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GRANVILLE has been sidelined following engine problems © Alan Blunden

Manche Iles Express’ high-speed passenger service to Sark suspended until mid-August

jul 30 2018

High-speedFrench fast ferry operator Manche Iles Express’ service from Normandy to the Channel Island of Sark, via Jersey, has been suspended until mid-Aug...

STENA NAUTICA at Varberg - a view that will disappear after 30 September 2019 © Marko Stampehl

Stena Line’s move to Halmstad – now a signed deal

jul 30 2018

FerryThe official signing of the contract between Stena Line and Halmstad (HallandsHamnar) was made on Friday 13 July, making the move from Varberg to Halmst...

The 1965-built POWELL RIVER QUEEN is one of three ageing ships to be replaced by the newbuilds © Shippax archive

BC Ferries preparing to order four new Island Class vessels and another Salish Class ferry

jul 27 2018

FerryBC Ferries’ fleet modernisation programme continues apace as the Victoria-headquartered operator has issued Requests for Expressions of Interest (RFEOI)...

SUQUAMISH is a sister of TOKITAE, the lead ship in the Olympic Class series © Stuart Isett

WSF takes delivery of SUQUAMISH

jul 27 2018

FerryWashington State Ferries (WSF) has taken delivery of the Vigor-built SUQUAMISH, the fourth and last Olympic Class double-ender that will enter service t...

TERA JET was one of several ferries involved in the rescue operation © Philippe Holthof

Greek ferry sector comes to the rescue

jul 26 2018

FerryThe staggering death toll in Greece’s wildfires this week could have been much higher if the country’s ferry sector had not rushed to rescue scores of p...

RED JET 7 has taken up service for Red Funnel © Maritime Photographic

Red Funnel’s RED JET 7 enters service after being named by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall

jul 26 2018

High-speedRed Funnel’s new high-speed passenger ferry RED JET 7 received the royal treatment when it was officially named in Cowes on 24 July by HRH The Du...

CELEBRITY APEX is the name of the second ship in the four-ship Edge series © Celebrity Cruises

Steel cutting for second Celebrity Edge Class

jul 25 2018

CruiseConstruction has officially commenced on CELEBRITY APEX, the second ship in Celebrity Cruises’ revolutionary Edge Class that will be delivered by build...

The three-ship fleet of Gozo Channel carried a record number of passengers during H1 2018 © Gozo Channel

Gozo Channel posts record carryings during H1 2018

jul 25 2018

FerryGozo Channel, the state-owned ferry operator that operates three double-enders on the 25-minute Cirkewwa (Malta) - Mgarr (Gozo) route, carried a record ...

The Mangalia shipyard has the capacity to build any size of ferry © Damen Shipyards Group

Start of a new era for Romania’s Mangalia shipyard – Damen poised to build large ferries

jul 25 2018

YardDamen has successfully completed the transaction with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to assume operational control of the Mangalia...

The American-flagged LNG-powered EL COQUI © Crowley

Crowley Maritime Corp takes delivery of first of two LNG-powered con-ros

jul 25 2018

Ro-roThe world’s first LNG-powered container/ro-ro (con-ro) vessel, the 26,500dwt EL COQUI has been delivered by US shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. to dom...

Yard number 408 has adopted the DFDS livery © DFDS

DFDS’s first behemoth floated out

jul 24 2018

Ro-roJinling yard number 408 was floated out into the Yangtze River on 16 July. Understood to be named GOTHIA SEAWAYS, the 6,700-lanemetre, five-deck ro-ro ...

Construction of ARMAND-IMBEAU II took almost five years © Davie Shipbuilding

Davie Shipbuilding delivers first North American-built LNG-powered ferry

jul 24 2018

FerryCanada’s Davie Shipbuilding, the country’s largest shipbuilder, has successfully achieved a technical milestone by delivery of the first North American-...

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Fincantieri to build two 175,000gt LNG-powered cruise ships for Princess Cruises

jul 24 2018

CruiseCruise ship contracts continue to flood into Fincantieri, with the Italian giant signing a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with Princess Cruises for the ...

Norled ordered two diesel-electric hybrid double-enders at Remontowa Shipbuilding © Remontowa Shipbuilding

Norled orders two unique double-enders from Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding

jul 24 2018

FerryNorwegian ferry operator Norled AS signed a contract on 11 July with Remontowa Shipbuilding in Gdansk to build two unique, diesel-electric hybrid double...

AEOLOS KENTERIS I: laid up for almost eight years and no bidders during the latest auction © Frank Lose

No bidders for laid up AEOLOS KENTERIS I

jul 24 2018

High-speedWhen delivered in 2000 the 6,177gt high-speed monohull AEOLOS KENTERIS I, was hailed as one of the vessels that would transform ferry travel in t...

SCARLET LADY is the name of Virgin Voyages' lead ship © Fincantieri

Keel laid for second Virgin Voyages newbuilding while name of first vessel revealed

jul 24 2018

CruiseThe keel was laid for the second of Virgin Voyages three 110,000gt cruise vessels building at the Sestri Ponente shipyard of Italy’s Fincantieri on 20 ...

Artist's impression of NCL's Leonardo Class © Fincantieri

Fincantieri bags four more cruise ships orders – two from NCL and two from TUI Cruises

jul 24 2018

CruiseJuly has been an extremely successful month for leading Italian cruise ship builder Fincantieri, with the company securing contracts to build four new ...

VICTORIA OF WIGHT is being towed to Portsmouth, a 17-day journey if weather conditions are favourable © Wightlink

VICTORIA OF WIGHT on her way to the Solent

jul 24 2018

FerryWightlink took delivery of its new GBP 30 million flagship VICTORIA OF WIGHT at Turkish shipbuilder Cemre Shipyard in Yalova on 11 July. The vessel depa...

Stena E-Flexer

Stena signs double order for a lengthened version of its E-Flexer Class

jul 18 2018

FerryStena has decided to exercise its option to build a seventh and eighth E-Flexer vessel. The two vessels will be a lengthened version of the six other sh...

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Color Line to introduce dedicated freighter on the Oslo-Kiel service

jul 17 2018

Ro-roColor Line, Norway's largest international ferry operator, is taking a bold step to signifcantly add freight capacity on the Oslo-Kiel route through th...

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