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Strong 2019 for Color Line

mar 16 2020

FinanceColor Line reported a strong 2019. Operating revenue totalled NOK 5.32 billion (NOK 5.141 billion), while operating expenses were NOK 4.215 billion (...

Stena Line is preparing to lay off 950 employees in Sweden as its business in Scandinavia has been heavily affected by COVID-19. © Philippe Holthof

Stena Line to cut 950 jobs in Sweden due to COVID-19

mar 16 2020

FerryThe COVID-19 pandemic risks to become a social bloodbath with Stena Line being the first major ferry operator that announced job cuts of 950 people in S...

Spirit of Tasmania continues operating between Melbourne and Devonport until and unless advised otherwise by health authorities. © Dale Crisp

COVID-19 ferry and cruise update – Australia

mar 16 2020

FerryCruiseShippax’s Australian correspondent sent us the following update of the impact COVID-19 has on cruise and ferry shipp...

Dark clouds gathering over the ferry and cruise industry due to COVID-19. © Kai Ortel

COVID-19 ferry and cruise update – weekend of 14 and 15 March

mar 15 2020

FerryCruiseIn an effort to contain the COVID-19 virus and slow its spread, many countries have now taken far-reaching measures ...

COVID-19 is getting a serious impact on the cruise and ferry industries. © Kai Ortel

COVID-19 ferry and cruise update – Friday 13 March

mar 13 2020

Ferry CruiseThe COVID-19 spread in Europe and the rest of the world starts to badly affect the cruise and ferry industries. Thi...

BALTIC QUEEN is one of two cruise ferries guaranteeing Tallink's daily Tallinn-Mariehamn-Stockholm overnight service. © Christian Costa

Tallink Grupp temporarily discontinues selling cruises for Tallinn-Stockholm route

mar 13 2020

FerryThe rapid Coronavirus spread in large parts of Europe has prompted Tallink Grupp to stop selling cruise tickets, i.e. return tickets, for its Tallinn-St...

© PHO

Jadrolinija acquires two more double-enders

mar 13 2020

FerryTwo months after having acquired FAROS, the former STELIOS FILIAGKOS, Jadrolinija has bought another two Greek-built double-ended ferries.

BAIE DE SEINE ends Brittany Ferries charter

mar 13 2020

FerryThe 2003-built ro-pax BAIE DE SEINE has completed her last commercial sailing under the Brittany Ferries banner today, 13 March, following her morning a...

Tallink Silja is negotiating with the trade unions as layoffs may occur due to the Coronavirus crisis. © Marko Stampehl

Baltic ferry operators start to feel effects of the Coronavirus pandemic

mar 12 2020

FerryFinnish media report that Tallink Silja is in the process of negotiating with the trade unions what steps can be taken to deal with the situation caused...

Princess Cruises is suspending its cruise activities for 60 days. © Søren Lund Hviid

Princess Cruises to temporarily sideline its 18 cruise ships

mar 12 2020

CruiseHot on the heels of Viking Cruises’ announcement to suspend river and ocean cruise operations until 1 May, Carnival Corporation-controlled Princess Cru...

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

Flying start for Stena Line’s new Halmstad-Grenaa route

mar 10 2020

FerrySince its start early last month, passenger bookings for Stena Line’s Halmstad-Grenaa have surged by up to 50% compared to the same period last year whe...

SETTSU has replaced YAMATO on Hankyu Ferry's four-ship Shinmoji-Kobe route © Mitsubishi Shipbuilding

SETTSU debuts for Hankyu Ferry

mar 10 2020

FerryShin Nihonkai Group-controlled Hankyu Ferry has introduced its brand-new 16,300grt ro-pax ferry SETTSU on the Seto Inland Sea. The 195m long and 29.6m b...

STENA EDDA has joined STENA MERSEY on the Birkenhead-Belfast route. © Stena Line

STENA EDDA introduced

mar 10 2020

FerrySTENA EDDA, Stena Line’s second E-Flexer, performed her first commercial sailing when she left Birkenhead (Liverpool) for her overnight sailing to Belfa...

VIKING GLORY is now expected to be delivered in summer 2021. © Viking Line

Construction of VIKING GLORY continues, delivery delayed

mar 09 2020

FerryAccording to Finnish broadcasting service YLE, work on Viking Line’s newbuilding at Xiamen Shipbuilding has slowly re-commenced after the break due to t...

Brittany Ferries is a minority shareholder in Condor Ferries. © Philippe Holthof

Condor Ferries sale finalised

mar 09 2020

FerryThe sale of Channel Islands ferry operator Condor Ferries to a partnership between Columbia Threadneedle European Sustainable Infrastructure Fund (ESIF)...

NEW CAMELLIA operates between Fukuoka (Hakata) and Busan. © Osamu Taniguchi

COVID-19 further affects international Japanese ferry services

mar 06 2020

FerryThe Coronavirus (COVID-19) already affected passenger ferry services between China and Japan. With a two-week quarantine being imposed on visitors from ...

© Philippe Holthof

Worrying times for Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea

mar 06 2020

FinanceNaviera Armas Trasmediterránea, Spain’s largest ferry group, is facing liquidity problems. In an article published in the Spanish press today, 6 Marc...

Strong 2019 results for Irish Continental Group

mar 05 2020

FinanceIrish Continental Group grew its revenue with 8.2% to EUR 357.4 million in 2019, of which the ferry division stood for EUR 212.4 million (+8.3%). Pos...

VICTORIAN RELIANCE has followed sister TASMANIAN ACHIEVER into the hands of interests associated with MSC. © Dale Crisp

Toll finally sells VICTORIAN RELIANCE

mar 04 2020

Ro-roTwelve months after being withdrawn from regular Bass Strait service, Toll Shipping’s VICTORIAN RELIANCE has been sold.

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Quick Q&As - Edwin Pang

mar 01 2020

InterviewThis interview with Edwin Pang was first published in the March 2020 issue of our monthly magazine Shippax Info.

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