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Serco will run the Northern Isles ferry services under the NorthLink Ferries banner for yet another eight years © Maritime Photographic

Serco NorthLink Ferries retains Northern Isles ferry services contract

sep 20 2019

FerryThe current holder of the Northern Isles ferry services contract in Scotland, Serco NorthLink Ferries, has beaten off competition from Clyde-based Caled...

MSC SEASHORE © MSC Cruises

Fincantieri lays keel of MSC Cruises’ first Seaside Evo Class ship

sep 20 2019

CruiseOn 19 September Fincantieri’s Monfalcone Shipyard laid the keel together with the traditional coin ceremony for MSC SEASHORE. Due to enter service in J...

Not a moment too soon - the Greek ferry network's 30% subsidies hike © Philippe Holthof

Greek ferry network’s 30% subsidies hike

sep 19 2019

FerryGreece’s coastal ferry network and thousands of islanders who depend on it have received a boost with a Shipping and Island Policy Ministry decision to ...

Zante Ferries' ADAMANTIOS KORAIS now operates the subsidized Alexandroupolis-Samothraki car ferry service © Marc Ottini

Zante Ferries temporarily takes over Samothraki ferry service

sep 19 2019

FerryThe sudden cessation of SAOS Ferries’ Alexandroupolis-Samothraki car ferry service in mid-August led to chaos on the island. The Greek Ministry of Shipp...

CMAL has appointed naValue to develop the concept/tender design for a new ferry for Islay © naValue

CMAL teams up with naValue for new Islay ferry

sep 17 2019

FerryCaledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has appointed naValue Custom Ferry Design & Consultancy to develop its next-generation ferry for the busy ...

GRANDE MIRAFIORI is the second in a series of seven ships built by Yangfan © Grimaldi Lines

Grimaldi takes delivery of GRANDE MIRAFIORI

sep 16 2019

Ro-roThe Chinese Yangfan shipyard has handed over the 65,255-gross-ton PCTC GRANDE MIRAFIORI to Grimaldi Lines. A sister of GRANDE TORINO, delivered in late...

First steel cutting for Kvarken Link's newbuild © Kvarken Link

Construction starts on Kvarken Link’s newbuild

sep 16 2019

FerryFollowing the first steel cutting, Rauma Marine Constructions has officially started with the construction of Kvarken Link’s EUR 120 million newbuild fo...

Delivery of COSTA SMERALDA has been delayed by about one month © Jukka Huotari

Delivery of COSTA SMERALDA delayed

sep 16 2019

CruiseBlaming the complexity and sophistication of the project, Meyer Turku has pushed back the delivery of the LNG-powered COSTA SMERALDA by one month to mi...

STENA EUROPE will undergo some final works in Liverpool part of the vessel's planned refit © Frank Lose

STENA EUROPE heads to Liverpool to complete mid-life upgrade

sep 13 2019

FerrySTENA EUROPE will not immediately return to service when arriving back in the Irish Sea following her mid-life upgrade at Gemak Tuzla. The ferry is on h...

ARMORIQUE is one of five Brittany Ferries vessels involved in the dry runs © Frank Lose

Brittany Ferries prepares for no-deal Brexit

sep 13 2019

FerryWith the UK’s departure from the EU coming closer and closer, French cross-channel ferry operator Brittany Ferry is making sure that it is ready for any...

The new 'Tallink Shuttle' will be a further evolution of the 2017, Meyer Turku-built MEGASTAR © Tallink Grupp

RMC acquires license from Meyer Turku for the construction of new Tallink ferry

sep 13 2019

YardRauma Marine Constructions’ (RMC) co-operation with Meyer Turku shipyard has been extended further with RMC securing a license from Meyer Turku to use ...

PRINCE is already on her way to the Faroe Islands © Richard Seville

SSL charters PRINCE to temporarily replace SMYRIL

sep 13 2019

FerryFaroe Island ferry operator Strandfaraskip Landsins (SSL) has chartered in the Greek-owned PRINCE to replace SMYRIL on the Tvøroyri-Tórshavn route while...

Moby Group turning red figures into black

sep 12 2019

FinanceMoby Group, the activities of which encompass Ferries, including the Baltic Moby SPL cruise ferry operation, tug boats and port operations, has just ...

The 1998-built rail ferry ARATERE is one of three ferries to be replaced by the two newbuilds © KiwiRail-Interislander

OSK-ShipTech to develop concept design for Interislander newbuilds

sep 11 2019

FerryNew Zealand’s state-owned KiwiRail, operators of the Interislander ferry service between Wellington and Picton, has selected Danish naval architects OSK...

MSC MAGNIFICA will be lengthened by 23 metres © Marc Ottini

MSC MAGNIFICA to undergo 23m lengthening

sep 11 2019

CruiseMSC will spend USD 140 million to lengthen its 2010-built MSC MAGNIFICA. The project, which will be carried out in the spring of 2021, will see the ves...

P&O Ferries has chartered CAROLINE RUSS for its new direct Calais-Tilbury freight-only service © Christian Costa

P&O Ferries confirms start of Calais-Tilbury freight-only service

sep 11 2019

Ro-roP&O Ferries has now officially confirmed the start of a Calais-Tilbury freight-only service which will start later this month with the chartered 1,...

GALICIA - yard number W0267 - being towed to the SY 5 outfitting quay © AVIC SHIP

GALICIA floated out

sep 11 2019

FerryAs Shippax earlier reported, the AVIC Weihai Shipyard yesterday (10 September) held a double ceremony for the floating of GALICIA on the one hand and th...

STENA LAGAN is the first Visentini to be lengthened and is expected to arrive at Sedef Shipbuilding in spring 2020 © Frank Lose

Sedef Shipbuilding to lengthen STENA LAGAN and STENA MERSEY

sep 10 2019

FerryStena Line has decided to go ahead with the 36-metre lengthening of the 2005-built Visentini Class STENA LAGAN and STENA MERSEY, bringing the capacities...

© Genting Hong Kong

MV Werften starts construction of second cruise ship for Genting Hong Kong

sep 10 2019

CruiseFollowing the first steel cutting, MV Werften has officially started with the construction of the second 208,000gt Global Class cruise ship for Genting...

GALICIA is expected to be introduced after the 2020 summer season © Stena RoRo

GALICIA floated, first steel cutting for SALAMANCA

sep 10 2019

FerryDouble celebration at the AVIC Weihai Shipyard today, 10 September, as GALICIA was floated and construction of SALAMANCA officially started with the fir...

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