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Part of the Tallink fleet seen laid up in Tallinn on 19 March. © Kaupo Kalda

Estonia considering state aid for Tallink

apr 03 2020

FinanceIn an interview with national media, Estonian Finance Minister Martin Helme has voiced the plan of the state to buy a stake in Tallink to ensure the ...

Stena RoRo confirmed to Shippax that STENA SAGA could emerge as a fully class-compliant hospital ship at fairly short notice with a conversion time of about two weeks. © Peter Therkildsen

STENA SAGA put on the market as ‘COVID-19’ hospital ship

apr 02 2020

FerryFollowing the recent closure of Stena Line’s passenger-oriented Frederikshavn-Oslo route and the subsequent lay-up of the route’s single vessel, the 198...

EL. VENIZELOS' charter has been marred by COVID-19. © Philippe Holthof

ANEK ferry in quarantine off Piraeus as 40 people test COVID-19 positive

apr 02 2020

FerryAt least 40 people on board the ANEK Lines ferry EL. VENIZELOS were on board in quarantine off Piraeus on 2 April after testing positive for COVID-19. G...

SEEN has been calling for retroactive financial support in order to keep ferry companies afloat. © George Giannakis

Greek ferry operators seek aid as COVID-19 hits hard

apr 02 2020

FerryGreece’s Shipping and Island Policy Ministry is considering a new package of measures to support shipping in the domestic ferry network as pressure for ...

VIKING XPRS has been sidelined and replaced by GABRIELLA (pictured). © Marko Stampehl

GABRIELLA replaces VIKING XPRS on Helsinki-Tallinn route

apr 01 2020

FerryThe Finnish National Emergency Supply Agency (NESA) has added Viking Line’s GABRIELLA to the programme announced on 25 March according to which the agen...

© Marc Ottini

Tirrenia’s services suspended as its bank accounts seized

apr 01 2020

FerryThe Italian ferry company Tirrenia CIN has been placed under the so-called ‘preventive seizure’ by the state authorities. The move inflamed Vincenzo Ono...

Alexandra Rolland Andersson

Quick Q&As - Alexandra Rolland Andersson

apr 01 2020

InterviewThis interview with Alexandra Rolland Andersson, Managing Director at ScanMarine, was first published in the April 2020 issue of our monthly magazi...

Stéphane Lafaut

STQ – DIAGNOSES, STRATEGIES, AND CHALLENGES OF A GOVERNMENT-RUN FERRY ENTERPRISE

apr 01 2020

InterviewSociété des Traversiers du Québec (STQ) is a provincial government-owned company. It operates a fleet of 20 ships, ranging from a small seven-metre...

VOLCAN DE TIRAJANA and VOLCAN DE TABUIENTE are two Naviera Armas vessels currently serving La Estaca. © Frank Lose

Route linking La Estaca with Los Cristianos put out as a PSC

mar 31 2020

FerryThe Canary Island regional government has declared the route linking La Estaca on the island of El Hierro with Los Cristianos on the island of Tenerife ...

© CIMC Raffles

CIMC Raffles cuts first steel for largest Ice Class ro-ro

mar 31 2020

Ro-roFollowing the first steel cutting on 30 March, construction of the first of two 5,800-lanemetre short-sea ro-ro vessels for the Wallenius SOL joint ven...

WIGHT SUN is one of three sister ships operating the Lymington-Yarmouth route. © Frank Lose

Wightlink suspends Lymington-Yarmouth service

mar 31 2020

FerryThe latest ferry service casualty due to the COVID-19 pandemic is cross-Solent operator Wightlink’s service between Lymington and Yarmouth on the Isle o...

CELEBRITY APEX © Celebrity Cruises

Virtual hand-over of CELEBRITY APEX

mar 30 2020

CruiseIn what is believed to be an industry-first, the 129,500gt CELEBRITY APEX – the second ship in Celebrity Cruises’ five-ship Edge series – was handed ov...

After a brief period of lay-up, ROSELLA will be re-activated. © Philippe Holthof

Viking Line re-opens Mariehamn-Kapellskär route

mar 30 2020

FerryAs from tomorrow, 31 March, Viking Line will re-start its Mariehamn-Kapellskär route, operated by ROSELLA. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the route was s...

Finding a charterer for the just delivered LIEKUT will not be easy. © FSG

FSG delivers LIEKUT

mar 30 2020

Ro-roDespite having temporarily ceased operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) handed over the 4,076-lanemetre or ...

Rederi AB Gotland published its 2019 full-year results

mar 27 2020

FinanceRederi AB Gotland which – in addition to Destination Gotland AB, its ferry arm – also includes property management, hotel operations and Stockholms R...

© Oma Baatbyggeri

Oma Baatbyggeri delivers the third and last of three 39m catamarans to Norled

mar 26 2020

High-speedFJORDJARL, the third and last of three 39m high-speed catamarans built by Oma Baatbyggeri, has been handed over to Norled. The catamaran, which h...

The two routes to be operated by Norled are currently in the hands of Bjørklids Ferjerederi. © Bjørklids Ferjerederi

Norled wins 10-year concessions in Troms and Finnmark county

mar 25 2020

FerryStavanger-based Norled has been awarded two important fjord ferry concessions by Troms og Finnmark fylkeskommune.

Stena Line's Trelleborg-Rostock route is operated by SKÅNE and MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN which are regularly supplemented by SASSNITZ. © JustFerries

Stena Line and TT-Line enter new temporary slot agreement on Rostock-Trelleborg route

mar 25 2020

FerryTo guarantee the freight flows and to secure its commitments towards its freight customers in times of COVID-19, Stena Line has entered a temporary slot...

After a lay-up of 11 days, SUPERSPEED 1 will be reactived on Friday 27 March. © Marc Ottini

Color Line’s SUPERSPEED 1 to resume service in freight-only mode

mar 25 2020

FerryAs from Friday 27 March, SUPERSPEED 1 will resume service on its regular Kristiansand-Hirtshals route, operating one return sailing per day in freight-o...

The 76m high-speed wave piercing catamaran will be introduced on a new subisidised service between Jindo and Jeju Island. © Incat

Incat to build 76m high-speed catamaran for South Korea’s Seaworld Express Ferry

mar 25 2020

High-speedIncat Tasmania has signed a contract with South Korea’s Seaworld Express Ferry for the construction of a new-generation 76m high-speed wave pierc...

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