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Carsten Ortloff will join OSK-ShipTech A/S on 1 February.

OSK-ShipTech A/S expands team with experienced ‘ferry naval architect’

jan 17 2018

Naval ArchitectWith a series of important ro-ro and ro-pax projects in the pipeline, Danish naval architects OSK-ShipTech A/S are ramping up the naval arc...

EHRENBERG Kommunikation becomes EHRENBERG SØRENSEN Kommunikation

jan 17 2018

PressreleaseMagnus Ehrenberg established the agency EHRENBERG Kommunikation in 1993. Since then the agency has grown into an international agency with o...

More than 12 million passengers transited through the port of Helsinki in 2017 © Port of Helsinki

Port of Helsinki became Europe’s biggest passenger port in 2017

jan 17 2018

PortWith 2.4% growth over the previous year, the Port of Helsinki reached a record 12.3 million passengers in 2017. With almost 600,000 passengers more th...

© Havyard Group ASA

Havila Kystruten AS bids for Kystruten with four newbuildings

jan 17 2018

FerryPer Sævik’s Havila Kystruten AS has announced that it has also made a bid for the Norwegian ‘Kystruten’ tender (the coastal seaway tender). With four lo...

LE RIF sailing on the Gibraltar Strait in her IMTC livery © Frank Lose

LE RIF – abandoned?

jan 16 2018

FerryLE RIF, ex- IMTC, was acquired by a new Moroccan operator – Detroit World Logistic Maritime (DWLM) – in 2016 with a view to upgrading her and putting he...

© Shippax

Tender out for the world’s first hydrogen high-speed ferry route in Norway

jan 16 2018

FerryThe municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, has sent out tender for what will become the world’s first hydrogen high-speed ferry route.

ASTERION will be renamed CONNEMARA for her new role under the Brittany Ferries 'économie' banner © Frank Lose

Brittany Ferries to charter a Visentini-Class ro-pax for new direct Cork-Santander connection

jan 16 2018

FerryThe direct routes linking the Irish Republic with continental Europe are gaining importance as Brexit uncertainty continues with freight carriers wantin...

NORDLYS © Shippax

Hurtigruten buys back two ships and submits a bid for the Kystruten tender

jan 16 2018

CruiseAt the end of November last year Hurtigruten bought back RICHARD WITH and now they have done the same with NORDLYS. A formal bid for the Kystruten tend...

© Shippax archive

Modernised CARNIVAL VICTORY to re-enter service soon

jan 16 2018

CruiseCarnival Cruise Line’s 2000-built CARNIVAL VICTORY currently is in the midst of an extensive, multi-million-dollar drydocking that is adding a wide var...

FTI Cruises is poised to further expand its business © Neven Jerkovic

FTI Cruises seeks second vessel, returns to Cuba

jan 16 2018

CruiseAccording to the German travel trade magazine ‘Touristik aktuell’, German cruise operator FTI Cruises is looking for a second ship to complement the 19...

HORNOPIREN and three more ferries will join the Somarco fleet early next year © Somarco

(UPDATED) Chinese connection for Chilean operators

jan 15 2018

Ferry(Article first published 12 Dec 2017) The semi-submersible heavy-lift carrier SUN SHINE left Asia on 11 December with a load of four small ferries that ...

Port of Kiel © Tom Koerber

Record numbers for the Port of Kiel

jan 15 2018

PortThe Port of Kiel in Germany handled 7,407,376 tonnes of cargo in 2017 – a record that was 14.3% higher than the previous year. Much of this growth was...

© MV WERFTEN

First steel cut for CRYSTAL ENDEAVOR at MV Werften

jan 15 2018

CruiseToday, 15 January, the first steel cut was made for Crystal Cruises’ CRYSTAL ENDEAVOR at MV Werften in Stralsund, Germany.

During the next two months cheaper ferry rates will apply to travel to the Croatian islands © Philippe Holthof

Croatia tests reduced ferry rates during off-season weekends

jan 15 2018

FerryFollowing a suggestion made by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, both Jadrolinija and Rapska Plovidba have agreed to test reduced weekend ferry fares (F...

From military to civil role for WESTPAC EXPRESS © Austal

Belfast’s Harland & Wolff to return WESTPAC EXPRESS to commercial passenger role

jan 13 2018

High-speedFollowing 16 years of sterling service for the US Marine Corp in the Pacific, the 2001, Austal-built 101m WESTPAC EXPRESS (HSV 676) is scheduled ...

The new ro-pax will be an enlarged version of the 2011-built VOLCAN DE TINAMAR and VOLCAN DEL TEIDE © Philippe Holthof

Naviera Armas clinches newbuilding deal with Hijos de J. Barreras

jan 13 2018

FerryNaviera Armas returns to the Barreras shipyard in Vigo to build its next generation ro-pax. This news will officially be announced later during week thr...

Cheers on the keel laying of Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection's inaugural vessel © Hijos De J. Barreras Shipyard

Keel laying of Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s first cruise yacht

jan 12 2018

CruiseOn 11 January the first keel section was laid of Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s inaugural yacht at Hijos De J. Barreras Shipyard in Vigo, Spain.

© Carnival

Keel laying held for CARNIVAL PANORAMA

jan 12 2018

CruiseOn Wednesday, 10 January, the traditional keel-laying ceremony was held for CARNIVAL PANORAMA at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy.

NORDLINK will be renamed FINNSWAN for her new role on the Sweden-Finland route © Marko Stampehl

NORDLINK to become a swan

jan 11 2018

FerryIn preparation of her new role for FinnLink, the Star-Class NORDLINK will be renamed FINNSWAN at the end of this month.

© Azerbaijan presidents press office

New Baku ro-ro terminal inaugurated

jan 11 2018

PortOn Tuesday 9 January, the Azerbaijan president, Ilham Aliyev, officially opened the new ro-ro terminal at the Baku International Sea Trade Port, situa...

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