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MSC WORLD EUROPA © Chantiers de l’Atlantique

Keel laying of MSC WORLD EUROPA

jun 30 2020

CruiseThe Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, has laid the keel of what will become the 205,700gt MSC WORLD EUROPA when delivered in...

Stena Line's lengthened E-Flexers will have a shore power connection, guaranteeing zero emissions in port. © Stena Line

Lengthened E-Flexers will have shore power connection

jun 29 2020

FerryAs Shippax reported earlier, construction on the first lengthened E-Flexer, yard number W0271, started with the first steel cutting on 29 May. Stena Lin...

EXPLORER DREAM © Genting

Dream Cruises resumes post-lockdown operations

jun 29 2020

CruiseDream Cruises will resume opeartions as of 26 July with its 1999-built EXPLORER DREAM. Two- and three-night ‘Taiwan Island Hopping’ itineraries will be...

BØRTIND © Oma Baatbyggeri

Oma Baatbyggeri delivered 29m BØRTIND to Torghatten Nord

jun 29 2020

High-speedThe 147-passenger capacity and 32-knot BØRTIND has been delivered to Torghatten Nord. It will service Torghatten Nord’s fast ferry services in th...

© Marc Ottini

DFDS axes about 650 jobs, adapting itself to changed market conditions

jun 29 2020

FinanceDFDS has announced a restructuring programme aimed at adapting the ferry and logistics group to the new market conditions created by COVID-19. As a r...

YAMATO joins sister ship SETTSU on the Kitakyushu (Shinmoji)-Kobe route. © Hankyu Ferry

Hankyu Ferry to introduce YAMATO, but no further fleet expansion due to COVID-19

jun 29 2020

FerrySHK Line Group-controlled Hankyu Ferry will introduce its new YAMATO on the Kitakyushu (Shinmoji)-Kobe route on 30 June, joining sister ship SETTSU whic...

Just like last year, no services will be operated by THE CAT between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth. © Bay Ferries

THE CAT will not sail in 2020

jun 29 2020

High-speedThe seasonal high-speed passenger/vehicle ferry service operated by Canada’s Bay Ferries between Maine and Nova Scotia will not operate in 2020 d...

BASTØ VI is one of two existing double-enders in the Bastø Fosen fleet to be electrified. © Peter Therkildsen

Bastø Fosen gets financial support to electrify two Horten-Moss double-enders

jun 29 2020

FerryA big step towards the electrification of Norway’s busiest ferry route has been taken following Bastø Fosen’s decision to convert the 2016-built Horten-...

FRS is investing EUR 15 million in the Sassnitz-Ystad high-speed service and will operate FJORD CAT. © Frank Lose

FRS to start Sassnitz-Ystad high-speed service in September

jun 26 2020

High-speedFörde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) has confirmed that it will start a Sassnitz-Ystad high-speed ferry service on 15 September, filling the gap lef...

HROSSEY and sister ship HJALTLAND operate the daily Aberdeen-Orkney/Shetland routes. © Frank Lose

CalMac and NorthLink Ferries services set to return to normal timetables, but with reduced passenger capacity

jun 25 2020

FerryScotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced on 18 June that the country was moving carefully to Phase 2 on the Route Map out of COVID-19. In res...

Boreal's five passenger-only double-enders for the Ruter service in the inner Oslofjord. © Boreal

Boreal orders five all-electric passenger ferries at Sefine Shipyard

jun 25 2020

FerryNorwegian ferry operator Boreal has ordered five 350-passenger all-electric ferries from Turkish shipbuilder Sefine Shipyard, with the 35m x 8m vessels ...

FESTØYA will be introduced on the Festøya-Solavågen route. © Remontowa Shipbuilding

Remontowa Shipbuilding delivers FESTØYA to Norled

jun 25 2020

FerryRemontowa Shipbuilding has handed over the 114.4m-long and 17.7m-beam battery plug-in ferry FESTØYA to Norled.

MARIELLA is the last of Viking Line’s ro-pax cruise ferries to leave its layup berth and re-enter passenger service. © Kenny Leong

Viking Line’s entire fleet to be back in service as of 2 July

jun 24 2020

FerryAs the company announced today, Wednesday 24 June, Viking Line’s MARIELLA will start sailing between Helsinki and Tallinn as of 2 July. The 1985-built r...

TEREVAU PITI will join the high-speed catamaran TEREVAU next year. © Terevau/SNGV2

Astilleros Armon launches TEREVAU PITI

jun 24 2020

FerryVigo, Spain-based Astilleros Armon launched the 77m-long and 17m-beam TEREVAU PITI on 23 June. The EUR 28 million ro-pax is under construction for Terev...

PONT-AVEN will be re-introduced on services to Spain on 30 June. She will also operate between Plymouth and Roscoff and between Roscoff and Cork.© Maritime Photographic

Brittany Ferries to resume passenger services

jun 23 2020

FerryAs from Monday 29 June, Brittany Ferries will resume limited passenger services, initially operated by five of its vessels. MONT ST. MICHEL, CAP FINISTE...

Keel-laying ceremony of Wallenius SOL’s first LNG-powered, 5,800-lanemetre capacity ro-ro on 22 June. © CIMC Raffles

Keel laying of Wallenius SOL’s first 1A Super Ice Class ro-ro

jun 23 2020

Ro-roAlmost three months after the first steel cutting, the Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard has laid the keel of the first 5,800-lanemetre 1A Super Ice Class s...

HANIL GOLD STELLA will be introduced between Yeosu and Jeju on 29 June. © Hanil Express

HANIL GOLD STELLA delivered to Hanil Express

jun 23 2020

FerryDae Sun Shipbuilding has delivered the 160m-long HANIL GOLD STELLA to South Korean domestic operator Hanil Express.

AML operated a three-ship fleet last year - MOROCCO SUN is still in Piraeus and so is AMMAN, the charter of which has not been officially announced yet for this summer. © Frank Heine

Morocco shuts borders to OPE traffic

jun 23 2020

FerryThe Moroccan government has announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, preparations for the OPE (Crossing of the Straits) have not been able to take p...

ASTORIA is one of five CMV cruise vessels detained by the MCA. © Maritime Photographic

Five CMV cruise vessels detained by the MCA

jun 22 2020

CruiseFive cruise ships out of six operated by UK cruise line Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) were detained in two British ports on 19 and 20 June, being...

Brittany Ferries has confirmed the annulation of the HONFLEUR contract. © Frank Behling

Brittany Ferries and SOMANOR confirm cancellation of HONFLEUR contract

jun 19 2020

FerryAs already reported yesterday, 18 June, Brittany Ferries has annulled the contract for HONFLEUR, the 42,200gt Ouistreham (Caen)-Portsmouth ro-pax ferry ...

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