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First steel cut for Saga Cruises’ SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE

mar 28 2019

CruiseA steel cutting ceremony has been held at the Meyer Werft in Papenburg for SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE, the second bespoke-built boutique newbuilding for UK-ba...

RED JET 3 has been bought by Adriatic Fast Ferries, a new start-up © Alan Blunden

RED JET 3 acquired for Croatian service by new start-up

mar 27 2019

High-speedRed Funnel has sold FBM Marine 33m catamaran RED JET 3 to Adriatic Fast Ferries in Croatia. The 173-seat ferry was delivered to the cross-Solent ...

New ro-pax link across the Aegean to slash travel time between Italy and Turkey

mar 27 2019

FerryOverland travel time from Italy’s Ancona to Turkey’s Izmir is set to be cut from many days to just 36 hours with the introduction of a new sea link betw...

VIKING SKY hit the international headlines on 23 March © Christian Costa

(UPDATED) VIKING SKY arrives in Kristiansund for inspection and main propulsion repairs

mar 27 2019

CruiseViking Ocean Cruises’ 47,842gt VIKING SKY, which ran into trouble off the west coast of Norway on 23 March after total propulsion failure, arrived at N...

The newbuild will represent an improved version of the highly successful MEGASTAR. The latter vessel has carried over 4 million passengers since being introduced in late January 2017. © Tallink Grupp

Tallink signs firm contact with RMC for new Tallinn-Helsinki Shuttle ferry

mar 27 2019

FerryJust over five months after signing an LoI, Tallink Grupp has firmed up the contract with Rauma Marine Constuctions (RMC) to build a new LNG-powered ro-...

Rederi AB Gotland published its 2018 year-end results

mar 27 2019

FinanceRederi AB Gotland which – in addition to Destination Gotland AB, its ferry arm – also includes property management, hotel operations and Stockholms R...

Carnival Corporation first quarter earnings

mar 26 2019

FinanceCarnival Corporation announced U.S. GAAP net income of USD 336 million, or USD 0.48 diluted EPS, for the first quarter of 2019, compared to U.S. GAAP...

HILDASAY and sister HELLIAR will join the CMAL stable © Marko Stampehl

Scottish Government buys two ro-ro freighters

mar 26 2019

Ro-roThe 1,057-lanemetre HELLIAR and HILDASAY, on charter to NorthLink Ferries for its Northern Isles lifeline routes from Aberdeen to Kirkwall, Orkney and ...

A third E-Flexer will join the Brittany Ferries fleet in 2023 © Brittany Ferries

Brittany Ferries to long-term charter third E-Flexer from Stena RoRo

mar 26 2019

FerryStena RoRo has recently exercised one more option of its E-Flexer series under construction at the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China. The ninth ship – known...

Jingling's yard number JLZ9160410 (410 in short) was recently floated out © DFDS

Third DFDS super-freighter floated out

mar 26 2019

Ro-roDFDS’s third 6,700-lanemetre freighter under construction at Jingling Shipyard has been floated out of the building dock and pulled to the outfitting q...

The newbuild will be similar to the 2013-built MESSINA © Frank Lose

RFI ordered new rail ferry at San Giorgio del Porto and T. Mariotti

mar 25 2019

FerryThe partnership established by T. Mariotti and San Giorgio del Porto has landed a EUR 48 million order for a new railway ferry to be introduced by Rete ...

According to Stena, STENA EUROPE will remain in service on the Irish Sea for many more years to come © Frank Lose

STENA EUROPE arrives in Tuzla to begin three-month life extension

mar 24 2019

FerryStena Line’s 38-year-old ro-pax STENA EUROPE arrived at Turkish shiprepairer Gemak Shipyard Tuzla on 23 March to begin her major three-month life extens...

BAJAMAR EXPRESS and BANADEROS EXPRESS are the names of the 117m Fred. Olsen Express trimarans © Austal

Fred. Olsen and Armas announce names of new fast craft

mar 23 2019

High-speedFred. Olsen Express, the fast ferry operator in the Canary Islands, has announced the names to be given to its two new high-speed trimarans on or...

GISKØY © Havyard

Havyard delivers GISKØY to Fjord1

mar 21 2019

FerryHavyard has delivered GISKØY to Fjord1, the third unit in a series of five hybrid electric double-ender ferries, the hull of which was built by Cemre Sh...

Sister vessel SAMNØY © Torghatten Nord

Tersan delivered FÆRØY to Torghatten Nord

mar 21 2019

FerryFÆRØY, the last of the three LNG-electric hybrid sister ferries built at Tersan Shipyard for Torghatten Nord, has now been delivered and is on its way t...

NAPOLES retrofit at Gibdock is almost completed © Frank Behling

Re-engined NAPOLES to operate between Huelva and the Canary Islands from 24 March

mar 20 2019

FerryHaving successfully completed her three-month re-engining to LNG at Gibraltar’s Gibdock, Baleària’s 2002-built NAPOLES will enter service on the company...

Construction of SEADREAM INNOVATION will start at Damen Shipyards Mangalia in October © Damen Shipyards

SeaDream Yacht Club ordered its first ever newbuilding

mar 20 2019

CruiseSeaDream Yacht Club, the niche cruise operator, has signed a newbuilding contract with Damen Shipyards for the construction of a 15,600gt mega-yacht cr...

ATLANTIC VISION will stay in the Marine Atlantic fleet for at least another 20 months © Shippax archive

Marine Atlantic extends charter of ATLANTIC VISION

mar 19 2019

FerryMarine Atlantic has extended the charter of the 2002-built ro-pax ATLANTIC VISION for another year, until November 2020, with an option to further exten...

Quo vadis La Méridionale? © Marc Ottini

(UPDATED) La Méridionale’s appeal rejected

mar 19 2019

FerryOn 19 March the Administrative Court in Bastia rejected La Méridionale’s appeal after the ferry operator had been excluded by the Office des Transports ...

SPECTRUM OF THE SEAS is ready for her River Ems conveyance © Meyer Werft

River Ems conveyance for SPECTRUM OF THE SEAS

mar 19 2019

CruiseRoyal Caribbean International’s latest newbuilding, SPECTRUM OF THE SEAS, is expected to leave Meyer Werft in Papenburg for Eemshaven later today, 19 M...

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