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Seatruck's P Class SEATRUCK PANORAMA is expected to start operating for Stena Line on 2 September. © Clipper Group

Stena Line charters SEATRUCK PANORAMA for Belfast-Liverpool-Heysham service

aug 19 2020

Ro-roAfter first having reduced freight capacity on the Birkenhead (Liverpool)-Belfast route following the withdrawal of the 3,000-lanemetre STENA FORECASTE...

BRETAGNE is one of two Brittany Ferries ro-pax ferries to be laid up again soon. © Maritime Photographic

Brittany Ferries forced to lay up ro-pax tonnage again

aug 19 2020

FerryThe self-quarantine imposed by the British government on travellers returning from France is forcing Brittany Ferries, the Western Channel ferry operato...

Grimaldi Lines' fourth GG5G mega ro-ro was floated out on 17 August. © Jinling Shipyard

Jinling Shipyard floats out fourth GG5G for Grimaldi Lines

aug 19 2020

Ro-roGrimaldi Lines’ fourth GG5G Class mega ro-ro ferry was floated out from Jinling Yizheng’s building dock on 17 August. The first vessel in the 12-ship s...

It remains to be seen if the Polskie Promy JV will also lead to a merger of Polferries' and Unity Line's ferry activities. © Kai Ortel

Unity Line and Polferries create joint venture

aug 18 2020

FerryPolish Steamship Company (PZM)-controlled Unity Line and Polish Baltic Shipping Company (PZB), trading as Polferries, have announced their intention to ...

OCEAN EXPLORER is the fourth Infinity Class expedition cruise ship under construction in China for SunStone Ships. © Ulstein Group

CMHI launches OCEAN EXPLORER

aug 17 2020

CruiseChina Merchants Heavy Industry’s (CMHI) shipyard in Haimen launched the fourth of SunStone Ships’ Infinity Class of expedition cruise vessels, OCEAN EX...

Only time will tell whether or not Iliopoulos also bought VEENDAM. © Neven Jerkovic

Did Greek interests buy HAL’s VEENDAM?

aug 17 2020

CruiseLast month, Holland America Line said four of its ships would be disposed of. The R Class ROTTERDAM and AMSTERDAM were purchased en bloc by Fred. Olsen...

SICILIA is the fourth ship in the Baleària fleet that underwent an LNG retrofit. Two more will follow. © Baleària

Baleària’s SICILIA returns to service after her LNG retrofit

aug 14 2020

FerryBaleària’s 2002-built Visentini Class SICILIA arrived in the port of Barcelona on 14 August to resume service on the Barcelona-Ibiza service following h...

SOLAVÅGEN will join sister ship FESTØYA on the busy Festøya-Solavågen service. The latter vessel was delivered in late June. © Remontowa Shipbuilding

Norled takes delivery of SOLAVÅGEN

aug 14 2020

FerrySOLAVÅGEN, the second of four diesel-electric hybrid LMG 120-DEH Class vessels built by Remontowa Shipbuilding, has been handed over to Norled.

The Visentini-built CIUDAD DE VALENCIA left for her maiden voyage from Cádiz to the Canary Islands on 11 August. © Armas-Trasmediterránea

The Canary Islands see two new ferries introduced

aug 14 2020

FerryThe newly delivered CIUDAD DE VALENCIA has arrived in the Canary Islands. The vessel, built by Visentini, has been time-chartered to Armas-Trasmediterrá...

The unfinished GLEN SANNOX has been shifted to Dales Marine Services’ Garvel Clyde Dry Dock in Greenock. © Maritime Photographic

CalMac’s GLEN SANNOX drydocks in Greenock to restart completion

aug 12 2020

FerryA major step forward in the completion of the first of two LNG-powered ferries building for Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) at Ferguson Marine too...

DFDS Q2 interim report released

aug 12 2020

FinanceDFDS had a pickup in demand faster than expected in the quarter, but revenue still ended down with 34% to DKK 2.8 billion, with EBITDA down 49% to DK...

Houlder plays a key role in the design of the IoMSPCo's newbuild which is due for introduction in spring 2023. © Isle of Man Steam Packet Company

Houlder behind Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s newbuilding project

aug 11 2020

SupplierHoulder, the UK-based design and engineering consultancy, has been appointed as the technical advisor in the design and construction of the Isle ...

COSTA DIADEMA is one of two Costa Cruises ships to resume operations from Italian ports in September. © Marc Ottini

(UPDATED) Costa Cruises will gradually resume operations with two ships

aug 11 2020

CruiseFollowing the approval by the Italian government of the resumption of cruises and the new health protocol, Costa Cruises has decided to gradually resta...

Janette Bell steps down as P&O Ferries CEO. She took over from Helen Deeble in January 2018. © Nigel Howard

P&O Ferries CEO Janette Bell calls it a day!

aug 10 2020

FerryAfter two and a half years in the job, the CEO of P&O Ferries, Janette Bell, has called it a day and has handed over the reins to David Stretch, cur...

Starting in late August, MSC MAGNIFICA will offer seven-night Eastern Mediterranean cruises. © Marc Ottini

MSC Cruises to resume cruising in the Med – Costa preparing for a restart

aug 10 2020

CruiseMSC Cruises will re-introduce its Meraviglia-plus Class flagship MSC GRANDIOSA and MSC MAGNIFICA on cruises in the Western and Eastern Mediterranean, s...

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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s Nagasaki shipyard launches HAMAYU

aug 10 2020

FerryIn conjunction with its naming ceremony by Shin Nihonkai Ferry President, Yasuo Iritani, Tokyo Kyushu Ferry’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s Nagasaki shipyar...

DFDS operates to both Dunkerque and Calais from Dover. © John Bryant

DFDS’s Channel Business: 221 redundancies

aug 06 2020

FerryAs part of cost reduction measures to adapt to the new market conditions caused by COVID-19, DFDS announced on 29 June that it would axe about 650 jobs ...

COVID-19 has heavily impacted Tallink Grupp’s Q2 2020 financial results

aug 06 2020

FinanceAs could be expected, Tallink Grupp’s Q2 2020 financial results have been significantly impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

CIUDAD DE VALENCIA has now joined Armas-Trasmediterránea - its sister ship will be chartered bv GNV. © Frank Lose

GNV to charter sister ship of CIUDAD DE VALENCIA

aug 04 2020

FerryGNV will charter the sister ship of CIUDAD DE VALENCIA which has now joined the Armas-Trasmediterránea fleet following her today’s (4 August) arrival in...

On their way from Liepaja to Travemünde, STENA GOTHICA and URD will make a weekly intermediate call at Karlskrona. © Marko Stampehl

Stena Line adds weekly intermediate call at Karlskrona for Liepaja-Travemünde sailings

aug 04 2020

Ro-roAs from 13 August, Stena Line will add an intermediate call at the Swedish port of Karlskrona for Liepaja-Travemünde sailings. In the start-up phase, i...

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