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BLUE STAR PATMOS and AQUA BLUE meet off Piraeus during their sea trials © George Giannakis

Sea trials for BLUE STAR PATMOS and AQUA BLUE – Seajets update

feb 07 2018

FerryShippax photographer George Giannakis spotted BLUE STAR PATMOS and AQUA BLUE off Piraeus this afternoon (7 February) during their sea trials following s...

The shape of things to come? © FinEst Link

FinEst Link unveils Helsinki-Tallinn railway tunnel that is set to open in 2040

feb 07 2018

ProfileA fixed Finland-Estonia link, consisting of two single-track railway tunnels, has been unveiled today, 7 February.

EVANGELISTAS is one of two ro-pax ferries operated by Navimag Ferries © Shippax archive

Navimag Ferries ordered a ro-pax in China

feb 07 2018

FerryAccording to Shippax investigations, Navimag Ferries of Chile has ordered a 150m ro-pax ferry that is being built by COSCO Guangdong Shipyard in China.

Frihamnen and Värtahamnen © Ports of Stockholm

Ports of Stockholm welcomed 12 million passengers in 2017

feb 07 2018

PortPorts of Stockholm continued to grow in 2017, establishing itself as one of the major passenger ports in Europe reaching some 12 million ferry and cru...

U.N. Ro-Ro's majority shareholders consider a stock market flotation © Jean-Pierre Fabre

U.N. Ro-Ro considers IPO following unsuccessful takeover of Ulusoy Shipping

feb 07 2018

Ro-roFinancial media report that U.N. Ro-Ro’s majority shareholders are considering to float the specialist Turkish ro-ro operator on the stock market.

VICTORIA OF WIGHT ready to glide down the slipway of the Cemre Shipyard © Wightlink

Wightlink’s new flagship successfully launched in Turkey

feb 07 2018

FerryThe most environmentally friendly ferry yet designed for operation on cross-Solent services, Wightlink’s 89.7m VICTORIA OF WIGHT, was launched at Turkey...

ECO LUX © Baleària

Second eco ferry for Baleària launched

feb 06 2018

High-speedThe Asturian Gondán shipyard has launched the second of four eco fast ferries built for Baleària to operate on the Eivissa (Ibiza) to Formentera ...

A record breaking two million cruise passengers visited the Port of Southampton in 2017 © ABP

Southampton’s record breaking 2017 cruise season set to be topped in 2018

feb 05 2018

PortSouthampton, the UK’s number one cruise ship port, broke all records in 2017 when two million cruise passengers passed through the south coast port – ...

CAROLINE RUSS will stay longer on the Gothenburg-Kiel route than first planned © Frank Behling

CAROLINE RUSS to stay longer on the Gothenburg-Kiel route

feb 05 2018

Ro-roThe overhaul of STENA SCANDINAVICA which arrived at Remontowa in Gdansk on 7 January, takes longer than first expected. The 2003-built ro-pax was suppo...

Keel laying of Stena Line's first E-Flexer with four lucky coins (GBP, EUR, SEK and RMB) being placed under the first keel block © Stena Line

Keel laying of Stena’s first E-Flexer

feb 05 2018

FerryThe official keel laying of Stena’s first of four E-Flexer-Class ro-paxes at AVIC Weihai Shipyard was laid on Friday 2 February in the presence of Stena...

New technology for an old lady © Shippax archive

Stena Line seeks funding to apply cold ironing at Port of Oslo

feb 05 2018

PortTo further reduce emissions, the municipality of Oslo envisages to apply cold ironing for all international ferries using the port by 2020. By 2030 em...

The Cairnryan-Belfast ro-pax STENA SUPERFAST VII is one of seven ships calling at Stena Line’s Belfast hub. © Maritime Photographic

Further growth for Stena Line’s Belfast hub

feb 05 2018

Port2017 marked a record trading year for Stena Line’s Belfast hub with a throughput of 514,000 freight units spread over the company’s three routes to an...

Render of SCENIC ECLIPSE I&II together © Scenic

A sister ship for SCENIC ECLIPSE

feb 05 2018

CruiseOnly a few days after the launching of the 168m by 21.5m discovery cruise yacht SCENIC ECLIPSE at the Uljanik Shipyard, Scenic has signed a contract to...

The Fincantieri monfalcone yard © Fincantieri

Agreement signed for 50% acquisition of STX France by Fincantieri

feb 05 2018

YardOn Friday, 2 January, Fincantieri, through its subsidiary Fincantieri Europe, signed the purchase agreement for the 50% takeover of STX France from the...

Corsica Linea controls 44% of the freight market to Corsica © Jean-Pierre Fabre

Strong growth for ferry services to Corsica

feb 02 2018

FerryThe ‘Observatoire Régional des Transports de la Corse’ has just released its 2017 ferry statistics with the throughput of trailers reaching an all-time ...

© Wärtsilä Boreal

Boreal and Wärtsilä to jointly develop hydrogen-powered ferries

feb 02 2018

FerryBoreal Sea and Wärtsilä Ship Design have entered into an agreement to develop a hybrid hydrogen-electric ferry and a fully electric ferry to be introduc...

Minoan Lines wants to spread its wings in the Aegean © Philippe Holthof

Reshuffle in Greek domestic ferry network

feb 01 2018

FerryGrimaldi-owned Minoan Lines has reportedly submitted at least six applications to start routes to connect the Greek mainland with the Cyclades and Crete...

Robbie Drummond © CalMac

Robbie Drummond appointed CalMac’s Interim MD

feb 01 2018

ProfileThe Board of David MacBrayne Limited has announced that Robbie Drummond, currently serving as Interim Director of Service Delivery and formerly Gr...

SCENIC ECLIPSE © Oliver Design

Uljanik launches SCENIC ECLIPSE

feb 01 2018

CruiseUljanik Shipyard has launched its yard number 530, SCENIC ECLIPSE – a 168m discovery cruise yacht built for the Scenic Group.

MØKSTRAFJORD © Multi Maritime

MØKSTRAFJORD delivered from Tersan Shipyard

feb 01 2018

FerryLast Friday, 26 January, Fjord1’s HORGEFJORD was launched at the Tersan Shipyard, and yesterday (31 January) the first of these two all-electric/plug-in...

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