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VIZZAVONA - on long-term charter from the Grimaldi Group - is already equipped with scrubbers © Jean-Pierre Fabre

Strong figures for Corsica Linea and La Méridionale

feb 07 2019

FinanceBoth La Méridionale and Corsica Linea have recently released their traffic volumes and turnover figures for 2018.

TASMANIAN ACHIEVER II has reached Tasmania © Glenn Ross

First of Toll newbuildings reaches Tasmania

feb 07 2019

Ro-roThe first of Toll Shipping’s new Jinling-built ro-ros has reached Tasmania for Australian certification and welcoming formalities ahead of a scheduled ...

In May 2018 TT-Line Tasmania placed a double order with the now cash-strapped Flensburger Shipyard © FSG

SPIRITs owner on FSG watch

feb 07 2019

YardTasmania’s TT-Line is keeping a close eye on the financial problems confronting Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) but says preparatory work on t...

DFDS grew its business in a rather flat market

feb 07 2019

FinanceDFDS has just released its 4Q 2018 together with its full-year results. Highlights below:

© Philippe Holthof

Fjord Line saw passenger numbers increase in 2018

feb 06 2019

FerryHitting passenger records on four of its five routes, Fjord Line looks back at a strong 2018, with a total of 1,386,700 passengers who travelled with th...

Innovative Superfast Ferries founder Panagopoulos dies at 83

feb 06 2019

FerryShipping entrepreneur Pericles Panagopoulos, who died in Athens after a long illness, had few equals as an innovator in the cruise and ferry sectors as ...

Virtu Ferries’ SAINT JOHN PAUL II ready to leave Tasmania

feb 05 2019

High-speedToday, 5 February, Incat has handed over the 110m wave piercing catamaran SAINT JOHN PAUL II (Incat Hull 089) to Virtu Ferries. The 1,000dwt high...

TROLLFJORD is one of four Hurtigruten ships to switch permanently to expedition cruising © Søren Lund Hviid

Hurtigruten to move four coastal express vessels into its expedition fleet

feb 05 2019

CruiseWith Norway’s Hurtigruten having to share the coastal express route with compatriot operator Havila Kystruten from 1 January 2021 – Hurtigruten operati...

© Philippe Holthof

Did the UK’s DfT break the law when it awarded the three no-deal Brexit ferry contracts?

feb 04 2019

Ro-roA serious row has broken out in the UK’s House of Commons between the Transport Select Committee (TSC) and the Department for Transport (DfT) over the ...

Left to right: Richard Fain, Michael Bayley and Tim Meyer © Christian Eckardt

Construction of ODYSSEY OF THE SEAS starts at Meyer Werft

feb 04 2019

CruiseOn Friday 1 February construction of ODYSSEY OF THE SEAS, Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI) second Quantum Ultra Class vessel, started when Michael...

Heading for the Med soon © DFDS

Jinling hands over GOTHIA SEAWAYS to DFDS

feb 01 2019

Ro-roJust before the Chinese New Year or 'Spring Festival', Jinling Shipyard has handed over yard number 408 to DFDS on 31 January. The 6,700-lanemetre ro-r...

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Quick Q&As - Joakim ‘Joe’ Lindblom

feb 01 2019

InterviewThis interview with Joakim ‘Joe’ Lindblom, CEO of Sea Lines, was first published in the January/February 2019 issue of our monthly magazine Shippax...

© Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft

Change at the helm of FSG

jan 31 2019

YardThe dire financial situation of Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft has resulted in a top management change with Rüdiger Fuchs no longer being the yard’...

Record 2018 results for Royal Caribbean Cruises

jan 30 2019

FinanceRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has released its full year results for 2018. Highlights below.

The late delivery of W.B. YEATS has caused trouble to both FSG and Irish Ferries © Irish Ferries

Irish Ferries goes into battle with the NTA’s decision concerning cancellation of W.B. YEATS services in 2018

jan 30 2019

FerryIrish Ferries is about to go into battle with the Republic of Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA) after it decided that the ferry operator shou...

EXPRESS 4 on its way to Denmark

jan 30 2019

High-speedMolslinjen’s Auto Express 109m catamaran EXPRESS 4 has been handed over by builders Austal and left the yard’s Henderson yard in Western Australi...

© FSG

(UPDATED) Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft in stormy waters

jan 29 2019

YardThe late delivery of W.B. YEATS has resulted in penalty payments which have affected the financial situation of Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft. The...

Gozo Channel's three double-enders are regularly sailing full to capacity © Marc Ottini

Gozo Channel ferries posted record traffic figures in 2018

jan 29 2019

FerryThe National Statistics Office of Malta has released the annual traffic figures between the main island of Malta and Gozo.

© Uljanik Group

CLdN cancels newbuilding contract at Uljanik shipyard

jan 29 2019

Ro-roAs widely expected, CLdN has cancelled the order for the first of two 5,500-lanemetre ro-ros ordered at the financially troubled Uljanik shipyard in Ma...

© Brodosplit

Brodosplit starts production of polar expedition ship for Quark Expeditions

jan 29 2019

CruiseThe first steel for Quark Expeditions’ polar expedition cruise ship was cut at Brodosplit on 28 January. The 128m long ship will be built to Polar Clas...

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