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SILVER MUSE is the latest addition to the Silversea fleet © Neven Jerkovic

RCL moves into the ultra-luxury cruise and expedition sector by taking a 66.7% stake in Silversea

jun 14 2018

FinanceIn a major development for the cruise market, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) is to move into the luxury segment of the business, for both cruise ...

SEVERINE © Shippax

GNV and Tirrenia to share capacity on the Genoa-Malta route

jun 14 2018

Ro-roTo guarantee continuity during the busy summer season, GNV and Tirrenia will share freight capacity on the direct sailing that connects Genoa with Malt...

VICTORIA OF WIGHT successfully completed her first sea trials © Wightlink

Wightlink’s VICTORIA OF WIGHT to be handed over at the end of June

jun 14 2018

FerryWightlink’s new flagship VICTORIA OF WIGHT, under construction at Cemre Shipyard in Yalova, Turkey, successfully completed her first sea trials and will...

Twelve GG5G Class ro-ros will be built for the Grimaldi Group, three of which will go to Finnlines © Grimaldi Group

Grimaldi Group confirms six more GG5Gs have been ordered at Jinling

jun 13 2018

Ro-roEver since the contract for the first six 7,800-lanemetre ro-ros was signed with Jinling Shipyard in late April, rumours had it that the Grimaldi Group...

Tallink might order a sister to the 2017-built MEGASTAR © Frank Lose

Tallink considers a second MEGASTAR

jun 13 2018

FerryFollowing the success of the 2017, Meyer Turku-built MEGASTAR – the LNG-powered Tallinn-Helsinki ro-pax ferry with a capacity of 2,800 passengers, 1,970...

GALICIA and SALAMANCA are the names chosen for the long-term chartered (with purchase option) E-Flexers © Brittany Ferries

Spanish geographical names for Brittany Ferries’ E-Flexers

jun 13 2018

FerryFollowing a competition among Brittany Ferries’ staff, the Breton ferry operator has selected GALICIA and SALAMANCA as the names for the E-Flexers that ...

The lead-ship in the 6,700-lanemetre series - yard number 408 - taking shape at Jinling © DFDS

DFDS adds a fifth 6,700-lanemetre ro-ro at Jinling Shipyard

jun 13 2018

Ro-roDanish ro-ro specialist DFDS has ordered a fifth 6,700-lanemetre or 450-trailer capacity freight ro-ro from China’s Jinling Shipyard for delivery in th...

STENA NORDICA returns to the Karlskrona-Gdynia route replacing the much smaller GUTE © Sebastian Ziehl

Stena Line reshuffles Baltic fleet to optimise capacity – Polish route will see capacity boost

jun 13 2018

FerryAfter the summer season Stena Line will further adapt capacity to demand on three of its Baltic routes: the HAMMERODDE – which Stena RoRo acquired from ...

W.B. YEATS will miss the summer season © Søren Lund Hviid

Delivery of Irish Ferries W.B. YEATS delayed further – not expected now until September

jun 12 2018

FerryThe delivery of Irish Ferries’ new EUR 144 million ro-pax W.B. YEATS from German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has been further d...

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Cemre launched the first in a line of five Fjord1 electric ferries

jun 12 2018

FerryThe 111-metre long and 3,000-gross-ton double-ender HADAROY will have a capacity for 120 cars when entering service in early 2019 on the Norwegian domes...

CALDERA VISTA will be introduced between Rethymnon and Santorini © George Koutsoukis

Seajets introduces CALDERA VISTA between Crete and Santorini

jun 12 2018

High-speedSeajets is proving one more time very opportunistic and is in the process of launching a new summer route between the Cretan port of Rethymnon an...

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Quark Expeditions signs newbuild contract with Brodosplit

jun 12 2018

CruiseA contract has been signed between Quark Expeditions and Brodosplit for a new polar expedition ship specifically built for the high latitudes of the Ar...

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Hurtigruten takes over Kleven Verft

jun 11 2018

YardThe Norwegian shipyard Kleven Verft has announced that it has found a new long-term solution with the Hurtigruten-owned company KVE Holding AS to take ...

SUPERSPEED and the somewhat smaller SUPERCAT will connect Thessaloniki with Volos via the Sporades © George Giannakis

Golden Star Ferries launches new Thessaloniki-Volos route via the Sporades archipelago

jun 11 2018

High-speedGreek ferry operator Golden Star Ferries is further expanding its domestic network. After launching a Rafina to Heraklion route (via the Cyclades...

AMMAN has been chartered for Operación paso del estrecho 2018 © Frank Lose

Baleària charters AMMAN and reshuffles DENIA CIUTAT CREATIVA

jun 11 2018

FerryBaleària, the Denia-based ferry operator, has taken the 1995-built ferry AMMAN on charter. The Huelva-built ferry, owned by Arab Bridge Maritime, has a ...

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Expedition vessel HONDIUS launched

jun 11 2018

CruiseOn 9 June, Brodosplit launched hull number 484. Built for Oceanwide Expeditions, and to be named HONDIUS, she will be the first vessel to meet the late...

The first E-Flexer for Stena Line will be introduced between Holyhead and Dublin in early 2020 © Stena Line

Stena Line confirms introduction of three E-Flexers on the Irish Sea

jun 08 2018

FerryStena Line has confirmed that its three E-Flexers ordered at AVIC Weihai will be introduced on the Irish Sea. The first ship in the series will be intro...

COPERNICUS is the former PUGLIA of Moby © Frank Lose

Unity Line increases capacity on the Trelleborg to Swinoujscie route

jun 08 2018

FerryDuring July, Unity Line will increase its capacity on the Trelleborg to Swinoujscie route by adding six departures a week by the newly acquired 1,780-la...

The 2015-built VIKING STAR is the lead ship in the successful Viking Ocean series © Christian Costa

Fincantieri hands over VIKING ORION to Viking Ocean

jun 07 2018

CruiseThe fifth Star Class ship built by Fincantieri for Viking Ocean has been delivered today, 7 June, by the Italian shipbuilding group’s Ancona shipyard. ...

U.N. Ro-Ro becomes part of DFDS © U.N. Ro-Ro

DFDS gets the go-ahead from the respective competition authorities for U.N. Ro-Ro takeover

jun 07 2018

FinanceLess than two months after first announcing the acquisition of 98.8% of Turkish ro-ro specialist U.N. Ro-Ro, DFDS received the green light from the r...

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