Getting access to our website

© George Giannakis

Bid to sell Attica stake fails

nov 15 2018

FinanceNegotiations over the past year between Greece’s MIG investment fund and Fortress Capital over the sale by MIG of a controlling stake in Greek ferry ...

© Christer Gorschelnik

Meyer Turku starts production of the first of two cruise ships for Carnival Cruise Line

nov 15 2018

CruiseOn 15 November, Meyer Turku started the production with the first steel cut of what will become the first of two sister cruise ships built by the yard ...

First steel cut for Ponant's LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT at VARD Tulcea © Ponant

First steel cut for Ponant’s LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT

nov 15 2018

CruiseFirst steel was cut on 6 November for what will become the world’s foremost polar exploration cruise vessel – Ponant’s 30,000gt icebreaker LE COMMANDAN...

Viking Line released January-September financial results

nov 15 2018

FinanceViking Line has published its financial results for the January to September period, showing slightly lower sales, but also decreased expenses.

The newbuilding just ordered at Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. is expected to be a close sister of SILVER CLOUD © Yoshiho Ikeda

Hanil Express orders another ro-pax at Dae Sun Shipbuilding

nov 14 2018

FerryKorean domestic operator Hanil Express has signed a newbuilding contract with Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. for another 160m ro-pax set for...

The third unit, OCEAN VICTORY, will be chartered by Victory Cruise Lines during summer and Albatros Expeditions during winter © Ulstein Group

SunStone adds more Infinity Class vessels

nov 14 2018

CruiseSunStone Ships Inc. has announced that five out of ten planned Infinity Class expedition cruise vessels, built by China Merchants Industry Holdings Co....

Naviera Armas' VOLCAN DE TIJARAFE will homeport in Gandia © Armas-Trasmediterranea

Trasmediterranea consolidates in Gandia

nov 14 2018

FerryTrasmediterranea used the occasion of the first sailing of the VOLCAN DE TIJARAFE to Ibiza and on to Palma, to confirm that it is staying in Gandia.

MM 104 FE EL © Multi Maritime

Fjord1 ordered another double-ender at Tersan

nov 14 2018

FerryWithout much fanfare, Fjord1 ordered another double-ender at the Turkish Tersan Shipyard at the end of the summer. Built to a Multi Maritime MM104FE EL ...

SCENIC ECLIPSE is under construction at the financially beleaguered Uljanik shipyard © Oliver Design

Delivery of ultra-luxury expedition vessel SCENIC ECLIPSE delayed further

nov 14 2018

CruiseThere seems to be a growing, worrying trend developing in the expedition cruise vessels newbuilding market for those operators who have decided to have...

Delivery of WORLD EXPLORER has been delayed until the next summer © Quark Expeditions

Mystic Cruises’ WORLD EXPLORER delayed until summer 2019

nov 13 2018

CruiseNew Portuguese start-up expedition cruise line Mystic Cruises’ first newbuilding, the 9,300gt, 200-passenger capacity WORLD EXPLORER, was to have been ...

EUROCARGO NAPOLI has been introduced on the new triangular Civitavecchi-Olbia-Cagliari-Civitavecchia service © Marc Ottini

Grimaldi opens new freight connection to Sardinia

nov 13 2018

Ro-roGrimaldi Group has further strengthened its freight network to Sardinia with a new triangular service connecting Civitavecchia with Olbia and Cagliari,...

ICHNUSA has been activated to bring supplies to Portofino © Kai Ortel

Blu Navy offering emergency shuttle service to Portofino

nov 13 2018

FerryBlu Navy, part of the Finsea Group, has introduced the 650-passenger and 51-car ICHNUSA as a supply ship to serve Portofino, the Ligurian fishing villag...

NURAGHES will be supplemented by a freight-only ferry on the Genoa-Porto Torres link © Marc Ottini

Tirrenia to restructure Genoa-Porto Torres line

nov 13 2018

FerryAfter being criticised to reduce capacity on the Genoa-Porto Torres link next summer by deploying one single ship instead of the usual two, Tirrenia cla...

SEA DISCOVERER was acquired by Victory Cruise Lines in August 2017 and renamed VICTORY II © Shippax

American Queen Steamboat Company acquires Victory brand and vessels from SunStone Ships Inc.

nov 13 2018

CruiseSunStone Ships Inc. has agreed to sell the cruise vessels VICTORY I and VICTORY II to American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC). Both vessels are being m...

Continued growth for DFDS in Q3

nov 13 2018

FinanceDFDS has released solid 2018 third quarter financial results. Highlights below.

SILJA SERENADE is undergoing yet another major upgrade © Marko Stampehl

SILJA SERENADE drydocks at Turku Repair Yard for 13-day major upgrade

nov 12 2018

FerrySilja Line’s 1990-built Helsinki-Stockholm cruise ferry SILJA SERENADE drydocked at Finland’s Turku Repair Yard’s large Naantali graving dock on 12 Nove...

BASTØ VI was delivered in November 2016 from Cemre Shipyard © Bastø Fosen

Bastø Fosen orders one more at Sefine Shipyard

nov 12 2018

FerryTorghatten Group subsidiary Bastø Fosen has returned to Sefine Shipyard to build another double-ender for the six-nautical-mile route between Horten and...

CHAMPION JET 1 is being prepared for a short-term charter to Naviera Armas © Philippe Holthof

Naviera Armas charters CHAMPION JET 1 to replace ALBORAN

nov 11 2018

High-speedThe recent accident to the ALBORAN, operating on behalf of Naviera Armas between Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, has necessitated a short-...

MARTIN I SOLER displaying the joint Baleària - Fred. Olsen Express livery © John May

Baleària and Fred. Olsen Express inaugurate new line

nov 11 2018

FerryAs advertised, the joint venture between Denia-based Baleària and Canary Island-based Fred. Olsen Express got under way on 9 November.

The 1978-built AUKRA is one of the ferries to be replaced by new tonnage © Uwe Jakob

Fjord1 awarded ‘short routes’ package ferry contract in Møre og Romsdal county

nov 09 2018

FerryFjord1 has been selected as the preferred bidder for four routes in the Møre og Romsdal county.

« Previous
215 of 310
Next »

Most read

FINNFELLOW

Finnlines' Sweden–Poland route celebrates 200,000 passenger milestone

jun 11 2026

Wasaline's AURORA BOTNIA receives Stena Line livery update following acquisition

jun 12 2026

ROMANTIKA © Karl Kõrgmaa

Tallink passenger vessel ROMANTIKA returns to Tallinn–Stockholm route for the summer season

jun 08 2026

World's first ship tunnel moves into construction phase

jun 11 2026

LEGEND OF THE SEAS and HERO OF THE SEAS behind © Jukka Huotari

Royal Caribbean takes delivery of LEGEND OF THE SEAS from Meyer Turku

jun 11 2026

GNV deploys LNG-fuelled GNV AURORA and GNV VIRGO on Morocco routes

jun 04 2026

139-metre and 1,800 CEU capacity MALACCA HIGHWAY © Kai Ortel

K Line orders four 1,380 CEU capacity LNG-fuelled car carriers for European operations

jun 04 2026

Illustration of SUPERFAST V

SUPERFAST V deployed on the Adriatic Sea

jun 11 2026

Products

Shippax Info

Our monthly magazine + Online Access.1 year subscription.

Shippax Designs 25

STENA FUTURA

Shippax Market 25

Market reports & outlook

Shippax Guide 25

SAINT-MALO

Shippax Database - Single user

Shippax Database online

Ferry Statistics

Price upon request

Don’t miss out!

The place to meet the ferry shipping industry!