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The Cairnryan-Larne route is operated by the EUROPEAN HIGHLANDER and sister EUROPEAN CAUSEWAY. The former ship is 3.2m longer than the latter one © Marko Stampehl

Cairnryan-Larne freight traffic grew by 1.3% in 2017

jan 08 2018

FerryP&O Ferries carried 210,533 lorries on the two-ship Cairnryan-Larne route in 2017. This represents a 1.3% increase on 2016 and is the highest volume...

© Molslinjen

Molslinjen’s HAMMERSHUS takes to the water

jan 08 2018

FerryMolslinjen’s new EUR 68m ro-pax ferry HAMMERSHUS for the Rønne-Køge and Rønne-Sassnitz route, took to the water on Friday 5 January.

QUEEN OF BURNABY © BC Ferries

52-year-old QUEEN OF BURNABY sold for CAD 653,356

jan 08 2018

FerryThe 1965-built former BC Ferries vessel QUEEN OF BURNABY was sold at auction last Thursday, 4 January, for CAD 653,356 after taxes and fees, following 2...

MESTRE SIMÃO grounded off the popular holiday island of Pico © Atlânticoline

All passengers and crew safely evacuated after MESTRE SIMÃO grounded in the Azores

jan 07 2018

FerryIn the morning of 6 January, the 748gt ro-pax ferry MESTRE SIMÃO of Atlânticoline was pushed onto rocks by strong winds and waves when approaching Madel...

DENIA CIUTAT CREATIVA has returned to the Alboran Sea © Frank Lose

Baleària fleet shuffle

jan 05 2018

FerryThe REGINA BALTICA has completed repairs in Gibraltar and has returned to Valencia to resume sailing on the Valencia-Mostaganem (Algeria) service.

PETER PAN's new section under tow from Hamburg to Bremerhaven © Marko Stampehl

30-metre section of PETER PAN on its way to Bremerhaven

jan 05 2018

FerryAs earlier reported, TT-Line’s PETER PAN arrived at German Dry Docks (GDD) in Bremerhaven on 22 December for her 30-metre lengthening.

«MM70FE EL» © Multi Maritime

Boreal orders fully electric ferry at Vard

jan 05 2018

FerryBoreal has ordered a new 74m, 199-passenger fully electric ferry to be introduced on the Norwegian domestic service between Kvanndal and Utne.

DFDS discontinued the Zeebrugge-Rosyth ro-pax service operated by the SCOTTISH VIKING a few months after having taken over Norfolkline in July 2010 © Philippe Holthof

Scottish MP poised to launch direct ro-pax connection between Scotland and Scandinavia

jan 05 2018

FerryAccording to Scottish media, MSP Angus MacDonald from the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) has urged Transport Minister Humza Yousaf to call a meeting w...

NEPTUNE DYNAMIS has been taken on a two-month charter by P&O Ferries © George Giannakis

P&O Ferries charters NEPTUNE DYNAMIS for a two-month period

jan 04 2018

Ro-roWinter time is drydocking time for many ro-pax ferries and this is no exception for P&O Ferries’ ro-pax fleet serving Hull from both Rotterdam and ...

Viking Line 2017 full year statistics

jan 04 2018

FinanceFull year statistics for Viking Line have been released. Some highlights follow.

Wasaline 2017 full year statistics

jan 04 2018

FinanceWasaline, the operator of the Umeå-Vasa route, has released some statistical highlights for the full year 2017, showing growth in all sectors.

The conventional ro-pax SUPERFERRY II is one of eleven ferries proposed for the T&T service © Philippe Holthof

(UPDATED) Six companies bidding for Trinidad & Tobago service

jan 03 2018

Ferry(Article first published 3 Oct 2017) The Port Authority of Trinidad & Tobago has recently launched a new tender for its Trinidad & Tobago ferry ...

Tallink Grupp releases full 2017 statistics

jan 03 2018

FinanceTallink Grupp has released its latest passenger and cargo statistics for December as well as for 4Q 2017 and for the full year 2017.

MIRANDA © Shippax

(UPDATED) Godby Shipping sells, extends charter and plans for future purchase

jan 03 2018

Ro-ro(Article first published 13 Sep 2017) According to the local newspaper Ålands Sjöfart, Åland-based Godby Shipping has made some fleet changes. For the ...

C.T.M.A. VACANCIER © Shippax

C.T.M.A. VACANCIER fined for violating speed limit

jan 03 2018

FerryThe 1973-built, 11,481gt C.T.M.A. VACANCIER, operated by CTMA, has been fined by Transport Canada for violating the speed limit aiming at preventing wha...

Fjord1 secures NOK 4.458m of bank financing

jan 02 2018

FinanceIn an announcement on the Oslo stock exchange, the Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 declared it has secured bank financing from DNB and Nordea for a s...

AREMITI 6 represents the fifth ship for Groupe Degage designed and built by Austal © Austal

Austal to build 49m high-speed catamaran of SNC Aremiti

jan 02 2018

High-speedAustal Limited has landed an AUD 30m contract to design and build a new 49m, 620-passenger high-speed catamaran for SNC Aremiti which has been op...

David MacBrayne 2017 full year financial result

jan 02 2018

FinanceDavid MacBrayne Ltd, the Scottish ferry operator that operates a fleet of 35 vessels servicing 26 islands and mainland locations through CalMac Ferri...

The Zeebrugge-Tilbury route is in the hands of the long-term chartered NORSKY and NORSTREAM © Philippe Holthof

Record year for P&O Ferries’ Zeebrugge-Tilbury route

jan 02 2018

Ro-roEver since its inception in July 2007, P&O Ferries’ dedicated freight line between Zeebrugge and Tilbury has gone from strength to strength. 2017 w...

HAMMERSHUS © EHRENBERG Kommunikation

Molslinjen’s newbuild to be named HAMMERSHUS

jan 02 2018

FerryMolslinjen’s new 158-metre ro-pax ferry for the Rønne-Køge and Rønne-Sassnitz services will be named HAMMERSHUS after the ruins of the old castle erecte...

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