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ST. CECILIA will head for Sardinian waters, joining sisters GB CONTE and ANNA MUR © Maritime Photographic

Delcomar buys Wightlink’s ST. CECILIA

jan 15 2019

FerryFollowing last year’s introduction of the hybrid ferry VICTORIA OF WIGHT, Wightlink has sold its 1987-built Portsmouth-Fishbourne ferry ST. CECILIA to D...

LAURELINE is on her way from Ulsan to Rotterdam © CLdN

New ships for CLdN

jan 15 2019

Ro-roThe 5,000-lanemetre LAURELINE has been delivered from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), the first of four sister ships due this year.

VIDANTA ELEGANT was built as CROWN MONARCH in 1990 © Tony Davis

Mexico’s first luxury cruise vessel on her way home at last

jan 15 2019

CruiseThe first luxury cruise vessel designed for the Mexican market, the 1990-built VIDANTA ELEGANT, is on her way home to Puerto Vallarta after finally com...

TWIN CITY LINER left the Isle of Wight on 11 January - its first stop is Dover © Wight Shipyard Co.

Wight Shipyard delivers its first export order – the 38-knot TWIN CITY LINER

jan 11 2019

High-speedFast growing UK high-speed ferry builder Wight Shipyard Co., based at East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, has delivered its first export order – th...

As expected, Wasaline's new ro-pax will be built in Finland © RMC

Kvarken Link signs LoI with RMC for EUR 120 million hybrid gas-powered ro-pax

jan 11 2019

FerryKvarken Link has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Finnish shipbuilding company Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for the construction of an 800-passe...

The Cypriot flag will be hoisted on P&O Ferries' entire Dover fleet © Philippe Holthof

P&O Ferries leaves UK register altogether

jan 10 2019

FerryP&O Ferries has confirmed to Shippax that its entire Dover fleet will be registered in Cyprus. The announcement comes four weeks after P&O Ferri...

The shape of things to come in Norway © Norled

Norled signs agreement to build the world’s first ‘large’ hydrogen ferry

jan 10 2019

FerryNorled has now signed the agreement to operate the Hjelmeland-Skipavik-Nesvik route for a period of nine years, starting on 15 April 2021 until 28 Febru...

VIKING FSTR added extra capacity in 2017 for Viking Line. Now named GOLDEN EXPRESS and owned by Golden Fast Ferries, a joint venture between Golden Star Ferries and Fast Ferries © Marko Stampehl

Fewer departures affected Viking Line in 2018

jan 09 2019

FerryViking Line released its traffic figures for 2018, revealing a drop of over 400,000 passengers compared to 2017. This drop was due to 38% fewer departur...

© Stena Line

Stena Line connects to onshore power supply in Oslo

jan 09 2019

PortOn 8 January, Stena Line’s 1981-built cruise ferry STENA SAGA officially connected for the first time to a new onshore power supply system in the Port...

Record-breaking 2018 for Wasaline

jan 09 2019

FinanceWasaline, operators of the single ship Vaasa-Umeå route, had yet another record-breaking year, showing an increase of passengers with 6.2% compared t...

The new Allura Class vessels will be similar in size to MARINA and RIVIERA but will carry fewer guests © George Giannakis

Oceania Cruises orders two 67,000gt Allura Class vessels from Fincantieri

jan 08 2019

CruiseUpper premium cruise line Oceania Cruises, a subsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH), has ordered two 67,000gt Allura Class vessels fr...

FINLANDIA © Shippax

A record 2018 for Eckerö Line

jan 08 2019

FerrySingle-ship operator Eckerö Line reached a record of 1.8 million passengers in 2018 on its Helsinki-Tallinn route, serviced by the 2001-built, 36,365gt ...

VIKING XPRS will offer a third departure on Fridays and Sundays © Jukka Huotari

Viking Line adds additional departures on the Helsinki-Tallinn route

jan 08 2019

FerryIn response to customer demand, Viking Line is altering the timetables of VIKING XPRS to offer additional departures on its Helsinki-Tallinn route. Star...

JAUME II arrived in Port Everglades on 27 December 2018 © Marc Ottini

Baleària Caribbean to introduce JAUME II

jan 08 2019

High-speedSpanish ferry operator Baleària’s subsidiary Baleària Caribbean is to introduce the fast high-speed ro-pax catamaran JAUME II on its service link...

The scrubber-equipped COLOR CARRIER was purchased last summer © Color Line

Color Line’s freight ro-ro COLOR CARRIER to enter service on 10 January

jan 07 2019

Ro-roThe first freight-only ro-ro to be owned by Norway’s Color Line, COLOR CARRIER, enters service on the company’s Oslo-Kiel service on 10 January. Bought...

Caronte & Tourist Group latest addition: ELIO © Caronte & Tourist Group

Equity firm acquires 30% of Caronte & Tourist Group

jan 07 2019

FinanceLondon-based equity firm Basalt Infrastructure Partners (BIP) has just taken a 30% stake in Italian ferry operator Caronte & Tourist Group.

Tirrenia carried more trailers to and from Sicily in 2018 © Frank Heine

Growth for Tirrenia on Sicily trade

jan 05 2019

Ro-roTirrenia closed 2018 with a satisfactory commercial and operational result showing a 35% growth or 500,000 extra lanemetres on the trade to Sicily.

Record traffic figures for the ferries connecting the Estonian mainland with the isles of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa © Port of Tallinn

TS Laevad set new record in 2018

jan 04 2019

FerryTS Laevad, the Port of Tallinn-controlled ferry company that operates lifeline services to the isles of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa under the Praamid banner, h...

The two newbuilds are of the CNF19M type designed by Marine Engineering Bureau © Marine Engineering Bureau

Nevsky Shipyard to build two LNG-powered train/ro-ro ships

jan 03 2019

Ro-roThe order for two LNG-powered train and ro-ro ferries for the Ust-Luga - Baltiysk (Kaliningrad) - Sassnitz route has finally been confirmed. As earlier...

Multi Maritime MM 125 FD © Multi Maritime

All five Halhjem-Sandvikvåg ferries delayed

jan 03 2019

FerryIn 2016, Torghatten Nord won the concession for the Halhjem-Sandvikvåg route with a bid that was NOK 1 billion lower than the one from the current opera...

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