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MAJESTY OF THE SEAS is the last Sovereign Class vessel to leave the Royal Caribbean Group fleet. © Maritime Photographic

Royal Caribbean disposes of EMPRESS and MAJESTY OF THE SEAS

dec 17 2020

CruiseRoyal Caribbean International has sold its EMPRESS and MAJESTY OF THE SEAS to undisclosed buyers. In a press release, Royal Caribbean states that the n...

OPTIMA SEAWAYS will leave the Karlshamn-Klaipeda route after Christmas and is set to return to the Baltic in late January. © Frank Lose

OPTIMA SEAWAYS earmarked as temporary third ship for new Dunkerque-Rosslare service

dec 16 2020

FerryDFDS has announced that OPTIMA SEAWAYS will be the third ship to operate its new ‘Brexit proof’ six times weekly Dunkerque-Rosslare service, temporarily...

Keel laying of FINNECO I took place on Wednesday 16 December. © Finnlines

Keel of FINNECO I laid as first steel is cut for FINNECO III

dec 16 2020

Ro-roAll three GG5G Class freighters for Finnlines now find themselves in different construction stages following the keel laying ceremony for FINNECO I and...

The STENA LAGAN will emerge as STENA SCANDICA from her 36m lengthening and conversion in Turkey. © Stena RoRo

Stena Line announces new names of lengthened Visentinis

dec 16 2020

FerryStena Line has announced the new names for the STENA LAGAN and STENA MERSEY which will be introduced on the Stockholm Norvik/Nynäshamn-Ventspils route f...

© Marc Ottini

Trasmediterránea up for sale? Again?

dec 14 2020

FinanceIs the company up for sale? Grupo Armas Trasmediterránea was created by the acquisition of Cia Trasmediterránea by Naviera Armas in 2018. This brough...

BONANZA EXPRESS - seen here still displaying its Fred. Olsen Express livery - has been renamed HSC ARTEMIS and repainted in the Ponte Ferries livery. © Christian Costa

New Maltese fast ferry operator Ponte Ferries buys BONANZA EXPRESS

dec 14 2020

High-speedThe first high-speed ferry that inaugurated Fred. Olsen Express’s Canary Islands fast ferry service back in 1999, BONANZA EXPRESS, has been sold ...

VISBY will be time-chartered by DFDS for their new six times weekly Dunkerque-Rosslare route. © Frank Lose

KERRY and VISBY to operate DFDS’s new Dunkerque-Rosslare route

dec 11 2020

FerryNext week (week 51), DFDS expects to announce the names of the three ro-pax ferries that will guarantee its new Dunkerque-Rosslare route, starting on 2 ...

Stena Line will more than double its capacity on the Cherbourg-Rosslare route when introducing STENA FORETELLER on 4 January. © Christian Costa

Stena Line doubles frequency on direct France-Ireland route

dec 10 2020

Ro-roWith the Brexit impasse continuing, Stena Line has announced that it will double its frequency on its direct France-Ireland route, adding the 3,000-lan...

‘COVID-19 and beyond’ webinar- now available on youtube

dec 10 2020

Shippax’s editor-in-chief discussed the COVID-19 situation and how the ‘big three’ ferry operators look at the future in a webinar held 30 Sep 2020.

Speakers:
Philippe H...

ANEK Lines expects impact of COVID-19 to linger into second quarter of 2021

dec 10 2020

FinanceReporting the impact of the COVID-19 over the first nine months of the year, Crete ferry operator ANEK Lines expects to be battling to overcome the v...

BASTØ ELECTRIC © Sefine Shipyard

Sefine Shipyard delivered BASTØ ELECTRIC

dec 10 2020

FerryOn 7 December, Sefine Shipyard in Turkey delivered Bastø Fosen’s BASTØ ELECTRIC. At 143m, the double-ender with its 4MWh battery pack, is the largest fu...

Nordic private equity fund Polaris has heavily invested in Moslinjen which recently opened a new terminal in Aarhus. © Molslinjen

Ownership change for Molslinjen

dec 10 2020

FinanceCopenhagen-headquartered private equity fund Polaris will divest from Danish domestic ferry operator Molslinjen A/S with the ownership to be taken ov...

CIUDAD AUTÓNOMA MELILLA is scheduled to operate the Málaga-Melilla public service contract. © Frank Lose

Málaga-Melilla public service contract awarded to Armas-Trasmediterránea

dec 10 2020

FerryNaviera Armas Trasmediterránea has announced via a press release details of the public service contract (PSC) awarded to them by the Spanish Merchant Ma...

Green electricity and zero emissions for STENA SCANDINAVICA when alongside in Kiel. © Port of Kiel

Stena Line connects to local grid in Kiel

dec 09 2020

TechStena Line’s ro-pax ferries STENA GERMANICA and STENA SCANDINAVICA will no longer use their auxiliaries when alongside in Kiel following today’s (9 Dec...

Naming ceremony of XIN XIANG XUE LAN on 9 December. © NSO

Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding delivers XIN XIANG XUE LAN

dec 09 2020

FerryFollowing an official naming ceremony, Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding, builders of the civilian hospital ship GLOBAL MERCY, have delivered the 2,000-lanem...

Norled released its Q3 results

dec 08 2020

FinanceChanges in Norled’s contract portfolio in combination with reduced tourist activity have impacted Q3 revenues which ended at NOK 524 million, a 17% d...

VOLCAN DE TABURIENTE connected to the local grid in La Gomera. © Naviera Armas

Debut for cold ironing on the island of La Gomera

dec 07 2020

TechThe Naviera Armas ferry VOLCAN DE TABURIENTE was the first vessel to try out the port -to-ship electric connection, known as cold ironing, in the Port ...

© Philippe Holthof

Naviera Armas renegotiates with bondholders

dec 04 2020

FinanceThe Spanish ferry group Naviera Armas has issued a press release confirming that talks with bondholders are advancing well. They have reached a “stan...

Decarbonization challenges and solutions for the ferry industry-now available on youtube

dec 04 2020

Our webinar held in cooperation with RINA, 1 Dec 2020, is now available to watch on youtube.

GIROLATA left Marseille for Tangier Med in the early evening of 3 December. © Marc Ottini

La Mérdionale starts Marseille-Tangier Med service

dec 03 2020

FerryLater than first announced, La Méridionale’s 2,250-lanemetre and 800-passenger capacity GIROLATA inaugurated La Mérdionale’s new twice weekly Marseille-...

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