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New ferry for Vaasa-Umeå getting closer to realization

jul 17 2018

FerryKvarken Link AB, jointly owned by the cities of Vaasa, Finland and Umeå, Sweden, has invited four shipyards for offers for a new ferry. Three shipyards ...

Very bad timing for ULYSSES' technical difficulties © Marc Ottini

Emergency repairs to Irish Ferries’ flagship ULYSSES take longer than originally anticipated

jul 09 2018

FerryULYSSES reported technical difficulties with its starboard cp propeller on 24 June, with the 50,938-gross-ton ro-pax entering drydock in Belfast on 28 J...

The 1976-built QUEEN OF COWICHAN is one of five C Class double-enders to be replaced © Philippe Holthof

BC Ferries to order five major ro-pax vessels to replace its ageing C Class fleet

jul 09 2018

FerryShipyards in Canada and Europe will soon be battling it out to win a lucrative newbuilding contract from Canadian west coast ferry operator British Colu...

Christening of KITAKAMAI on 4 July © Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Shimonoseki shipyard

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launches a new KITAKAMI for Taiheiyo Ferry

jul 06 2018

FerryOn 4 June Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s Shimonoseki yard launched a new KITAKAMI. As of 25 January she will replace the 1989-built namesake vessel between S...

CLdN will start a twice weekly ro-ro service to Santander from its Zeebrugge hub © Frank Lose

CLdN to start direct Zeebrugge-Santander service

jul 04 2018

Ro-roAs of mid-September, CLdN will further expand its offering to the Iberian peninsula with a twice weekly Zeebrugge-Santander ro-ro service.

FINLANDIA © Shippax

Record passenger numbers for Eckerö Line

jul 04 2018

FinanceEckerö Line, serving the Helsinki to Tallinn route with the 2001-built FINLANDIA, has released its passenger statistics for the period January-June a...

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Assembly of LNG-powered COSTA SMERALDA started at Meyer Turku

jul 04 2018

CruiseOn 4 July the assembly of Costa Cruises’ 182,700gt COSTA SMERALDA officially started at the Meyer Turku shipyard. The cruise ship, which will be delive...

ELISABETH © P&O Ferries

Record quarter for P&O Ferries’ Zeebrugge-Hull lo-lo service

jul 04 2018

Ro-roP&O Ferries’ thrice weekly Zeebrugge-Hull lo-lo service that supplements its daily ro-pax service operated by the 2,230-lanemetre PRIDE OF BRUGES a...

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All four Baleària Eco Class vessels now in service

jul 03 2018

High-speedECO AIRE, the fourth and last Eco Class passenger-only ferry built for Baleària by Spanish Astilleros Gondán has been delivered and is already in...

2018 second quarter statistics for Tallink Grupp – record number of passengers in the month of June

jul 03 2018

FinanceTallink Grupp has released its passenger and cargo transport statistics for the second quarter of 2018. Especially freight carryings have grown signi...

Marco Ghiglione (Managing Director, T. Mariotti), Andrea Trevisan (Damen Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing Cruise) © Damen

UPDATED: T. Mariotti and Damen start partnership and announce two cruise ship LoIs for Seabourn

jul 03 2018

CruiseThe Italian luxury cruise shipbuilding company, T. Mariotti, and Damen Shipyards Group have started a new partnership, combining their expertise and fa...

The 1988-built PRINSENDAM has been sold to Phoenix Reisen © Christian Costa

Germany’s Phoenix Reisen buys Holland America Line’s PRINSENDAM

jul 03 2018

CruiseIt has taken four years but the wait has been worth it as German cruise line Phoenix Reisen gets the vessel it wants for its fleet expansion – Holland ...

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Fjord1’s HORGEFJORD delivered

jul 02 2018

FerryThe second of the two all-electric/plug-in ferries built by Turkish Tersan shipyard for Fjord1 has been delivered and is now on her way to Norway, expec...

Pentland Ferries' single ro-pax ferry: PENTALINA © Frank Lose

Pentland Ferries vents its frustration with the delay in implementing the Scottish Government’s passenger subsidy

jul 02 2018

FerryThe small, family-owned Scottish ferry operator Pentland Ferries has gone public with its frustration in the delay in implementing the Scottish Governme...

Following the sale of ADONIA, 1995-built ORIANA became the smallest ship in the P&O Cruises fleet © Neven Jerkovic

ORIANA set to leave P&O Cruises fleet in August 2019

jul 02 2018

CruiseWith two new large cruise vessels set to join its fleet in 2020 and 2022 respectively, British cruise line P&O Cruises was always going to divest i...

Fishguard-Rosslare mainstay STENA EUROPE berthed in Fishguard © Frank Lose

Stena Line “fully committed” to Fishguard ferry terminal in Wales

jul 02 2018

FerryStena Line has said that it is “fully committed to supporting and developing” its Fishguard ferry terminal following serious concerns about the Swedish ...

Norled wins important contracts in Sognefjord

jul 02 2018

FerryNorwegian fjord ferries operator Norled has been awarded two important contracts in Sognefjord in Sogn og Fjordane county. The contract covers two ferry...

PENTALINA will be replaced by a newbuilding and might be introduced on a new service to Shetland © Frank Lose

Pentland Ferries’ Vietnamese newbuilding delayed until the end of October – while company considers new service to Shetland

jun 29 2018

FerryScottish ferry operator Pentland Ferries, which operates a single vessel service linking the Scottish mainland with Orkney, has told Shippax that its ne...

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Keel laying ceremony for SEVEN SEAS SPLENDOR at Fincantieri

jun 29 2018

CruiseOn 28 June, SEVEN SEAS SPLENDOR had her keel laid at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard. The 55,000gt cruise ship, with expected delivery in early 2020, is ...

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Keel laid for Saga Cruises’ SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY

jun 29 2018

CruiseOn 28 June, the keel was laid at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg for Saga Cruises’ 58,250gt SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY. The cruise ship – with yard numb...

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