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The number of sailings between Kapellskär and Paldiski will increase from seven to 11 times weekly in each direction. © Frank Lose

DFDS adds capacity on Kapellskär-Paldiski route as it closes Paldiski-Hanko

sep 30 2020

FerryStarting on 4 October, DFDS will further increase its capacity and frequency between Kapellskär and Paldiski with the 1,800-lanemetre and 250-passenger ...

Austal Australia's 83m trimaran QUEEN BEETLE was designed in-house. © Austal

Austal delivers QUEEN BEETLE to JR Kyushu Jet Ferry

sep 30 2020

High-speedAustal’s in-house designed passenger-only 83m trimaran QUEEN BEETLE was handed over by Austal Australia’s Henderson Western Australia shipyard to...

Living up to her name, FLANDRIA SEAWAYS will operate from the Flemish port of Zeebrugge. © Jens Peter Baltsersen-DFDS

FLANDRIA SEAWAYS arrived in Vlaardingen

sep 29 2020

Ro-roFLANDRIA SEAWAYS, the fifth of DFDS’s 6,695-lanemetre ro-ro ships built by Jinling’s Yizheng shipyard, has arrived in Vlaardingen (Rotterdam) earlier t...

FORZA and TENACIA will be chartered for a period of one year. © Armas-Trasmediterránnea

GNV charters two Apuania Class ro-paxes

sep 29 2020

FerryHaving five ro-pax ferries on charter to the Italian government to accommodate quarantining migrants, GNV is chartering in another two ro-pax ferries to...

© Jean-Pierre Fabre

Corsica’s next public service contract void

sep 28 2020

FerryThe subsidised ferry services between Marseille and the Corsican ports of Bastia, Ajaccio, L’Île-Rousse, Propriano and Porto-Vecchio have come under scr...

Impact of pandemic obvious on ANEK Lines’ 1H 2020 financials

sep 28 2020

FinanceThe spread of the COVID-19 pandemic during the first months of 2020 inflicted a significant negative impact on the economy and trade, leading to larg...

In conjunction with its ownership and name change, POL MARIS (ex- QEZBAN) has changed flag from Turkey to Malta. © Frank Lose

Ownership change for QEZBAN

sep 25 2020

Ro-roThe 3,663-lanemetre, Alternative Transport-owned QEZBAN, on charter to Stena Line together with sister ship HATCHE, has been sold to Polish Ocean Lines...

ZHONG HUA FU QIANG will serve the Weihai-Dalian service. © Huanghai Shipbuilding

Huanghai Shipbuilding delivers ZHONG HUA FU QIANG

sep 25 2020

FerryHuanghai Shipbuilding has completed its 26th ro-pax ferry following today’s (25 September) delivery of the 2,265-person and 2,580-lanemetre capacity ZHO...

SH MINERVA keel laying © Helsinki Shipyard

Keel laid for Swan Hellenic’s first of two expedition cruise ships

sep 25 2020

CruiseHelsinki Shipyard has laid the keel for SH MINERVA, the first of two new ice class expedition cruise ships for Swan Hellenic.

MAZARINE is one of three CLdN freighters to operate the Portugal-Benelux MoS. © Frank Lose

CLdN’s Rotterdam-Leixões route back to three times weekly, capacity to be increased on Rotterdam-UK routes

sep 25 2020

Ro-roHaving recently added a direct weekly Leixões-Dublin/Liverpool-Leixões service, CLdN is further increasing its presence in its Portuguese hub with a th...

SU ZHOU HAO will no longer operate directly between Shanghai and Osaka. © Philippe Holthof

Shanghai Ferry to go out of business

sep 23 2020

FerryOsaka-based Shanghai Ferry has become a victim of the COVID-19 crisis and will discontinue the Shanghai-Osaka route at the end of this month.

PRIDE OF CANTERBURY will be back in service on the Dover-Calais route in early October after an absence of about five months. © Frank Lose

P&O Ferries’ PRIDE OF CANTERBURY set to return to service in early October

sep 23 2020

FerryP&O Ferries’ ro-pax PRIDE OF CANTERBURY entered drydock at Damen Verolme Rotterdam on 19 September to ready the vessel to return to service on the D...

NORRÖNA will get a thorough facelift with a new cabin block and a panoramic café forward of the funnel. © Smyril Line

NORRÖNA to undergo three-month upgrade at Fayard

sep 23 2020

FerrySmyril Line’s ro-pax NORRÖNA is to enter Danish shiprepairer Fayard’s facility in Munkebo on 19 December to undergo a near-three-month upgrade of passen...

Stena Line's hybridization project of STENA JUTLANDICA started in 2018. © Stena Line

Stena takes next step in electrification programme

sep 23 2020

FerryIn cooperation with Stena Recycling Group, Stena Line has announced that it will use recycled batteries for its on-shore charging stations as part of it...

SUN PRINCESS © Yoshiho Ikeda

Princess Cruises disposes of two ships

sep 22 2020

CruiseAs part of Carnival Corporation’s plan to accelerate the removal of older and less efficient tonnage, Princess Cruises has announced the sale of SUN PR...

AMORELLA seen aground off the island of Järsö. © Joonas Kortelainen

Viking Line’s AMORELLA aground off Åland

sep 21 2020

FerryWhile en route from Turku via Mariehamn to Stockholm, Viking Line’s ro-pax cruise ferry AMORELLA ran aground at Hjulgrund in the Åland archipelago yeste...

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT is expected to be delivered by Astilleros Armon during the first quarter of 2021. © Baleària

Astilleros Armon launches ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

sep 21 2020

High-speedBaleària’s high-speed ro-pax catamaran ELEANOR ROOSEVELT was launched by Astilleros Armon’s yard in Gijón on Friday 18 September. The EUR 90 mill...

MYSTAR keel laying © RMC

Low-profile keel-laying ceremony for MYSTAR

sep 18 2020

FerryWith today’s (18 September) keel laying at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), construction of Tallink’s new 50,000gt Tallinn-Helsinki shuttle ferry MYSTA...

VILLA DE TEROR has been sold for CAD 155 million, generating a good profit for Armas-Trasmediterránea. © Bruno Jonathan

Canadian government confirms acquisition of VILLA DE TEROR

sep 18 2020

FerryShippax earlier reported about the sale of Armas-Trasmediterránea’s VILLA DE TEROR to Canada for CTMA use. The purchase has been officialised now with t...

Construction of Finnlines' second GG5G has started at Jinling's Yizheng facility. © Jinling Shipyard

Jinling cuts first steel for second Finnlines GG5G mega ro-ro

sep 17 2020

Ro-roFollowing the first steel cutting on 16 September, the Yizheng facility of China Merchants' Nanjing Jinling Shipyard has officially commenced with the ...

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