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A.P.T. JAMES was put into the water on 22 May. © Austal Vietnam

Austal’s Vietnamese yard launches T&T’s A.P.T. JAMES

maj 22 2020

High-speedThe first of the government of Trinidad and Tobago’s two newbuilding fast ferries, A.P.T. JAMES, was launched by Austal’s new Vietnamese yard in ...

Sherwood addressing the press conference following the announcement that Sealink UK Ltd. had been sold to British Ferries Ltd., a Sea containers Ltd. subsidiary. The year was 1984. © Sea Containers - Philippe Holthof collection

Former ferry tycoon dies at age 86

maj 21 2020

FerryThe death of James B. 'Jim' Sherwood following complications arising from abdominal surgery brings to a close a remarkable and controversial business ca...

The conversion and retrofit of MÜNSTERLAND is valued at EUR 17.5 million, the project receiving support from the European Regional Development Fund. © Royal Niestern Sander

Royal Niestern Sander lays keel of new stern section of MÜNSTERLAND

maj 20 2020

FerryThe keel was laid on 14 May of the new 16m stern section of the AG Ems-owned passenger/vehicle ferry MÜNSTERLAND at Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander...

Syltfähre has returned to a single-ferry, freight-only operation. © Søren Lund Hviid

Denmark bans transit passengers to Sylt, Syltfähre operating in freight-only mode again

maj 20 2020

FerryThe Danish police no longer allows German travellers to enter Denmark for transit to the German island of Sylt. This effectively means that passengers c...

Tallink Silja's drastic staff reduction concerns its Swedish-flagged ships and Swedish shore staff. © Christian Costa

Tallink Silja makes 450 Swedish staff redundant

maj 20 2020

FerryDuring the month of April, Tallink Silja saw its passenger carryings plummet by 96% compared to the same period last year. The COVID-19 crisis saw the S...

© Philippe Holthof

UK government introduces a further GBP 35 million in subsidies for 15 critical ferry routes and Eurotunnel

maj 19 2020

FerryThe UK government has introduced a new raft of subsidies, up to GBP 35 million, to protect 15 critical ferry routes, and Eurotunnel, into and out of the...

ARATERE is one of three ro-pax ferries operated by KiwiRail's Interislander. © Alan Lam

NZ government allocates NZD 400 million to KiwiRail for two new rail ferries

maj 18 2020

FerryThe realisation of two new large rail-enabled ferries for New Zealand’s Interislander service across the Cook Strait has taken a major step forward with...

Major changes to Fjord1’s shareholder structure

maj 18 2020

FinanceFollowing a frenetic battle between the company’s largest shareholders, the Sævik family has gained almost full control of Fjord1 in a deal valuing N...

ULTRAMARINE © Brodosplit

Brodosplit launched Quark Expeditions’ ULTRAMARINE

maj 18 2020

CruiseOn 16 May, Brodosplit shipyard launched the 200-passenger capacity expedition cruise vessel ULTRAMARINE built for US-based operator Quark Expeditions.

© George Giannakis

Greek island ferry traffic starts flowing

maj 18 2020

FerryPassenger ferries started resuming services to the Greek islands on 18 May. The Piraeus-Crete service relaunched the domestic network with plans to exte...

BORE SONG was the first ship to undertake berthing trials at Tilbury's new river berth. © J.J. JAGER

Freight ro-ros start berthing trials at Tilbury2

maj 18 2020

PortThe first freight ro-ro to undertake berthing trials at the Port of Tilbury’s new deepwater, riverside terminal Tilbury2 came alongside on 17 May – th...

ORD orders 290m cruise vessel from DIV Shipbuilding

maj 18 2020

CruiseOcean Residences Development (ORD) has ordered a 290m, 118-luxury apartment cruise vessel, to be named NJORD, to be built by DIV Shipbuilding at its tw...

Marine Atlantic has extended its charter of ATLANTIC VISION until at least November 2022. © Marko Stampehl

Marine Atlantic extends charter of ATLANTIC VISION

maj 15 2020

FerryMarine Atlantic has extended its charter of the 30,285gt ro-pax ATLANTIC VISION by a further two years, until November 2022.

Tallink Grupp stock price recovers as number of shareholders increases

maj 14 2020

FinanceTallink Grupp’s stock price dropped dramatically amid the COVID-19 crisis, but shareholders and investors are now buying stocks again with stock pric...

Fjord1 reports strong Q1 result

maj 13 2020

FinanceFjord1 has remained fully operational during the full Q1 period in compliance with the regulations and recommendations to limit the COVID-19 spread. ...

Stena Line has offered the City of Sassnitz to take over the ferry route to Trelleborg, until the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis operated by the 1989-built rail-enabled ro-pax SASSNITZ. © Marko Stampehl

Stena Line offers City of Sassnitz to take over defunct Trelleborg route

maj 13 2020

FerryAccording to an article by Swedish daily Trelleborgs Allehanda, Stena Line has offered the City of Sassnitz to take over the entire activity of the Sass...

© Frank Heine

Italian government to save CIN by decree

maj 12 2020

FinanceThe Italian government has just issued a recovery decree-law, ensuring general measures for the recovery of the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 c...

© Fjord1

Fjord1’s SILDAFJORD on her way to Norway

maj 12 2020

FerryFjord1 has taken delivery of SILDAJORD from Sefine Shipyard. A sister ship to HILLEFJORD and FLORØY, the 84.5m SILDAFJORD is the last of three all-elect...

© Philippe Holthof

P&O Ferries to make a further 1,100 workers redundant – the vast majority seafarers

maj 12 2020

FerryThe crisis at P&O Ferries due to the continued lockdown in the UK and loss of business due to COVID-19 continues, with the Dover-headquartered opera...

Marine Atlantic's seasonal Argentia route is primarily for leisure and tourism travel, being a non-constitutional, cost recovery service. © Marine Atlantic

Marine Atlantic suspends summer 2020 Argentia-North Sydney service

maj 11 2020

FerryMarine Atlantic has suspended its summer 2020 season service between Argentia and North Sydney due to the continuing COVID-19 crisis. The seasonal route...

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