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The 1989-built ISABELLE is the oldest ro-pax cruise ferry in the Tallink fleet. © Christian Costa

Collective redundancy of Tallink Grupp's Latvian staff as future of the Riga-Stockholm route is uncertain

apr 17 2020

FerryTallink Grupp’s Latvian subsidiary, Tallink Latvija AS, has notified the Latvian Employment Agency and the group’s Latvian personnel that it is commenci...

STAR has operated the Paldiski-Sassnitz route for about a month. © Matti Block

Estonian government pulls the plug on the temporary Paldiski-Sassnitz service

apr 16 2020

FerryEstonia’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications has announced that it will not be extending the operation of its Paldiski-Sassnitz freight-ori...

NORBAY arrived from Dublin in the morning of 16 April and remained tied up in Liverpool at the time of writing. © Kai Ortel

(UPDATED) P&O Ferries’ NORBAY halted due to payment dispute

apr 16 2020

FerryPeel Ports-controlled The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, operators of the docks at the Port of Liverpool, has prevented P&O Ferries’ Liverpool-Du...

© Kai Ortel

Another adjudication against Onorato

apr 15 2020

FerryThe Court of Rome has sanctioned another preventive seizure under the so-called extraordinary administration of Tirrenia, which was triggered by the fai...

© Marko Stampehl

Rederi Ab Eckerö makes 300 employees redundant

apr 15 2020

FinanceNegotiations between Seko Sjöfolk, the trade union for seafarers working on Swedish-flagged vessels, and Rederi Ab Eckerö concerning the labour surpl...

ZHONG HUA FU QIANG was ordered as Weihai Haida Passenger Transport's SHENG SHENG 3. © Huanghai Shipbuilding

ZHONG HUA FU QIANG takes to the water

apr 14 2020

FerryOn 10 April, Huanghai Shipbuilding launched the 37,000gt ZHONG HUA FU QIANG which, when completed in late summer 2020, will be introduced on Bohai Ferry...

A view never to be repeated - VITSENTZOS KORNAROS seen alongside in Kissamos, Western Crete. © Philippe Holthof

VITSENTZOS KORNAROS sent to Turkey for recycling

apr 13 2020

FerryAfter almost three years of layup following mechanical problems, the 1976-built VITSENTZOS KORNAROS left Piraeus for Aliaga, Turkey, on Friday 10 April.

The 1986-built LOCH STRIVEN is one of the older ships in the 36-ship CMAL fleet. © Maritime Photographic

CMAL unveils three-year corporate plan for new vessels and major port infrastructure development

apr 09 2020

FerryCaledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has unveiled an ambitious three-year corporate plan (1 April 2020-31 March 2023) which will see the investment in ...

© Marc Ottini

Armas-Trasmediterránea closes various offices

apr 09 2020

FerryThe fact that Trasmediterránea has not operated between Alcudia (Mallorca) and Ciutadella (Menorca) for a while now, it comes as no surprise that the co...

Baleària’s 2019 financials released

apr 09 2020

FinanceBaleària, the ferry and transport group led by Adolfo Utor, has released its traffic figures for 2019.

EL. VENIZELOS seen alongside the port of Piraeus' southern breakwater on 9 April 2020. © George Giannakis

Tests reveal 121 positive COVID-19 cases on quarantined ferry

apr 09 2020

FerryANEK Lines’ ferry EL. VENIZELOS remains berthed alongside the southern breakwater of Piraeus’ Grand Harbour after 121 passengers and crew tested positiv...

Irish Ferries' Dublin-Cherbourg service, operated by W.B. YEATS, and Stena Line's Rosslare-Cherbourg service, operated by STENA HORIZON, are regarded as critical routes by the Irish government. © George Giannakis

Irish government to provide up to EUR 15 million to keep critical ferry routes open

apr 08 2020

FerryIn a major initiative to support ferry services strengthened by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the Irish government is providing up to EUR 15 million...

The Trelleborg-Sassnitz route, operated by the 1989-built ro-pax SASSNITZ, has become a victim of COVID-19. © Marc Ottini

Stena Line axes Trelleborg-Sassnitz route

apr 08 2020

FerryStena Line plans to discontinue another passenger-oriented ferry route as the COVID-19 crisis keeps affecting the ferry group’s revenues heavily.

FLANDRIA SEAWAYS left Jinling's Yizheng shipyard on 5 April and is expected back on 10 April. © DFDS

FLANDRIA SEAWAYS is undergoing sea trials

apr 07 2020

Ro-roAs the Coronavirus starts to wind down in China, life is slowly returning to normal. This also applies for the country’s shipyards, with DFDS’s fifth 6...

BADJI MOHTAR III seen being shifted to the outfitting quay following her 5 April floating out. © GSI

Algérie Ferries’ BADJI MOKHTAR III floated out

apr 07 2020

FerryWithout much fanfare, Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) floated out Algérie Ferries’ (ENTMV) 1,800-passenger and 600-car capacity BADJI MOKHTAR III...

FINBO CARGO is back in service, currently operating in freight-only mode. © Joonas Kortelainen

FINBO CARGO returns to service

apr 06 2020

FerryEckerö Line’s FINBO CARGO returned to service on 6 April on the Vuosaari (Helsinki)-Muuga (Tallinn) service after undergoing conversion to full 1A Ice C...

Ready for the first steel cutting of MYSTAR: RMC's CEO and president Jyrki Heinimaa (right) and Marko Paloluoto (left), RMC's project manager for MYSTAR. © RMC

Virtual steel-cutting ceremony for Tallink’s MYSTAR

apr 06 2020

FerryWith the first steel cutting, construction of Tallink’s new 50,000gt ro-pax ferry for the company’s Tallinn-Helsinki Shuttle service started at Rauma Ma...

The new Karasu-Constanta service was inaugurated last week. SEA PARTNER will call at the Romanian port on Thursdays. © Marc Ottini

Sea Lines opens new Black Sea ferry line

apr 06 2020

Ro-roIn a move to shift cargo from land to sea, Åland-headquartered single ship ferry operator Sea Lines has added a new Black Sea ro-ro service that connec...

The Coronavirus crisis is further delaying the delivery of ELEANOR ROOSEVELT. © Baleària

Deliveries of Spanish high-speed craft delayed by Coronavirus lockdowns

apr 06 2020

High-speedVarious deliveries awaited by Spanish ferry operators are being delayed as a result of work being stopped worldwide by authorities, due to the Co...

© Philippe Holthof

Armas-Trasmediterránea Group brings in financial specialists

apr 06 2020

FinanceThe Bloomberg News Agency reports that Armas-Trasmediterránea Group, owners of both Naviera Armas and Cia Trasmediterránea, have appointed Houlihan L...

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