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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.

World’s largest battery-powered ferries officially inaugurated

nov 09 2018

FerryOn 9 November, HH Ferries Group officially inaugurated AURORA AF HELSINGBORG and TYCHO BRAHE as the world’s largest battery-powered ferries. The company...

Third quarter financial results reported by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

nov 09 2018

FinanceNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) has released its third quarter earnings for 2018. Highlights below.

RICHARD WITH is undergoing a month-long major refit at Fosen Yard © Sørend Lund Hviid

Hurtigruten’s RICHARD WITH arrives at Fosen Yard for major upgrade

nov 09 2018

CruiseHurtigruten’s 1993-built RICHARD WITH arrived at Norway’s Fosen Yard on 4 November to start a month-long major refit, the first part of a two-stage upg...

COLOR HYBRID entering Ulstein Verft's covered building hall © Ulstein Verft

Hull of COLOR HYBRID arrives at Ulstein Verft for final outfitting

nov 08 2018

FerryThe 160m long hull of the world’s largest plug-in hybrid ro-pax ferry, Color Line’s 27,000gt COLOR HYBRID, arrived at Ulstein Verft’s shipbuilding facil...

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