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46 PCTC newbuilding orders so far in 2026

aug 20 2026

Ro-roWith China's vehicle exports hitting new highs in the first half of the year, and PCTC charter rates also reflecting the demand for RoRo capacity, there ...

CM RoRo to take delivery of two 7,800 CEU methanol PCTCs

aug 19 2026

Ro-roCM RoRo will gain two new 7,800 CEU PCTCs in the next few weeks after they were floated out from their building docks on 29 June and 1 July. The CM WUHAN...

Balearia Canarias reports early freight and passenger traffic gains

aug 19 2026

Balearia's renewed freight offering in the Canaries has been boosted by a change in vessel schedule. The newly chartered 2023-built 4,070 lanem, 32,894 GT JOSEFINA DE LA TORRE, with 230 r...

PZB appoints new man at the helm

aug 19 2026

Polska Zegluga Baltycka (PZB) has announced the appointment of Jaroslaw Kotarski as president of its management board. Kotarski took up his position as a member and president of PZB’s 13t...

Antitrust penalty on Caronte & Tourist has been annulled

aug 19 2026

FerryItaly’s Council of State has annulled the EUR 4 million penalty imposed on the Italian ferry operator Caronte & Tourist by the Competition and Marke...

Gestas charters additional summer capacity

aug 19 2026

Ro-roTurkish ferry operator Gestas has chartered additional tonnage for the summer peak season on its route across the Dardanelles between Lapseki and Gelibol...

New Clyde ferries launched at Cammell Laird

aug 19 2026

FerryIn August, APCL Cammell Laird launched two double-ended ferry newbuildings for Western Ferries’ route across the Firth of Clyde, near Glasgow, between G...

Türkiye – Trieste traffic increases due to Grimaldi effect

aug 19 2026

Ro-roThe latest H1 2026 traffic figures from the Port of Trieste reveal a positive gain of 5.37% in trailer volumes, reaching 163,752 units. DFDS revealed tha...

Glovis giants arrive in Europe

aug 19 2026

Ro-roWith four of the giant 10,800 CEU class now delivered, the 102,588 GT GLOVIS LEADER and its sister ships GLOVIS LANDER, GLOVIS NOVA and GLOVIS LIGHTHOUSE...

Fruit exports from Turkey to Russia under threat from drones

aug 19 2026

Ro-roThe recent drone attack on the 5,613 GT NADEZHDA, built at Frederikshavn Vaerft in 1978, has interrupted the profitable flow of fresh produce exported fr...

Installation of solar panels on FINBO CARGO completed

aug 18 2026

FerryEckerö Group’s RoPax FINBO CARGO is now operating between Vuosaari, near Helsinki, and Muuga, near Tallinn, with a total of 120 solar panels installed o...

Bass Strait newbuilding arrives at Fayard after sea trials in Skagerrak

aug 18 2026

Ro-roSEAROAD I passed through Gabet, the entrance to Odense Fjord from the Kattegat, at 04:15 local time on 17 August after four days of sea trials in the Ska...

New CMA CGM 5,500 CEU PCTC floated out

aug 18 2026

Ro-roThe first vessel in CMA CGM's new dual-fuel PCTC fleet has been floated out of the building dock at Xiamen Shipbuilding. The CMA CGM LAGUNA SECA is the f...

Carnival Corporation selects Silverstream® air lubrication system for Ace Class newbuilds at Fincantieri

aug 18 2026

CruiseMaritime air lubrication technology supplier Silverstream Technologies has signed a deal with Carnival Corporation to install the Silverstream® System ...

SAMPIYON MELEKLER sails for Filo Denizcilik

aug 18 2026

Ro-roTurkish shipping company Filo Denizcilik, which has served Northern Cyprus for many years, has purchased the 2,171 lane-metre RoRo LYKTO. Now renamed SAM...

AMIRA delivered to Thassos Ferries in Greece

aug 18 2026

FerryThe latest double-ended ferry to enter service in Greece is the AMIRA, joining Thassos Ferries' route from Keramoti to Limenas in Northern Greece on 2 J...

Etienne Melliani, left, and Charles-Henry de Lignac, right

La Méridionale changes chief executive again, just eight months after naming Étienne Melliani

aug 18 2026

FerryÉtienne Melliani is stepping down as chief executive of La Méridionale, just eight after taking the helm. He will be succeeded on 1 September by Charles...

Marine Atlantic announces huge infrastructure investment

aug 16 2026

FerryCanadian ferry operator Marine Atlantic announced approximately CAD 270 million in Nova Scotia infrastructure investments. The investment is as part of ...

Dublin's MP2 project gets MacGregor linkspan

aug 14 2026

PortA major step forward in Dublin's MP2 port plans has been taken with the delivery of a new double-level linkspan for the new Berth 53, which will be th...

SUPERFAST V returns to service after repairs at Viktor Lenac in Rijeka

aug 14 2026

FerryThe Visentini-class RoPax, the 32,581 GT SUPERFAST V, delivered in 2021 and recently long-term chartered by Superfast Ferries for their Patras – Venice ...

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46 PCTC newbuilding orders so far in 2026

CM RoRo to take delivery of two 7,800 CEU methanol PCTCs

Balearia Canarias reports early freight and passenger traffic gains

PZB appoints new man at the helm

Antitrust penalty on Caronte & Tourist has been annulled

Gestas charters additional summer capacity

New Clyde ferries launched at Cammell Laird

Türkiye – Trieste traffic increases due to Grimaldi effect

Glovis giants arrive in Europe

Fruit exports from Turkey to Russia under threat from drones

Installation of solar panels on FINBO CARGO completed

Bass Strait newbuilding arrives at Fayard after sea trials in Skagerrak

New CMA CGM 5,500 CEU PCTC floated out

Carnival Corporation selects Silverstream® air lubrication system for Ace Class newbuilds at Fincantieri

SAMPIYON MELEKLER sails for Filo Denizcilik

AMIRA delivered to Thassos Ferries in Greece

La Méridionale changes chief executive again, just eight months after naming Étienne Melliani

Marine Atlantic announces huge infrastructure investment

Dublin's MP2 project gets MacGregor linkspan

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