ev...

The 117-luxury apartment NJORD will be built by Meyer Werft, subject to financing. © ORD

Meyer Werft lands order for residential yacht NJORD

aug 02 2021

CruiseFirst expected to be completed by Norway’s Kleven Verft, Ocean Residences Development’s (ORD) luxury apartment cruise vessel NJORD will instead be buil...

The new ROTTERDAM is the seventh ship to bear the name for Holland America Line. © Fincantieri

Third Pinnacle Class cruise ship joins HAL fleet

jul 30 2021

CruiseHolland America Line (HAL) has taken delivery of the near 100,000gt ROTTERDAM, its third Pinnacle Class vessel, from Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard.

Finnlines shows strong performance in the January-June 2021 period

jul 29 2021

FinanceEmanuele Grimaldi, president and CEO, in conjunction with the review:
“The Finnlines Group’s revenue for January-June 2021 was EUR 270.8 million...

Tallink Grupp’s Q2 financial report impacted by travel restrictions

jul 29 2021

FinanceTallink Grupp's Q2 financial report shows that the ferry group remains impacted by COVID-19 travel restrictions. The group’s unaudited consolidated r...

VOLCAN DE TINAMAR will be handed back to Armas. © Philippe Holthof

FRS to quit Huelva-Canary Islands

jul 28 2021

FerryFRS Spain, the German-Spanish ferry operator, has announced that they are withdrawing from the Huelva-Canary Islands route, and that the last sailing wi...

The lengthened STENA SCANDICA has now officially been introduced between Stockholm Norvik/Nynäshamn and Ventspils. © Stena Line

Lengthened STENA SCANDICA introduced in the Baltic

jul 27 2021

FerryAfter a period of drydocking in Klaipeda, the recently lengthened Visentini Class STENA SCANDICA has joined the standard Visentini Class STENA FLAVIA on...

© Ivan Sarafatti - MSC Cruises

MSC Cruises, Fincantieri and Snam to develop the world’s first hydrogen-powered oceangoing cruise vessel

jul 27 2021

CruiseWork is underway to design and build the world’s first oceangoing hydrogen-powered cruise vessel. Three leaders in their fields have joined forces in t...

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