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NORDERAUE has been delivered in time for the busy summer season and will be christened on 8 June © WDR

Delayed NORDERAUE delivered by Neptun Werft

apr 24 2018

FerryNeptun Werft, a subsidiary of the Meyer Gruppe, has delivered the double-ended ferry NORDERAUE to the German coastal ferry operator Wyker Dampfschiffs-R...

ROSA DEI VENTI has been handed over to her Italian owners © Gruppo Grendi

AVIC Weihai delivered ROSA DEI VENTI

apr 24 2018

Ro-roROSA DEI VENTI, AVIC Weihai’s yard number W0247, has been handed over to Milano-based Giovanni Visentini Trasporti Fluviomarittimi. Long-term chartered...

© Multi Maritime

Launching ceremony for Torghatten Nord’s SAMNØY

apr 24 2018

FerryThe launching ceremony has been held for the NB 1081 project at the Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. The double-ender, named SAMNØY, is under construction for...

It now seems unlikely that W.B. YEATS will enter service in July © Frank Behling

Delivery of Irish Ferries' W.B. YEATS delayed

apr 24 2018

FerryThe delivery of Irish Ferries’ new EUR 144 million W.B. YEATS from German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has been delayed, affecti...

© MIDWAY ALIGNMENT

Financing close to be finalised for new Wasaline ferry

apr 24 2018

FerryThe funding for a new ferry that will replace the 1981-built WASA EXPRESS on the Umeå-Vaasa route is making further progress with the City of Vaasa now ...

Up to nine Hurtigruten ships could be retrofitted © Uwe Jakob

Hurtigruten to convert up to nine vessels to LNG and hybrid battery propulsion

apr 24 2018

FerryAs part of its commitment to the operation of the Norwegian Coastal Express service, a tender which it recently won alongside newcomer Havila Kystruten,...

FUTURE OF THE FJORDS © The Fjords

Brødrene Aa delivers zero emission FUTURE OF THE FJORDS

apr 24 2018

FerryThe Fjords, co-owned 50/50 by Fjord1 and Flåm AS, has taken delivery of its 42-metre and 400-passenger zero emission ferry, FUTURE OF THE FJORDS. She wi...

Stena's E-Flexer: the epitome of flexibility © DFDS

DFDS to long-term charter a Stena E-Flexer for the Calais-Dover route

apr 24 2018

FerryIn yet another surprise move, DFDS has announced that it will charter a Stena E-Flexer to replace CALAIS SEAWAYS on the Calais-Dover route in 2021.

The recently delivered NORWEGIAN BLISS left Southampton for New York on 21 April © Maritime Photographic

Norwegian Cruise Line takes delivery of NORWEGIAN BLISS

apr 24 2018

CruiseNorwegian Cruise Line (NCL) took delivery of its latest vessel on 19 April in Bremerhaven – the 167,800-gross-ton NORWEGIAN BLISS, the latest cruise sh...

NOVA STAR will be introduced later than first expected © Peter B. Starenczak

NOVA STAR to enter service between Gdansk and Nynäshamn on 1 June

apr 23 2018

FerryPolferries will introduce NOVA STAR between Gdansk and Nynäshamn on 1 June, following drydocking and refit work at local shiprepairer Remontowa in Gdans...

© Martine Haugland - Color Line AS

Assembly starts for Color Line’s COLOR HYBRID

apr 23 2018

FerryAssembly of the first of 14 prefabricated blocks that will make up the lower hull of the world’s largest plug-in hybrid ferry – Color Line’s COLOR HYBRI...

Good start of the year for HH Ferries Group

apr 23 2018

FinanceHH Ferries Group, the Helsingborg-Helsingør ferry operator, has published its Q1 2018 statistics which show further growth in terms of passenger, car...

FINLANDIA SEAWAYS operated the Zeebrugge-Rosyth route © J.J. Jager

DFDS axes Zeebrugge-Rosyth route

apr 23 2018

Ro-roDFDS has pulled the plug on the freight-only thrice-weekly Zeebrugge-Rosyth route which was operated by FINLANDIA SEAWAYS. The loss-making service was ...

WIND AMBITION has meanwhile been renamed PRINCE © Marko Stampehl

Arkoumanis family expands ro-pax activities through purchase of WIND AMBITION

apr 23 2018

FerryWIND AMBITION, originally Sessan Linjen’s PRINSESSAN BIRGITTA, has found new owners. A company controlled by the family of Ioannis Arkoumanis has acquir...

MEIN SCHIFF 1 will emerge from her refit as MARELLA EXPLORER © Kai Ortel

MEIN SCHIFF 1 arrives in Cadiz for five-week transformation into MARELLA EXPLORER

apr 16 2018

CruiseTUI Cruises' 76,998-gross-ton, 1996-built MEIN SCHIFF 1 arrived at the Cadiz shipyard of Spain’s Navantia on 14 April to begin her five-week upgrade an...

Interferry welcomes immediate application of energy efficiency correction

apr 13 2018

PressreleaseConfirmation by the International Maritime Organization of a 20% correction in its Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) calculation formula...

LE RIF is expected to be ready for the summer season, according to her new owners © Detroit World Logistics

LE RIF could soon be back in action

apr 12 2018

FerryDetroit World Logistics (DWL), the new Moroccan ferry operator, has commented that its acquisition, the well-known LE RIF, will shortly be ready for sea...

ASTERION II was built as the ISHIKARI © Shippax archive

ASTERION II to be introduced by Anek Lines this summer

apr 12 2018

FerryAs Shippax already reported on 26 March, Anek Lines has bought the former Japanese ferry GRAND SPRING which, renamed ASTERION II, is on her way to Greec...

The new terminal building in Brodick © CMAL

Brodick Ferry Terminal officially opened

apr 12 2018

PortToday, 12 April, the new Brodick Ferry Terminal was officially opened by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution, Derek Mackay, togethe...

Already four years ago, DFDS tried to acquire U.N. Ro-Ro © U.N. Ro-Ro

DFDS further spreads its wings in the Med following the take-over of U.N. Ro-Ro

apr 12 2018

FinanceDFDS will acquire 98.8% of leading Turkish freight ro-ro operator U.N. Ro-Ro from Turkish private equity firms Actera Group and Esas Holdings which t...

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