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PACIFIC EDEN was built in 1992 as HAL's STATENDAM © CMV

P&O Cruises Australia’s PACIFIC EDEN to join UK operator Cruise & Maritime Voyages

mar 07 2018

CruiseUK cruise line Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) is getting a sixth ship in the spring of 2019 in the shape of P&O Cruises Australia’s 55,877-gro...

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

Viking Ocean orders six more cruise ships at Fincantieri

mar 07 2018

CruiseThere seems to be no stopping relatively new cruise line Viking’s march into the luxury end of the market as it orders a further six vessels from Finca...

© Ponant

Ponant adds two more Explorer-Class newbuilds from Vard

mar 07 2018

CruisePonant – the French niche cruise operator that is controlled by the Artemis Group – has signed a contract with Vard for the construction of two addit...

The three MM82FE EL on top, the larger MM11FE EL below © Multi Maritime

Four more zero-emission ferries for Fjord1

mar 06 2018

FerryFjord1 pumps up its newbuilding tally with four more full-electric double-enders ranging in size from 85 to 116 metres to be built by two Turkish shipya...

VICTORI CLIPPER V was formerly the HALUNDER JET of FRS © Marko Stampehl

Clipper Navigation’s new VICTORIA CLIPPER V to enter service on the Seattle-Victoria service on 9 March

mar 06 2018

High-speedThe latest addition to the fleet of US west coast fast ferry operator Clipper Navigation, the 440-passenger capacity VICTORIA CLIPPER V, will mak...

PRIMULA SEAWAYS sustained serious damage above the waterline © Christian Eckardt

(UPDATED) PRIMULA SEAWAYS collided with boxship MSC MADRID off Flushing

mar 06 2018

Ro-ro(Article first published 4 March 2018) DFDS’ 4,650-lanemetre PRIMULA SEAWAYS – on her way to Brevik and Gothenburg – collided with containership MSC MA...

Telenor Maritime to provide WiFi, 3G and backhaul services to Finnlines

mar 06 2018

PressreleaseTelenor Maritime team up with Finnlines and announces the introduction of the mobile ecosystem onboard their passenger ships, deploying a co...

Color Line reports its 2017 results

mar 06 2018

FinanceColor Line has released its 2017 financial results. Highlights below.

(UPDATED) Color Group considers listing on the Oslo stock exchange

mar 06 2018

Finance(Article first published 6 December 2018) Color Group, the Norwegian ferry company and owner of Color Line AS, is considering a possible listing on t...

AQUA JEWEL seen shortly before being repainted in her Seajets livery © Kai Ortel

(UPDATED) Azores stint for AQUA JEWEL

mar 05 2018

Ferry(Article first published 21 February 2018) The Seajets-owned AQUA JEWEL will be chartered by Atlânticoline for the 2018 summer season, serving the Azore...

© Havyard

Fjord1 orders seven zero-emission double-enders

mar 05 2018

FerryThere is no stopping Fjord1. To meet the concession requirements, the Norwegian domestic ferry operator has ordered seven more battery-powered ferries w...

Torghatten ASA reported a stable 2017

mar 05 2018

FinanceTorghatten ASA has released its 2017 financial results. Highlights below.

A prebuilt 15m section will be inserted during week eleven © Neven Jerkovic

Silversea’s SILVER SPIRIT arrives at Fincantieri’s Palermo shipyard for lengthening and major two-month upgrade

mar 05 2018

CruiseLuxury cruise vessel SILVER SPIRIT, owned by Silversea Cruises, drydocked at the Palermo facility of Italy’s Fincantieri on 5 March to begin a major tw...

The new trimaran will be introduced under the Beetle banner prior to the summer 2020 Olympic Games © Austal

JR Kyushu Jet Ferry’s MoU for Austal trimaran becomes firm contract

mar 05 2018

High-speedIn early December Austal Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JR Kyushu Jet Ferry to develop a new high-speed trimaran passe...

The 1972-built FJÄRDVÄGEN is the only ship left in the fleet of Rederi AB Lillgaard © Jukka Huotari

Rederi AB Lillgaard sells two of its diminutive ro-ros

mar 02 2018

Ro-roThe Åland-based newspaper Ålands Sjöfart reports that Rederi AB Lillgaard has disposed of two of its diminituve ro-ros, only retaining the 780-lanemetr...

The proximity to the city centers in port cities like Tallinn is one of the features that makes many Baltic ports score high on guest satisfaction. © EHRENBERG SØRENSEN Kommunikation

Cruise passenger record for Baltic Sea ports

mar 02 2018

PortWith data from 32 Baltic Sea ports, the latest edition of the Cruise Baltic Market Review is showing a dramatic increase in cruise passengers visiting...

© Philippe Holthof

Golden Star co-owner called off hunger strike

mar 02 2018

FerryThe highly competitive nature of the ferry business in Greece was again brought into focus by a shipowner who went on a hunger strike at the Piraeus wat...

Encouraging start for Interferry security committee

mar 02 2018

PressreleaseFollowing an inaugural conference call last November, Interferry’s newly-formed Security Committee held its first in-person meeting on Febru...

V2V EMPRESS has been re-introduced between Vancouver and Victoria © V2V Vacations

V2V EMPRESS returns to service between Vancouver and Victoria after re-engining

mar 02 2018

High-speedThe start-up of any new fast ferry service never runs smoothly and this has most certainly been the case in British Colombia for Australian-owned...

Cold ironing for SPITSBERGEN in the port of Bergen © Hurtigruten

Hurtigruten’s first shore connection in Bergen

mar 02 2018

TechOn Wednesday 28 February, the SPITSBERGEN – Hurtigruten’s lastest acquisition – was connected for the first time to the shore grid during a regular eig...

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