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Washington State Ferries unveils long-term strategy

sep 11 2018

FerryWashington State Ferries (WSF) has unveiled a draft of its strategy for the next 20 years. This draft is subject to discussion with locals and ferry sys...

Seatruck now offers 22 return sailings per week between Liverpool and Dublin © Seatruck Ferries

Seatruck Ferries further increases capacity on Liverpool-Dublin route

sep 11 2018

Ro-roWith SEATRUCK PRECISION and sister SEATRUCK PERFORMANCE having re-joined the Seatruck Ferries fleet adding 660 trailer slots per week on the Heysham-Wa...

UN TRIESTE is one of twelve ships in the DFDS/U.N. Ro-Ro fleet to be equipped with scrubbers during 2019 © Marc Ottini

U.N. Ro-Ro fleet to be equipped with scrubbers

sep 11 2018

TechIn the run up to the implementation of the 0.5% global sulphur cap, DFDS has decided to equip all twelve ships operated under the U.N. Ro-Ro banner wit...

© MV WERFTEN

Keel laid for the first Global Class cruise ship

sep 11 2018

CruiseToday, 11 September, the keel was laid at MV Werften for the first Global Class. The cruise ship will sail under Genting Hong Kong’s Dream Cruises bann...

The 94m version is a variant of the 109m type Austal is building for Molslinjen and Fjord Line © Austal

Green light from Trinidad and Tobago Government to order fast ro-pax cat at Austal

sep 11 2018

FerryKeith Rowley, the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has announced to go ahead with the order of a 94m ro-pax high-speed ferry to be built by Austal.

Fred. Olsen Express and Baleària to join forces: Andrés Marín on the left and Adolfo Utor on the right © Baleària

Baleària and Fred. Oslen Express join forces to establish Canary Bridge Seaways

sep 10 2018

FerryA new thrice weekly ferry service linking the Spanish mainland and the Canary Islands will start from mid-November under the name of Canary Bridge Seawa...

© Havila

Tersan to build two vessels for Havila Kystruten

sep 10 2018

CruiseHavila Kystruten, the Norwegian company that won the ten-year ‘Kystruten’ concession together with Hurtigruten, has revealed that it has signed a contr...

AI will help to further reduce fuel consumption of STENA SCANDINAVICA © Marko Stampehl

STENA SCANDINAVICA becomes artificial intelligence testbed

sep 10 2018

TechThe Gothenburg-Kiel ro-pax ferry STENA SCANDINAVICA will serve as a guinea pig for an artificial intelligence (AI) pilot study Stena Line has launched ...

It is understood that HIIUMAA will replace APOLLO on the St. Barbe-Blanc Sablon route in March 2019 © Frank Behling

All three former Tuule Laevad double-enders sold to Canada

sep 09 2018

FerryLast week Shippax reported that Labrador Marine Inc of Canada had acquired the 97.84m double-ender GRETE. More details have meanwhile emerged and it now...

Danske Faergen's VILLUM CLAUSEN became surplus to requirements when traffic to Bornholm was taken over by Bornholmslinjen on 1 September. © Frank Behling

Former VILLUM CLAUSEN on its way to the Med

sep 09 2018

High-speedAfter 18 years of sterling service on the Ystad-Rønne route, the Austal 86m high-speed catamaran VILLUM CLAUSEN left Bornholm for the Mediterrane...

RAUMA is one of three double-enders currently operating between Halsa and Kanestraum © Uwe Jakob

Major fjord ferry tenders issued in Norway

sep 07 2018

FerryNorway has issued two major ferry tenders. The first one concerns the Halsa-Kanestraum route, whereas the second one covers the Mekjarvik-Kvitsøy route,...

NEW GOLDEN BRIDGE VII will replace NEW GOLDEN BRIDGE II which is understood to have been acquired by the Greek Arkoumanis family © Hyundai Mipo Dockyard

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard delivers NEW GOLDEN BRIDGE VII

sep 07 2018

FerryHyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan is about to deliver the NEW GOLDEN BRIDGE VII to Weidong Ferry. The Chinese ferry operator will introduce the 31,000gt ro...

The 1992-built PATRIA SEAWAYS will supplement VICTORIA and REGINA SEAWAYS on the Klaipeda-Kiel route © Christian Eckardt

DFDS boosts capacity on Kiel-Klaipeda route

sep 05 2018

FerryTo meet customer demand, DFDS will increase the number of weekly Kiel-Klaipeda sailings from seven to eight. As of 6 September, PATRIA SEAWAYS will perf...

GRETE will move to the Strait of Belle Isle, replacing the ageing APOLLO on the St. Barbe, Newfoundland - Blanc Sablon, Quebec route © Horst-Dieter Foerster

Labrador Marine Inc buys double-ender GRETE

sep 05 2018

FerryCanadian East Coast ferry operator Labrador Marine’s search for a replacement vessel for its 1970-built ro-pax APOLLO seems to be over following reports...

MHI's Shimonoseki shipyard is prolific builder of ro-pax tonnage © MHI

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries wants to tap into luxury ferry segment

sep 05 2018

YardMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is poised to land orders for luxury ferries from Europe, Koji Okura, President of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. – a who...

© Angelo Scorza

Moby’s Piombino-Olbia route could become passenger and car-only

sep 05 2018

FerryAccording to a source connected to trade union UGL, Moby will no longer carry freight on its ro-paxes serving the mainland Port of Piombino (Tuscany) to...

The Port of Piraeus last week © George Giannakis

Striking seafarers win pay rise

sep 04 2018

FerryJust two weeks after Greece emerged from a three-year eurozone bailout programme designed to help it cope with the fallout from its debt crisis, seafare...

HAMMERODDE: soon the STENA VINGA on the Gothenburg-Frederikshavn route © Marc Ottini

Smooth transition of ferry traffic to Bornholm – HAMMERODDE now in Landskrona to emerge as STENA VINGA

sep 03 2018

FerryStena Line’s replacement vessel for the 1981-built, 1,598-lanemetre STENA GOTHICA on its Gothenburg-Frederikshavn service – the 2005-built, 1,548-laneme...

BLUE STAR 2 will make a daily return trip, temporarily replacing EL. VENIZELOS and BLUE GALAXY © Philippe Holthof

BLUE STAR 2 to be temporarily introduced between Piraeus and Chania

sep 03 2018

FerryFollowing the vehicle deck fire on board EL. VENIZELOS – which was finally extinguished on 1 September – Anek Lines has announced an adapted sailing sch...

© Viking Line

Steel cutting ceremony of Viking Line’s Chinese newbuild

sep 03 2018

FerryThe first steel of what will become Viking Line’s new Stockholm-Åland-Turku cruise ferry was cut at Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry (XSI) on 3 September.

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