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Later this spring ODYSSEY OF THE SEAS will debut in the Eastern Mediterranean, being homeported in Haifa. © Meyer Werft

Royal Caribbean International welcomes 25th ship to its fleet

mar 31 2021

CruiseGerman shipbuilder Meyer Werft has handed over ODYSSEY OF THE SEAS to Royal Caribbean Group. The second Quantum Ultra Class ship and sister ship to SPE...

AURORA BOTNIA © Kvarken Link

AURORA BOTNIA to be delivered in mid-June

mar 31 2021

FerryDelivery of Wasaline’s 1,500-lanemetre and 500-passenger capacity AURORA BOTNIA, under construction at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), has been delaye...

To be delivered in 2025, the newbuilding for NYK Cruises is expected to be named ASUKA III. © Meyer Werft

Meyer Werft lands order from NYK Cruises

mar 31 2021

CruiseAfter a year of total limbo in the cruise ship building industry with zero orders in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Meyer Werft announced that it h...

Incat's building facilities in Hobart, Tasmania. © Incat

Incat Tasmania promised government loan

mar 31 2021

YardThe Tasmanian Liberal Government, if returned to office at the forthcoming state election, will provide fast ferry builder Incat with an AUD 100 millio...

LIEKUT will make its first commercial voyage from Melbourne to Devonport on 2-3 April. © Dale Crisp

LIEKUT set for Bass Strait

mar 31 2021

Ro-roThe Siem Shipping ro-ro LIEKUT has been handed over to Tasmania’s SeaRoad Shipping to begin a three-year bareboat charter for overnight Bass Strait ser...

Stena Line is further increasing its footprint on the Travemünde-Liepaja route with the introduction of STENA VINGA. © Sebastian Ziehl

Stena Line temporarily introduces third ship between Travemünde and Liepaja

mar 30 2021

FerryAhead of the introduction of larger, more modern and faster tonnage, Stena Line’s 1,548-lanemetre ‘jack-of-all-trades’ ro-pax ferry STENA VINGA will be ...

© PHO

Naviera Armas-Trasmediterránea and the bondholders

mar 29 2021

FinanceThe Spanish newspaper ‘Cinco Días’ has reported that the bondholders have agreed to finance Naviera Armas with a further EUR 160 million, but this in...

The Kawasaki Class VICTORINE and sister ship CLEMENTINE will offer twice weekly calls in Liverpool and Dublin from Santander. © J.J. JAGER

CLdN to double frequency from Santander to Dublin and Liverpool thanks to the re-introduction of a triangular service

mar 26 2021

Ro-roCLdN is further increasing its direct Ireland-Continent service, this time doubling the frequency of Santander-Dublin sailings to twice weekly, startin...

With its double-deck drive-through configuration, the 1997-built ISLE OF INISHMORE is suited for Dover-Calais service. © Rosslare Europort

Irish Ferries to enter the Dover-Calais arena in June

mar 26 2021

FerryIrish Continental Group’s subsidiary Irish Ferries announced a bold expansion outside the Irish Sea with the opening of a new Dover-Calais service in Ju...

Rederi AB Gotland’s 2020 financial results impacted by lower passenger carryings

mar 24 2021

FinanceRederi AB Gotland saw its turnover drop from SEK 2.7 billion in2019 to SEK 2 billion in 2020, with operating profit plummeting from SEK 506 million t...

Color Line’s revenue halved in 2020

mar 24 2021

FinanceColor Line’s 2020 financial report has been released, showing a drop in revenue from NOK 5.3 billion in 2019 to NOK 2.6 billion last year. EBIT ended...

POSTPONEMENT OF THE SHIPPAX FERRY CONFERENCE

mar 23 2021

Since our last postponement in August last year, we now have several highly efficient vaccines that will help bring this COVID-19 pandemic under control. However, given the availability a...

BLUE STAR 1 has Irish Ferries lettering painted on the portside. © George Giannakis

(UPDATED) BLUE STAR 1 being readied for Irish Ferries charter

mar 22 2021

FerryBlue Star Ferries’ 1,745-lanemetre and 1,890-passenger capacity BLUE STAR 1 is being readied for what appears to be a long-term charter by Irish Ferries...

© Maritime Photographic

Brittany Ferries licks its wounds caused by COVID-19, embarking on a recovery plan

mar 19 2021

FinanceBrittany Ferries’ turnover in 2020 more than halved on account of COVID-19. This was announced after the French ferry operator held its annual genera...

DISCOVERY PRINCESS floated out © Fincantieri

DISCOVERY PRINCESS floated out

mar 19 2021

CruiseDISCOVERY PRINCESS, the sixth and last in a line of six Royal Class ships built for Princess Cruises, was floated out at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monf...

FAIRWEATHER has been purchased for USD 2,063,333. © AMHS

Trasmapi buys AMHS’s FAIRWEATHER and CHENEGA

mar 15 2021

High-speedAfter failing to secure the purchase of Alaska Marine Highway Systems (AMHS) two laid up fast ferries FAIRWEATHER and CHENEGA at auction in Janua...

CENTURY HIGHWAY GREEN is the first LNG-powered PCTC in the K Line fleet. © K Line

K Line takes delivery of the CENTURY HIGHWAY GREEN

mar 15 2021

Ro-roFollowing closely NYK’s LNG PCTC, Imabari’s Tadotsu shipyard delivered the LNG-powered CENTURY HIGHWAY GREEN to K Line.

Baleària will operate a high-speed summer service between Barcelona and Menorca. © Frank Heine

Baleària to introduce new summer fast ferry service between Barcelona and Menorca

mar 15 2021

High-speedBaleària is boosting its service between Barcelona and Menorca for the summer by introducing a fast ferry to run alongside its conventional ro-pa...

MADELEINE II is the former VILLA DE TEROR. © CTMA/Pier-Philippe Poirier

CTMA’s new ro-pax MADELEINE II on her way to Canada

mar 15 2021

FerryCTMA’s latest fleet addition, MADELEINE II, sailed on 13 March from the ASTICAN shiprepair yard in Las Palmas wearing the colours of her new owners, bou...

JANSSONIUS is a sister ship to the 2019-built HONDIUS. © Brodosplit

Brodosplit launched expedition vessel JANSSONIUS

mar 15 2021

CruiseThe second of two expedition cruise vessels ordered by Dutch operator Oceanwide Expeditions from Croatia’s Brodosplit shipyard – JANSSONIUS – was launc...

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