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HORDALAND © Shippax

HORDALAND withdrawn from service following grounding

dec 13 2017

FerryThe 1,184gt double-ender HORDALAND ran aground on Thursday 7 December en route from Årsnes to the island of Varaldsøy.

OLYMPUS © Shippax

‘Nomadic’ OLYMPUS sold to breakers

dec 12 2017

Ro-roThe 1980-built OLYMPUS has been sold to breakers after having spent the last four and a half years laid up in Adabiya, Egypt.

The LNG-powered HONFLEUR will be introduced between Caen (Ouistreham) and Portsmouth © H. Krüger

Brittany Ferries secures Société Générale and European Investment Bank financing for HONFLEUR

dec 12 2017

FinanceThe EU, through the European Investment Bank (EIB), has granted a loan of EUR 49.5m as part of the EUR 750m Green Ship Guarantee programme (GSG) to B...

EIDSFJORD leaving Tersan Shipyard © Fjord 1

Fully-electric GLOPPEFJORD and EIDSFJORD delivered from Tersan Shipyard

dec 12 2017

FerryThe two fully-electric ferries, GLOPPEFJORD and EIDSFJORD, built for Norwegian ferry company Fjord 1 have been delivered by the Turkish Tersan Shipyard ...

Keel laying HONDIUS © Brodosplit

Keel laid for polar expedition vessel HONDIUS

dec 12 2017

CruiseOn 11 December, Brodosplit laid the keel for hull number 484. Built for Oceanwide Expeditions, and to be named HONDIUS, she will be the first vessel to...

© Austal

Austal and JR Kyushu Jet Ferry establish a MoU to develop new high-speed trimaran

dec 11 2017

High-speedAustal Australia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JR Kyushu Jet Ferry to develop a new high-speed trimaran passenger ferry con...

KAROLIN will move to warmer waters © Uwe Jakob

Golden Star Ferries acquires KAROLIN

dec 11 2017

High-speedGreek ferry operator Golden Star Ferries is further expanding its fleet and has bought Linda Line’s KAROLIN, a 353-seat passenger-only high-speed...

© Peter Plowman

Roads body to buy Manly Fast Ferry

dec 11 2017

High-speedThe Sydney, New South Wales-based National Roads & Motorists Association (NRMA) is to buy Manly Fast Ferry (MFF) from founding owners the For...

SOMERSET is currently the mainstay on CLdN's Zeebrugge-Gothenburg route © Philippe Holthof

CLdN to increase sailings and capacity on Zeebrugge-Gothenburg route

dec 11 2017

Ro-roCLdN is poised to further expand its short-sea ro-ro network and as from 1 January 2018, it will increase the number of weekly sailings on the Zeebrugg...

PRIDE OF KENT ran aground earlier this afternoon - the ship has meanwhile been refloated © Philippe Holthof

UPDATED: Cross-Channel ferry PRIDE OF KENT ran aground in the Port of Calais

dec 10 2017

Ferry (Article first published 10 December) In the early afternoon of Sunday 10 December, P&O Ferries’ Dover-bound PRIDE OF KENT grounded in the Port of ...

RENØY is being prepared for its new role in German coastal waters © Uwe Jakob

Adler-Schiffe acquires high-speed catamaran RENØY

dec 10 2017

High-speedFamily-controlled Adler-Schiffe has announced the acquisition of the 1999-built high-speed catamaran RENØY from Norwegian interests.

Bass Line Island's landing craft-type INVESTIGATOR II © Dale Crisp

Bass Island Line ‘bargain’ for King Island service

dec 10 2017

FerryThe Tasmanian Government-owned TasPorts says it has saved millions on the cost of a new Bass Island Line (BIL) vessel for the King Island (KI) trade and...

SPIRIT OF TASMANIA I and II will come on the market following the introduction of larger tonnage in 2021 © Dale Crisp

TT-Line's Spirit replacements accelerated

dec 08 2017

FerryTasmania’s TT-Line has brought forward by two years its plans to replace the ro-paxes SPIRIT OF TASMANIA I and II and will place orders at an unnamed ya...

KMP DRAJAT PACIRAN © Adiluhung Saranasegara

Indonesian ferry KMP DRAJAT PACIRAN launched

dec 08 2017

FerryOn Tuesday 5 December the Indonesian ferry KMP DRAJAT PACIRAN was launched at the PT. Adiluhung Saranasegara yard in Bangkalan, Indonesia.

1976-built QUEEN OF COWICHAN at Horseshoe Bay © Philippe Holthof

BC Ferries plans for major Horseshoe Bay Ferry terminal upgrades

dec 08 2017

PortThe Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo route is considered one of BC Ferries’ three ‘star performers’, and the infrastructure at Horseshoe Bay, the West Vancouv...

Skandinavienkai © Philippe Holthof

Lübeck invests over EUR 39m in further port expansion and signs major contract

dec 07 2017

PortJust a few days after Port of Lübeck reached an agreement with the unions for a rescue package, the green light has been given for the expansion of Sk...

© Port of Helsinki

Incentives for reducing vessel emissions and noise at the Port of Helsinki

dec 07 2017

PortThe Port of Helsinki is reviewing its pricing as of 2018, offering incentives to reduce vessel emissions and noise. The possibility to apply for port ...

The signing ceremony marking the official opening of the CWE&A joint venture company © Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä Electrical and Automation joint venture in China now fully operational

dec 07 2017

TechWärtsilä has announced the opening of CSSC Wärtsila Electrical & Automation (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.(CWE&A), the joint venture company with China St...

© Fincantieri

NIEUW STATENDAM launched

dec 06 2017

CruiseThe launching of Holland America Line’s NIEUW STATENDAM together with the traditional coin ceremony was held today, 6 December, at Fincantieri’s Marghe...

© STM

Next Sea Traffic Management project approved, EfficientFlow

dec 06 2017

TechA new Sea Traffic Management (STM) project has received EU funding from the Interreg Central Baltic Programme. EfficientFlow covers many aspects of Sea...

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