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MISTRAL will replace VOLCÁN DE TENEGUIA on the Huelva-Canaries route. © Kai Ortel

MISTRAL joins Canary Bridge Seaways

jan 02 2020

Ro-roFollowing the termination of her charter to P&O Ferries, Godby Shipping’s 1,625-lanemetre MISTRAL hasn’t remained idle for long, having been taken ...

After a period of lay-up following the demise of Alternative Transport as a ro-ro operator, HATCHE and QEZBAN will be re-activated. © Marc Ottini

Stena Line increases ro-ro capacity on the North Sea

jan 02 2020

Ro-roWith ever larger ro-ro tonnage becoming available for charter, Stena Line has grasped the opportunity to further increase capacity on the Europoort (Ro...

LEEVSTEN will replace PAQIZE which has meanwhile terminated her one-year charter to CTN. © Frank Behling

CTN charter for LEEVSTEN

jan 02 2020

Ro-roFollowing a four-month period of lay-up, the Siem-owned LEEVSTEN has been chartered by Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (CTN) and has left Nyborg in ...

THJELVAR was delivered on the second last day of 2019. © Destination Gotland

Rederi AB Gotland takes delivery of THJELVAR

jan 02 2020

FerryOn Monday 30 December 2019 Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has handed over the LNG-powered ro-pax ferry THJELVAR to Rederi AB Gotland.

The current Public Service Contract between the Peninsula and Melilla is in the hands of CIUDAD DE GRANADA and CIUDAD AUTONOMA MELILLA. © Frank Heine

Melilla-Peninsula routes up for renewal

jan 02 2020

FerryThe Spanish Government has indicated that the Public Service Contracts for the maritime routes linking Melilla on the North African coast with Almeria a...

Ferry Sunflower's 17,300grt dual fuel newbuilds will have a length of 199.9m and 28.0m beam. © Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

Mitsubishi’s Shimonoseki shipyard to build Ferry Sunflower’s two LNG-powered ro-paxes

jan 02 2020

FerryDuring the second half of November 2019, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced plans to build two LNG-powered ro-pax ferries at Mitsubishi Shipbuilding fo...

Carnival Corporation reports Q4 and full year results

dec 20 2019

FinanceCarnival Corporation’s full year results show a revenue increase for the period to USD 20.8 billion, compared to USD 18.9 billion in 2018. US GAAP ne...

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Kleven delivers FRIDTJOF NANSEN

dec 20 2019

CruiseFRIDTJOF NANSEN, the second of two game-changing hybrid battery-powered expedition cruise ships built by Kleven Verft for Hurtigruten, has been handed ...

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Wasaline’s newbuild to be named AURORA BOTNIA

dec 20 2019

FerryFollowing a naming contest which generated about 2,500 names, Kvarken Link, the City of Vaasa and the Municipality of Umeå controlled company that opera...

Rendering of new Superstar Class for Finnlines. © Knud E. Hansen

CMI Jinling Weihai Shipyard bags double order for Finnlines’ Superstar Class

dec 20 2019

FerryChina Merchants’ Weihai Shipyard – builders of Stena’s E-Flexer Class – is further expanding its orderbook with two Superstar Class ro-pax ferries it wi...

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Naikai Zosen to build two ro-pax ferries for Miyazaki Car Ferry

dec 19 2019

FerryNaikai Zosen Corporation has landed the long-awaited double order for Miyazaki Car Ferry’s next-generation ro-pax ferries which are set for delivery in ...

© DFDS

DFDS unveils latest artist’s impressions of new ro-pax pair for Baltic service

dec 19 2019

FerryDFDS has just released the latest artist’s impressions of the new 230m long and 31m beam Baltic Class ferries ordered at Guangzhou Shipyard Internationa...

Paul Gauguin Cruises' fleet will grow from one to three ships following the takover of Paul Gauguin Cruises by Artemis Group-controlled Ponant. © Fincantieri

Ponant signs firm order with Fincantieri to build two cruise ships for its Paul Gauguin Cruises brand

dec 19 2019

CruisePonant has made the EUR 300 million memorandum of agreement (MoA) with Fincantieri announced a month ago, a firm contract. Fincantieri will design and ...

Mitsubishi's Shimonoseki shipyard will build two ro-pax ferries for Meimon Taiyo Ferry (City Line) © Meimon Taiyo Ferry

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding adds two more ro-pax ferries to its tally

dec 19 2019

FerryOsaka-based Meimon Taiyo Ferry (City Line), which operates the 458km Osaka-Shin Moji route with four ro-pax ferries, has announced that it will build tw...

CLIPPER PENNANT is back on the Irish Sea and has been chartered by P&O Ferries. © Christian Costa

P&O Ferries replaces MISTRAL with CLIPPER PENNANT

dec 18 2019

Ro-roThe 1,625-lanemetre, Godby Shipping owned MISTRAL has been withdrawn from P&O Ferries’ Liverpool-Dublin service, having already been replaced by th...

BAJAMAR EXPRESS rollout. © Austal

Austal Australia rolled out the first of two trimarans for Fred. Olsen Express

dec 18 2019

High-speedBAJAMAR EXPRESS, the first of two 118m trimarans Austal is building for Fred. Olsen Express of the Canary Islands, was rolled out of the construc...

TUSTNA was built by Cemre Shipyard in Turkey. © Cemre Shipyard

TUSTNA delivered to Fjord1

dec 18 2019

FerryFjord1 has taken delivery of TUSTNA, the first of two 399-passenger and 80-car intake hybrid double-ended sister ships. GRIP will follow in a few weeks’...

CLIPPER RANGER has been sold by Seatruck Ferries and renamed CTMA VOYAGEUR II. © Shippax Archive

CTMA acquires CLIPPER RANGER

dec 18 2019

Ro-roAs expected, Canadian ferry and ro-ro operator CTMA has exercised its option to purchase the 1,054-lanemetre CLIPPER RANGER which it started to bareboa...

Trasmediterránea’s public service contract linking the Spanish mainland with the Canaries has been extended for a further two years. © Frank Heine

Transmediterránea’s Cádiz-Canaries lifeline public service contract extended

dec 17 2019

FerryThe Spanish Ministerio de Fomento (Ministry of Development) has extended Trasmediterránea’s public service contract for its weekly Cádiz-Canaries ro-pax...

MECKLENBURG VORPOMMERN and SKÅNE will get a EUR 5 million upgrade. © Christian Costa

Stena Line upgrades Trelleborg-Rostock pair

dec 16 2019

FerryStarting at the end of this month, Stena Line will renovate the public spaces (including food outlets and corridors) and cabins on board of its Trellebo...

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