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3. Maj shipyard started construction of SCENIC ECLIPSE II

apr 28 2020

CruiseThe Croatian 3. Maj shipyard has started with the construction of SCENIC ECLIPSE II, a sister to the 2019-built SCENIC ECLIPSE.

THJELVAR has been renamed GOTLAND. © Göran Olsson

THJELVAR ready to leave Landskrona as GOTLAND

apr 28 2020

FerryRederi AB Gotland’s LNG-powered THJELVAR, which arrived in early February at Oresund DryDocks in Landskrona for final adjustments, is ready for the fina...

To allow for overnight sailings to be offered in both directions, SAILOR will join OPTIMA SEAWAYS on the Kapellskär-Paldiski route. © Marko Stampehl

DFDS optimizes fleet capacity in Northern Baltic

apr 28 2020

Ro-roDue to changed market conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, DFDS is adapting capacity to demand on its Northern Baltic corridors. As Sweden has a...

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Helsinki Shipyard starts production of expedition cruise ship for Vodohod

apr 28 2020

CruiseFollowing the first steel cut, Helsinki Shipyard has officially started with the production of the first of two expedition cruise ships for Russian Vod...

© Meyer Turku

Meyer Turku suffering heavily from COVID-19, taking drastic action

apr 28 2020

CruiseMeyer Turku started negations about temporary layoffs in mid-March, but due to the escalation of the COVID-19 crisis, further actions are being taken t...

ANEK Lines grew its business in 2019

apr 27 2020

FinanceANEK Lines released its financial results for 2019, showing that the group turnover increased to EUR 173.9 million (EUR 168.2 million), while group E...

The UK government will spend GBP 10.5 million for lifeline ferry services linking the mainland with the Isle of Wight and the Isles of Scilly. © Maritime Photographic

UK government unveils GBP 27.5 million support package for vital ferry services

apr 24 2020

FerryToday, 24 April, the UK government announced a support package for ‘essential freight links’ totalling GBP 27.5 million – GBP 17 million for routes betw...

The trade union IG Metall has meanwhile expressed its hope that the yard would concentrate on its core business, i.e. series production of short-sea ro-ros.© FSG

FSG has filed for insolvency

apr 24 2020

YardAs expected, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has filed for insolvency this morning (24 April). According to Northern German broadcasting servi...

SALAMANCA will be the first of two LNG-powered E-Flexers for Brittany Ferries service. © CMI Jinling Weihai Shipyard

Keel laid for sixth E-Flexer

apr 24 2020

FerryProduction of Stena’s E-Flexer series continues apace with the keel for the sixth E-Flexer, to become SALAMANCA, having been laid by CMI Jinling Weihai ...

PRIDE OF BRUGES will be laid up until further notice. Sister ship PRIDE OF YORK was already earlier withdrawn from service. © Frank Lose

P&O Ferries further reduces capacity and staff to weather the COVID-19 storm

apr 24 2020

FinanceTo cope with the prevailing COVID-19 crisis, P&O Ferries is further taking action, resulting in another 300 employees to be furloughed with four ...

With a full order book in early 2018, the future of FSG looked promising. Two years on and the yard is to file for insolvency. © FSG

FSG about to file for insolvency

apr 24 2020

YardAccording to several reports in German media, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) will be filing for insolvency shortly. FSG has so far not given ...

CIUDAD AUTÓNOMA MELILLA has been laid up since 15 April. © Frank Heine

Spanish COVID-19 update

apr 24 2020

FerryOperations continue on a freight-only basis on all major ferry services operating in Spain. With freight volumes declining, Trasmediterránea has taken t...

Greece’s coastal shipping sector will need a monthly cash injection of up to EUR 30 million to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. © George Giannakis

Subsidy for all in move to maintain Greek island connectivity

apr 23 2020

FerryAll ferry routes in the Aegean Sea became subsidised services as of 21 April for a period of at least one month in order to safeguard the connectivity o...

Keel laying with the obligatory coin ceremony. © DFDS

Keel laying ceremony for second DFDS ro-pax

apr 23 2020

FerryGuangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in Nansha has laid the keel of what will become DFDS’s second next-generation ro-pax ferry for the Karlshamn-Klai...

TT-Line Tasmania has cancelled Sunday sailings and is considering further reductions. © Dale Crisp

Bass Strait and Cook Strait ro-paxes operating at bare minimum

apr 23 2020

FerryThe Tasmanian government’s TT-Line and New Zealand government’s Interislander line are continuing their respective Bass Strait and Cook Strait services ...

Viking Line’s Q1 results affected by COVID-19

apr 23 2020

FinanceViking Line released its Q1 financial report for the January-March period, which naturally was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Consolidate...

In a start-up phase, CLdN will utilise Kawasaki Class tonnage for the new weekly Zeebrugge-Cork service. © Frank Lose

CLdN pumps up Irish services

apr 22 2020

Ro-roHaving already achieved an enviable market share of the Continent-Ireland traffic, CLdN is expanding both the frequency of services and adding the port...

DFDS implemented a tonnage swap with HOLLANDIA SEAWAYS replacing BEGONIA SEAWAYS on the Gothenburg-Zeebrugge service. © Peter Guldager

HOLLANDIA SEAWAYS transferred to Gothenburg-Zeebrugge route

apr 22 2020

Ro-roDFDS has switched the 6,695-lanemetre HOLLANDIA SEAWAYS from its Gothenburg-Ghent to the Gothenburg-Zeebrugge route, replacing the 4,731-lanemetre BEGO...

NORBANK undertook berthing trials in Mostyn on 19 April, but is now back in service between Liverpool and Dublin. © Frank Lose

P&O Ferries resumes Liverpool-Dublin service

apr 21 2020

FerryP&O Ferries and Peel Ports have reached an agreement over the payment dispute which led to the detention of P&O Ferries’ NORBAY in Liverpool on ...

MOLDEFJORD and two more sister ships will be converted to electric-hybrid propulsion by Westcon Yards. © Uwe Jakob

Westcon to convert three LNG-powered double-enders to electric-hybrid

apr 20 2020

FerryFjord1 has chosen Westcon Yards in Florø to convert three LNG-powered MOLDEFJORD Class double-enders to electric-hybrid propulsion in a similar way to F...

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