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No CalMac charter of Pentland Ferries' PENTALINA. © Frank Lose

Pentland Ferries turns down charter of PENTALINA to Caledonian MacBrayne

jun 29 2021

FerryIn something of a surprise decision, family-owned Scottish ferry operator Pentland Ferries has turned down the time charter of its catamaran ro-pax PENT...

Following overhaul, PRIDE OF BURGUNDY has been re-introduced on the 90-minute Dover-Calais route. © Maritime Photographic

PRIDE OF BURGUNDY re-introduced on Dover-Calais

jun 29 2021

FerryP&O Ferries has added a fifth ro-pax ferry on its key Dover-Calais route following the re-introduction of the 1993-built PRIDE OF BURGUNDY which wil...

VARD has delivered the third and last five-star expedition cruise ship to Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. © VARD

VARD hands over HANSEATIC SPIRIT to Hapag-Lloyd Cruises

jun 29 2021

CruiseNorwegian VARD has officially delivered HANSEATIC SPIRIT, the third and last five-star expedition cruise ship built on behalf of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.

VICTORIA I left Tallinn for Tangier Med earlier today, 28 June. © Uwe Jakob

Summer charter stints for Tallink Grupp’s VICTORIA I and ROMANTIKA

jun 28 2021

FerryAs Morocco has shut out Spain from the 2021 Operación Paso del Estrecho (OPE), alternative routes bypassing Spain will be operated this summer with Tall...

AKANE has been snapped up by FRS Iberia. © Incat

FRS Iberia buys Sado Kisen’s AKANE

jun 25 2021

High-speedAccording to an official statement from Sado Kisen, German international ferry operator Förde Reederei Seetoruristik’s (FRS) Spanish subsidiary h...

TYCHO BRAHE's battery capacity will be increased by 50% to 6.4 MWh. © Jukka Huotari

ForSea increases battery capacity of TYCHO BRAHE

jun 24 2021

FerryThree years after the electrification of the Helsingborg-Helsingør shuttle ferry TYCHO BRAHE, ForSea will further increase the vessel’s battery capacity...

BC Ferries 2021 year-end results

jun 21 2021

FinanceBC Ferries carried 13.1 million passengers and 6.7 million vehicles in 2021 (fiscal year ending on 31 March 2021) – a decrease of 40% and 24%, respec...

Following her lengthening and conversion to double-deck drive-through mode, flexibility is now at the heart of STENA SCANDICA. © Sedef Shipyard

Sedef Shipyard hands back STENA SCANDICA

jun 18 2021

FerrySedef Shipyard has successfully completed the extremely complex and challenging lengthening and conversion from STENA LAGAN to STENA SCANDICA with the s...

CalMac might charter Pentland Ferries' PENTALINA. © Frank Lose

PENTALINA completes major berthing trials programme for CalMac

jun 17 2021

FerryThe move to introduce a new vessel to the fleet of Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) has taken a major step forward this week with Pentland Ferries’ 70m med...

MOBY CORSE will have a summer stint in the Adriatic, operating under the SNAV banner between Ancona and Split. © Marc Ottini

SNAV charters MOBY CORSE for Ancona-Split service

jun 16 2021

FerrySNAV has chartered Moby’s 1978-built ro-pax MOBY CORSE to operate its Adriatic service between Ancona and Spilt this summer. The 1,240-passenger and 400...

The shape of things to come in 2028 for Brittany Ferries? Zero-emission high-speed seagliders. © Brittany Ferries

Brittany Ferries envisages introducing all-electric ‘seaglider’ passenger-only ferries by 2028

jun 15 2021

High-speedBrittany Ferries has signed a Letter of Intent with Regional Electric Ground Effect Nautical Transport (REGENT) for the development of zero-emiss...

Naming ceremony of BADJI MOKHTAR III, held on 15 June. © GSI

Algérie Ferries takes delivery of BADJI MOKHTAR III

jun 15 2021

FerryDuring a naming ceremony held today, 15 June, builders Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) handed over the 1,800-passenger and 600-car capacity BADJI...

STENA ESTRID will operate Holyhead-Belfast weekend sailings aimed at both tourists and freight. © Maritime Photographic

Stena Line adds Holyhead-Belfast weekend sailings

jun 15 2021

FerryHeavy tourist demand on Stena Line’s domestic Cairnryan-Belfast and Birkenhead (Liverpool)-Belfast routes has led to the addition of a new temporary wee...

MY ROSE will open a new monthly ro-ro service from Marseille to Nouadhibou and Dakar. © Bolloré Shipping

New Marseille-West Africa ro-ro service to start on 1 July

jun 15 2021

Ro-roThe 1,497-lanemetre capacity, Glenhallen Shipping-operated ro-ro MY ROSE is to start a monthly freight ro-ro service between Marseille and two ports in...

ISLE OF INISHMORE is being readied for Irish Ferries' new Dover-Calais service, due to start on 29 June. © Peter Therkildsen

Irish Ferries to start Dover-Calais service on 29 June

jun 15 2021

FerryIrish Ferries’ new single-ship service between Dover and Calais will start on 29 June with the 09:20 sailing of ISLE OF INISHMORE from Dover. The 2,200-...

A familiar sight in the Stockholm archipelago again soon - Tallink's BALTIC QUEEN. © Christian Costa

Tallink to resume Tallinn-Stockholm sailings next month

jun 15 2021

FerryAfter being suspended for nearly 16 months, Tallink Grupp will resume sailings between Tallinn and Stockholm on 9 July. Normally a two-ship service with...

Last year, Shin Kurushima Toyohashi already built the 7,000-CEU SAKURA LEADER, the prototype LNG-powered PCTC. © NYK Line

NYK orders 12 LNG-powered PCTCs from Japanese yards

jun 15 2021

Ro-roNYK, a major Japanese shipping line and leading PCTC operator, has ordered a total of 12 LNG-powered PCTCs at Japanese yards after earlier committing t...

On 13 June SILVER BREEZE made her maiden call at Tomakomai. © Tsuyoshi Ishiyama

SILVER BREEZE ready to take up service

jun 14 2021

FerryFollowing its delivery by Naikai Zosen’s Setoda shipyard, the brand-new ro-pax ferry SILVER BREEZE, operated by Tokyo-based Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisha...

The 1980-built REGINA BALTICA might appear on the Sète-Nador route this summer. © Frank Lose

Baleària to open new France-Morocco routes

jun 14 2021

FerrySpanish ferry operator Baleària has announced that it will start operating between Sète (France) and Nador (Morocco), a route for which it had previousl...

STENA SAGA - here seen still in service - has been laid up in Uddevalla for the past 14 months. © Philippe Holthof

Stena’s ro-pax ferry SAGA ready to leave Sweden for the Med

jun 11 2021

FerryStena’s 1981-built ro-pax ferry SAGA – the former STENA SAGA – is being prepared to leave her layup berth in Uddevalla, Sweden on Wednesday 16 June. The...

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