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Methanol bunkering in progress. The bunker vessel STOLT SANDPIPER alongside the STENA GERMANICA at Stena Line's Germany terminal in the Port of Gothenburg © Gothenburg Port Authority

STENA GERMANICA first non-tanker vessel in the world to be ship-to-ship bunkered with methanol

jan 25 2023

FerryA milestone for the use of methanol as a marine fuel was achieved in the Port of Gothenburg on Monday, as STENA GERMANICA was the first non-tanker vesse...

North Sea Handling to supply Cargo/Passenger Access Equipment for KiwiRails two new ferries

jan 25 2023

FerryNorth Sea Handling AS is through its subsidiary NSH Ships Equipment AS awarded the contract to equip KiwiRails two new Railway / Ro-pax Ferries being bu...

Grimaldi Group grows ammonia ready PCTC order book even further

jan 24 2023

Ro-roThe orderbook for the Grimaldi Group fleet keeps growing. As part of the agreement signed in late October with China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu f...

TENNOR OCEAN on the Flensburg Fjord © FSG/Finn Karstens

TENNOR OCEAN sets course for Bremerhaven

jan 24 2023

Ro-roNewbuilding 782 has left the Flensburg Fjord and set course for Bremerhaven. The 210-metre-long ro-ro is on the move to Dock 3 at Lloyd Werft. During its...

OUT NOW – SHIPPAX INFO JANUARY/FEBRUARY

jan 22 2023

The first issue of the year of our magazine is out now, this time with a special focus on the French ferry scene. We now have 152 ro-ro ships on order registered in our database, up 31% f...

Baleària celebrates 25 years

jan 20 2023

Baleària celebrates 25 years in 2023 and announced that they have transported 55 million passengers, 13 million vehicles and 80 million lanemetres of cargo since the start.

GOTLAND HORIZON Series - hydrogen-powered ships for future Gotland traffic

jan 20 2023

GOTLAND HYDROCAT and GOTLAND HORIZON may become Sweden's first large-scale hydrogen-powered ships for both passengers and freight. Rederi AB Gotland has the ambition of being able to orde...

Finnlines’ second new Superstar passenger-freight vessel FINNCANOPUS was launched 30 December © Finnlines

Finnlines’ passenger figures increasing – the number of individual passengers on a record level

jan 19 2023

In 2022, the number of passengers on Finnlines’ vessels increased after two quiet years of covid pandemic. The number of passengers on Finnlines’ routes totalled 648,000 in 2022, an incre...

Ferguson Marine announce appointments to its senior leadership team

jan 18 2023

Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) (FMPG) has announced the appointment of a technical director and chief financial officer to its senior leadership team.

BC Ferries appoints President and CEO

jan 18 2023

The British Columbia Ferry Services Board announced the appointment of Nicolas Jimenez as President and Chief Executive Officer of BC Ferries, effective 6 March 2023. Mr. Jimenez, who is ...

Rolls-Royce successfully tests mtu engines with pure hydrogen

jan 18 2023

Rolls-Royce announced that it has conducted successful tests of a 12-cylinder gas variant of the mtu Series 4000 L64 engine running on 100% hydrogen fuel. The tests, carried out by the Po...

ROSELLA is handed over to Aegean Sea Lines Maritime Company

jan 17 2023

FerryViking Line's ROSELLA was handed over 17 January to Aegean Sea Lines Maritime Company.
The name of the vessel will be ANEMOS after reflagging.

LMG Marin appointed for CMAL’s Mallaig-Lochboisdale new vessel project

jan 17 2023

FerryNaval architecture consultant LMG Marin has been appointed to support the design development for the replacement vessel for CalMac’s 1989-built LORD OF ...

Bornholmslinjen’s EXPRESS 5 hopefully to be delivered at the end of February

jan 17 2023

High-speedConstruction of EXPRESS 5 at Austal in the Philippines is approaching completion. The high-speed craft is delayed and the latest projected delive...

Grimaldi orders a further 5+2 ammonia-ready 9,000 CEU capacity PCTC's in China

jan 17 2023

Ro-roGrimaldi Group has upped the anti of its PCTC fleet expansion programme at Chinese shipyards by ordering a further five ammonia-ready 9,000 CEU capacity ...

Wind-powered ORCELLE WIND secures EUR 9 million in EU funding

jan 16 2023

Ro-roWallenius Wilhelmsen and project partners have secured a Horizon Europe funding totalling EUR 9 million to support building a ro-ro sailing vessel. Over ...

Incat poised to deliver the world’s largest, zero emissions, lightweight ferry

jan 16 2023

High-speedAmongst vessels under construction at the Incat shipyard is a 130-metre lightweight ferry, originally intended to be powered by LNG, that will ca...

Fire onboard GNV's LA SUPERBA

jan 15 2023

A fire broke out on GNV's LA SUPERBA in the port of Palermo, Italy, in the night of 14 January 14 2023.
The fire started at the cargo deck. All passengers and crew were evacuated. Th...

HAVILA CASTOR in Trollfjorden © Marius Beck Dahle / Werksted

Havila Kystruten to only accept fossil fuel vehicles on board

jan 14 2023

CruiseAfter a risk analysis carried out by Proactima AS, Havila Kystruten has decided that only cars and motor vehicles that use fossil fuel can be transport...

Molslinjen's purchase of ForSea approved

jan 13 2023

FerryThe Danish and Swedish competition authorities have now approved Molslinjen's announced purchase of ForSea. The next step is the so-called closing, wher...

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STENA GERMANICA first non-tanker vessel in the world to be ship-to-ship bunkered with methanol

North Sea Handling to supply Cargo/Passenger Access Equipment for KiwiRails two new ferries

Grimaldi Group grows ammonia ready PCTC order book even further

TENNOR OCEAN sets course for Bremerhaven

OUT NOW – SHIPPAX INFO JANUARY/FEBRUARY

Baleària celebrates 25 years

GOTLAND HORIZON Series - hydrogen-powered ships for future Gotland traffic

Finnlines’ passenger figures increasing – the number of individual passengers on a record level

Ferguson Marine announce appointments to its senior leadership team

BC Ferries appoints President and CEO

Rolls-Royce successfully tests mtu engines with pure hydrogen

ROSELLA is handed over to Aegean Sea Lines Maritime Company

LMG Marin appointed for CMAL’s Mallaig-Lochboisdale new vessel project

Bornholmslinjen’s EXPRESS 5 hopefully to be delivered at the end of February

Grimaldi orders a further 5+2 ammonia-ready 9,000 CEU capacity PCTC's in China

Wind-powered ORCELLE WIND secures EUR 9 million in EU funding

Incat poised to deliver the world’s largest, zero emissions, lightweight ferry

Fire onboard GNV's LA SUPERBA

Havila Kystruten to only accept fossil fuel vehicles on board

Molslinjen's purchase of ForSea approved

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