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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...

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...

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