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SKEENA QUEEN has a capacity of 441 passengers and 92 Automobile Equivalent © Philippe Holthof

BC Ferries’ SKEENA QUEEN to undergo mid-life upgrade

okt 22 2019

FerryBC Ferries’ 1996-built open deck double-ender SKEENA QUEEN, which currently operates the Swartz Bay-Salt Spring Island service, is to undergo a major mi...

HAMNAVOE operates between Scrabster and Sromness, competing with Pentland Ferries' PENTALINA, soon to be replaced by the new ALFRED © Frank Lose

Current Northern Isles Ferry Services contract extended to the end of January 2020

okt 21 2019

FerryThe current contract to operate Scotland’s Northern Isles ferry services, due to expire on 31 October this year, has been extended until the end of Janu...

The Fishnish-Lochaline service is operated by the double-ended LOCHINVAR © Maritime Photographic

CalMac’s Lochaline-Fishnish service passenger-only until 1 December

okt 21 2019

FerryResidents on the Scottish island of Mull are up in arms after being informed that their most reliable ferry service to the mainland, the Fishnish to Loc...

Keel laying ceremony of CÔTE D'OPALE with Senior Charterer’s Representative Anders B. Thomsen, Staffan Stenfelt, Stena RoRo's Newbuilding Manager and a shipyard representative © DFDS

Fifth E-Flexer taking shape in building dock

okt 19 2019

FerryOn 15 October Stena RoRo, DFDS and builders AVIC Weihai Shipyard – now part of China Merchants – celebrated the keel laying of the fifth E-Flexer which ...

Moby starts dialogue with its bondholders

okt 18 2019

FinanceEver since Moby announced the tonnage swap deal with DFDS, whereby Moby will dispose of its two flagships MOBY AKI and MOBY WONDER, the Italian ferry...

RUNGHOLT will be converted from a ferry to a day excursion ship © Frank Lose

W.D.R. disposes of laid-up RUNGHOLT

okt 18 2019

FerryGerman Wadden Sea ferry operator Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH (W.D.R.) has sold RUNGHOLT to Greek interests. The 1992-built ferry became ...

© Oma Baatbyggeri

Oma Baatbyggeri delivers the first of three 39m catamarans to Norled

okt 18 2019

High-speedFJORDDRONNINGEN, the first of three 39m high-speed catamarans built by Oma Baatbyggeri, has been handed over to Norled. The catamaran, which has ...

Lengthening and re-engining of STAR BREEZE begins in Palermo

okt 17 2019

CruiseOne of the more complex and technical demanding cruise ship lengthening and re-engining projects yet undertaken started on 16 October when Windstar Cru...

Armas Trasmediterránea didn't wait for the re-introduction of VILLA DE AGAETE, the former ALBORAN, to double its fast ferry frequency between Gran Canaria and Tenerife.© Frank Heine

Armas doubles fast ferry frequencies on Canary Islands route

okt 17 2019

High-speedThe Armas Trasmediterránea Group has introduced a second Incat wave piercing catamaran on its route linking the capital cities of Gran Canaria an...

© Maritime Photographic

CalMac challenges decision to award Northern Isles ferry services contract to Serco

okt 17 2019

FerryA row has broken out in Scotland following the government’s decision to award the next Northern Isles ferry services contract to incumbent Serco NorthLi...

Havila Kystruten is experiencing deadweight problems with its newbuilds under construction in Spain and Turkey © Havila Kystruten

Havila Kystruten reveals design issues with Spanish newbuildings

okt 16 2019

FerryBack in August Havila Kystruten, which will share the Norwegian coastal express service route between Bergen and Kirkenes from January 2021, pulled the ...

AIDAnova was the lead ship in the series and was delivered in December 2018 © Meyer Werft

Meyer Group lays keel of AIDA Cruises’ AIDAcosma

okt 16 2019

CruiseNeptun Werft in Rostock has laid the keel of the second in a series of three 184,000-gross-ton LNG-powered cruise ships building for AIDA Cruises. At t...

© Maritime Photographic

Viking Cruises launched Viking Expedition Cruises and reveals first details of luxury 378-passenger capacity pair

okt 16 2019

CruiseNorwegian cruise line Viking Cruises’ move into the luxury end of the expedition cruise market has been confirmed with the formation of Viking Expediti...

© Fincantieri

Fincantieri delivers SKY PRINCESS

okt 16 2019

CruiseFincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard has delivered SKY PRINCESS, the fourth of six cruise ships in Princess Cruises’ ROYAL PRINCESS Class series.

CIUDAD DE VALENCIA is slated for delivery in May 2020 © Trasmediterránea

CIUDAD DE VALENCIA floated out

okt 15 2019

FerryCantiere Navale Visentini has floated out its yard number 229. To be named CIUDAD DE VALENCIA, the vessel will connect her namesake port with the Balear...

Polferries has purchased NOVA STAR which operates the Gdansk-Nynäshamn route © Christian Costa

Polferries buys NOVA STAR from ST Marine

okt 14 2019

FerryPolferries exercised its option to buy NOVA STAR. The 2011-built ro-pax ferry has been on bareboat charter to Polferries since September 2018 from buil...

Harwich is one of the ports covered by the latest Brexit freight contracts © Kai Ortel

UK Government awards Brexit freight contracts valued at GBP 86.6 million to Brittany Ferries, DFDS, P&O Ferries and Stena Line

okt 13 2019

FerryThe UK Government announced on 11 October that it had signed freight capacity contracts valued at GBP 86.6 million that will ensure that vital medicines...

The new KYOKUYO MARU entered service on 11 October © Ishizaki Kisen

Ishizaki Kisen introduces its new KYOKUYO MARU

okt 13 2019

FerryIshizaki Kisen’s brand-new, Naikai Zosen’s Setoda Shipyard-built KYOKUYO MARU has entered service on the Hiroshima-Kure-Matsuyama route, replacing a 198...

A fourth Queen for Cunard © Cunard Line

Construction commences on Cunard’s new cruise ship

okt 11 2019

CruiseFollowing the first steel cut at Fincantieri’s Castellammare di Stabia facility, construction of Cunard’s new cruise ship has officially started. To be...

The first block of WONDER OF THE SEAS is lifted into the building dock © RCI

Keel laid for fifth Oasis Class vessel – to be named WONDER OF THE SEAS

okt 10 2019

CruiseThe keel of Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI) fifth Oasis Class vessel, to be named WONDER OF THE SEAS, was laid on 9 October at the Chantiers de l...

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