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Havila Kystruten orders two more coastal express ships from Tersan Shipyard

feb 13 2020

CruiseDue to the dire financial situation of the Spanish Barreras shipyard, which led to the construction of its two ships being stopped, Havila Kystruten ha...

Viking Line increased its earnings in 2019

feb 13 2020

FinanceViking Line released its year-end report for 2019, which showed rather flat sales amounting to EUR 496.4 million (EUR 497.8 million), while operating...

SILVER QUEEN left Miyako for Yokohama on 12 February. © Tsuyoshi Ishiyama

SILVER QUEEN heading for Yokohama

feb 12 2020

FerryTokyo-based K Line Kinkai (Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen, Silver Ferry) has suspended its services on the Muroran-Hachinohe-Miyako route, starting 12 February t...

COSTA TOSCANA's coin ceremony comes 6.5 months after the first steel cutting. © Costa Cruises

Coin ceremony for COSTA TOSCANA at Meyer Turku

feb 11 2020

CruiseCosta Cruises and Meyer Turku have celebrated the start of the hull assembly of COSTA TOSCANA with the traditional keel laying and coin ceremony. The 1...

The 109m long Fjord FSTR. was launched on 7 February. © Austal

Fjord FSTR. launched at Austal’s shipyard in the Philippines

feb 11 2020

High-speedFjord Line’s new high-speed ro-pax ferry Fjord FSTR. was launched at Austal’s shipyard in Balamban, Cebu, the Philippines on Friday 7 February.

In conjuction with FESTOS PALACE's renaming to KYDON PALACE, Minoan Lines confirmed to Shippax a major vessel swap on its Piraeus-Crete routes. © George Giannakis

Minoan Lines to increase freight capacity on Piraeus-Heraklion artery

feb 10 2020

FerryGrimaldi Group subsidiary Minoan Lines will further fuel competition on the Piraeus-Heraklion corridor with the purpose-built 1,560-lanemetre and 2,190-...

© Philippe Holthof

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to become part of TUI Cruises

feb 07 2020

FinanceTUI AG-controlled Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, a leading provider of luxury and expedition cruises in German-speaking markets, will become part of TUI Cruise...

VICTORIA I will temporarily be withdrawn from the Tallinn-Stockholm service. © Marko Stampehl

VICTORIA I rerouted to cover sailings of SILJA EUROPA

feb 07 2020

FerryA technical issue which emerged during the drydocking of SILJA EUROPA requires a spare part to be manufactured and delivered. As a consequence, SILJA EU...

DFDS released its 2019 full-year results

feb 06 2020

FinanceDFDS increased its revenue in 2019 by 5.6% to DKK 16.6 billion (DKK 15.7 billion) with EBITDA increasing by 1.2% to DKK 3,633 million (DKK 3,589 mill...

BAJAMAR EXPRESS launching © Austal

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

feb 06 2020

High-speedBAJAMAR EXPRESS, the first of two 118m trimarans under construction for Canary Islands-based Fred. Olsen Express, was launched at Austal’s Wester...

All four ro-pax ferries in the Rederi AB Gotland fleet wil be renamed. © Marko Stampehl

Rederi AB Gotland to rename its ro-pax fleet

feb 05 2020

FerryRederi AB Gotland has announced that its two new LNG-powered ro-pax ferries will take over the traditional names GOTLAND and VISBY from the current hold...

AMAPOLA SOYA was built by Naikai Zosen's Setoda shipyard. © Heart Land Ferry

AMAPOLA SOYA joins Heart Land Ferry

feb 05 2020

FerryHeart Land Ferry has introduced its brand-new ferry, AMAPOLA SOYA, on the routes connecting Wakkanai, Hokkaido to the islands of Rishiri and Rebun, repl...

STENA SUPERFAST X will be renamed A NEPITA for her long-term bareboat charter to Corsica Linea. © Frank Lose

STENA SUPERFAST X to be long-term chartered by Corsica Linea

feb 05 2020

FerryHaving become surplus to requirements following the introduction of the brand-new STENA ESTRID on the Irish Sea’s Central Corridor route between Holyhea...

Royal Caribbean reports record 2019 results

feb 04 2020

FinanceRoyal Caribbean released its 2019 financial results which reached record numbers. Revenues ended at USD 10.95 billion (USD 9.5 billion) and US GAAP N...

THJELVAR was handed over by GSI on 30 December and arrived in Landskrona on 3 February. © Göran Olsson

THJELVAR at Oresund DryDocks for final adjustments

feb 04 2020

FerryRederi AB Gotland’s brand-new 1,745-lanemetre and 1,650-passenger capacity THJELVAR has arrived at Oresund DryDocks to make her ready for her introducti...

HUMBRIA SEAWAYS sailing up the New Waterway to Vlaardingen on 2 February. © Marco Schoone

HUMBRIA SEAWAYS arrives in Vlaardingen

feb 04 2020

Ro-roDFDS’s fourth 6,695-lanemetre ro-ro built by Jinling arrived in Vlaardingen (Rotterdam) on Sunday 2 February.

Scenic Group will be responsible for the interior outfitting of EMERALD AZZURRA. © Scenic Group

Scenic Group ordered 100-passenger capacity super yacht-type cruise vessel in Vietnam

feb 03 2020

CruiseAustralia’s river cruise specialist the Scenic Group has ordered a 100-passenger capacity super yacht-type cruise vessel from Vietnamese shipyard Halon...

SALISH ORCA: the lead ship in the Remontowa-designed and -built Salish Class © BC Ferries

BC Ferries confirms order of fourth Salish Class double-ender

feb 03 2020

FerryAs Shippax already reported in early November, BC Ferries has officially announced the order of a fourth Salish Class LNG-powered double-ender at Remont...

STENA NAUTICA is now sailing out of Halmstad instead of Varberg. © Joakim Leihed

Welcome back in Halmstad!

feb 03 2020

FerryAfter a weekend full of celebrations to mark the re-opening of the Halmstad-Grenå route, Stena Line’s STENA NAUTICA performed her first commercial saili...

Paavo Nõgene © Tallink Grupp

Quick Q&As - Paavo Nõgene

feb 01 2020

InterviewThis interview with Paavo Nõgene, CEO at Tallink Grupp, was first published in the January/February 2020 issue of our monthly magazine Shippax Info.

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