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British media speculate that Wightlink could change hands once again early next year © Wightlink

Mayfair Equity Partners in advanced discussions to buy Wightlink

dec 04 2018

FinanceBritish media have reported that Mayfair Equity Partners (MEP) is in advanced negotiations with Basalt Infrastructure Partners to take over Isle of W...

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Trinidad and Tobago Government signs catamaran order with Austal

dec 04 2018

High-speedAustal has now confirmed that the order for a 94m high-speed vehicle and passenger catamaran for the Trinidad and Tobago Government has been sign...

Attica welcomes Hellenic Seaways

dec 04 2018

FinanceGreece's expanded Attica Group lifted consolidated revenue for the first nine months of 2018 to EUR 292.86 million (USD 328 million) compared to EUR ...

© Rikard Olsson

Greetings from Tianjin!

dec 04 2018

YardThis week Shippax is travelling in China to gain first-hand experience of the shipyard situation and the challenges and risks it brings about when buil...

© Austal

Austal starts construction of QUEEN BEETLE

dec 03 2018

High-speedConstruction of the 83.50m trimaran built by Austal at its shipyard in Western Australia for JR Kyushu of Japan, has now commenced with the first...

LAGATUN and MUNKEN have been handed over to FosenNamsos Sjø © Kleven Myklebust Verft

Myklebust Verft delivers LAGATUN and MUNKEN to FosenNamsos Sjø

dec 02 2018

FerryIn November 2016 FosenNamsos Sjø – part of Torghatten – was selected to operate the Flakk-Rørvik ferry service as from 1 January next year, taking over ...

NIEUW STATENDAM © Fincantieri

Fincantieri handed over NIEUW STATENDAM

nov 30 2018

CruiseOn 29 November, the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard handed over the NIEUW STATENDAM to Carnival Corp. subsidiary Holland America Line (HAL).

Ferry services in the Finnøy archipelago are operated by the 1999-built sisters FOLDØY and SJERNARØY © Uwe Jakob

Finnøysambandet tender is out

nov 30 2018

FerryNorway’s Statens vegvesen has launched the tender for ferry operations in the Finnøy archipelago near Stavanger in the Rogaland county.

The 1993-built HJELMELAND will be replaced by a hydrogen-powered double-ender © Statens vegvesen

Norway appoints Norled to operate the world’s first ‘large’ hydrogen ferry

nov 30 2018

FerryThe Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen) has appointed Norled to operate the Hjelmeland-Skipavik-Nesvik route for a period of nine y...

Stena AB financial results for the 1 January-30 September 2018 period

nov 30 2018

FinanceStena AB, with business operations ranging from ferry operations, offshore drilling, shipping, properties and recycling has released its interim repo...

ICG year to date financial results

nov 29 2018

FinanceIrish Continental Group (ICG) released its year to date financial report, ending 24 November, showing a slight revenue decrease which is attributable...

DUBA BRIDGE is on her way back to the Alboran Sea © Mike Barker

Baleària charters DUBA BRIDGE again

nov 28 2018

FerryThe ongoing engine repairs to the POETA LOPEZ ANGLADA and a need to replace her urgently has led to the DUBA BRIDGE being chartered again. This vessel h...

TUNDRALAND © Sebastian Ziehl

SOL adds Jakobstad to its route network

nov 28 2018

Ro-roAs of 2019, Swedish Orient Line (SOL), will include Jakobstad in its route network, supporting the region’s export activities of paper products as well...

© Cemre

Cemre Shipyard launches ROVDEHORN

nov 28 2018

FerryThe hull of the 111m and 3,000gt ROVDEHORN (yard number 139) has been launched by Cemre Shipyard in Turkey and will now be towed to Havyard in Norway fo...

The Nice-Bastia route is operated by MOBY ZAZA © Jean-Pierre Fabre

Moby pulls the plug on Nice-Bastia route

nov 28 2018

FerryAccording to our colleagues of Le Marin, Moby will stop its Nice-Bastia route as from January 2019.

Four 'stars' for Havila Kystruten © Havila Kystruten

Star names for Havila Kystruten newbuilds

nov 27 2018

CruiseHavila Kystruten, the new Norwegian operator that will introduce four ‘coastal express passenger ships’ between Bergen and Kirkenes come 2021, has reve...

MARIE CURIE being floated out at the Visentini yard in Donada © Baleària

Visentini floats out the second of Baleària’s new LNG-powered ferries

nov 27 2018

FerryThe MARIE CURIE, sister ship of HYPATIA DE ALEJANDRIA, has been floated out at the Visentini shipyard. More than 50% of the total work has now been comp...

SUNFLOWER KIRISHIMA 1 is back in service on the Shibushi-Osaka route © Yoshiho Ikeda

Ex- SUNFLOWER KIRISHIMA back in service on Shibushi-Osaka route

nov 26 2018

FerrySunflower has temporarily re-introduced SUNFLOWER KIRISHIMA 1 – built in 1993 as SUNFLOWER KIRISHIMA – on the Shibushi-Osaka route.

NISSOS KEFALONIA has been sold to Levante Ferries © Frank Heine

Kefalonian Lines suspends its Ionian Sea services

nov 26 2018

FerryLykoudis-controlled Kefalonian Lines has ceased its ferry operations on the Ionian Sea with almost immediate effect.

MSC SEASHORE © MSC Cruises

Fincantieri starts building first Seaside EVO Class for MSC Cruises

nov 26 2018

CruiseMSC SEASHORE is the name chosen for the first 169,380gt Seaside EVO Class ship of MSC Cruises. This was announced today, 26 November, at the occasion o...

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