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ARMAS pulled the plug blaming high port fees. With port fees being reduced, it might be interested to re-start the Funchal-Portimão route © Frank Lose

UPDATED: Port of Madeira reducing port fees to make Funchal-Portimão ro-pax service viable

mar 16 2018

Ferry(Article first published 6 September 2017)Madeira’s regional government has recently sent out a new public tender for a weekly service connecting Funcha...

© Heiner Lohmann

NORWEGIAN BLISS nearing completion

mar 16 2018

CruiseNORWEGIAN BLISS, the sixteenth ship in the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet, is nearing completion after having left the Meyer Werft in Papenburg on 13 Marc...

VIDANTA ALEGRIA is the former VOYAGER © Christian Costa

New Mexican cruise ship VIDANTA ALEGRIA now at Naples shipyard

mar 16 2018

CruiseThe relatively simple task of transforming a small cruise ship designed for the British market into a vessel aimed specifically at the emerging Mexican...

© Multi Maritime

Fjord1's second of three ferries launched at Cemre Shipyard

mar 16 2018

FerryAUSTRATT, the second unit in a three-ship series built for Fjord1, was launched at the Turkish Cemre Shipyard on Thursday 15 March.

AZAMARA PURSUIT is the former ADONIA of P&O Cruises © Maritime Photographic

Azamara Club Cruises takes delivery of AZAMARA PURSUIT in Freeport, Grand Bahama

mar 16 2018

CruiseAzamara Club Cruises took delivery of its latest vessel AZAMARA PURSUIT on 14 March from P&O Cruises during the former ADONIA’s drydocking at the G...

UND EGE © Jean-Pierre Fabre

U.N. Ro-Ro extends operating rights at the Port of Trieste until 2041

mar 15 2018

Ro-roU.N. Ro-Ro, the Turkish ro-ro giant, has signed a new agreement that extends its operating rights at the Port of Trieste until 2041.

SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS - here seen during her trials in February - will be delivered by STX France in April © RCI

Royal Caribbean in USD multi-billion investment in fleet upgrades and new island destinations

mar 15 2018

CruiseIn today’s highly competitive cruise market you are only as good as your latest ships and innovative destinations. This has been proven by Royal Caribb...

© Fincantieri

Steel cutting ceremony for SEVEN SEAS SPLENDOR

mar 15 2018

CruiseToday, 15 March, the first steel was cut for SEVEN SEAS SPLENDOR at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona. Due for delivery in early 2020, she is a sister...

The newbuilding will be reminiscent of the 2010-built LODI © Stadtwerke Konstanz

Pella Sietas Werft to build LNG-powered Lake Constance ferry

mar 15 2018

Ferry‘Stadtwerke Konstanz’, operators of the Konstanz-Meersburg ferry service, has signed a contract with Pella Sietas Werft for the construction of an LNG-p...

HAMMERSHUS when she took to the water earlier this year © Molslinjen

Færgen might charter HAMMERSHUS to replace HAMMERODDE

mar 15 2018

FerryAs HAMMERSHUS will be delivered more than two months ahead of Molslinjen/Bornholmslinjen taking over the Bornholm concession from Færgen on 1 September,...

ARK FORWARDER has been long-term chartered by MSC, currently serving the Giaio Tauro-Radès route © J.J. Jager

(UPDATED) MSC charters ARK FORWARDER for Gioia Tauro-Radès service

mar 14 2018

Ro-roMediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has chartered the Stena RoRo-owned ARK FORWARDER and introduced her between Gioia Tauro and Radès. Unlike earlier ...

AIDAstella was drydocked in Dubai © AIDA Cruises

Drydocks World completes drydocking and mini-refit of AIDA Cruises’ AIDAstella – a first for the cruise industry in the Arabian Gulf

mar 14 2018

CruiseRostock-based cruise line AIDA Cruises has completed the USD multi-million drydocking and refit of its 2013-built AIDAstella in Dubai to ready the vess...

Light at the end of the tunnel for Anek Lines

mar 14 2018

FinanceThree years after launching its restructuring process, Crete-based ferry company Anek Lines has returned to positive ground.

LAGATUN left Gdansk for Gursken for final outfitting © Montex Shipyard

LAGATUN left Montex Shipyard for Norway

mar 14 2018

FerryFosenNamsos Sjø’s LAGATUN, built to a Multi Maritime MM 101 FE EL design, left the Montex Shipyard in Poland on 9 March with destination Norway for fina...

Potential new bond issue for Color Group AS

mar 14 2018

FinanceColor Group AS has made an announcement for the potential issue of a new bond. The bond issue will be used for general purposes, refinancing of ships...

JONATHAN SWIFT will be renamed CECILIA PAYNE when joining Baleària in spring © Maritime Photographic

Baleària announces new name for JONATHAN SWIFT and takes on Trasmediterranea

mar 13 2018

High-speedNo sooner had Trasmediterranea announced its fast ferry service linking Gandia with Sant Antoni in Ibiza would continue on to Palma than Baleària...

© Troms Fylkestrafikk

Norled wins tender and confirms the construction of two newbuilds

mar 13 2018

High-speedThe tender for three Norwegian ferry routes in Troms county has been won by Norled. Two high-speed ferries will be built for this purpose.

First steel cutting for Brittany Ferries’ HONFLEUR © Brittany Ferries

First steel cutting for Brittany Ferries’ LNG-powered HONFLEUR

mar 12 2018

FerryBrittany Ferries and builder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) today, 12 March, celebrated the first steel cutting of HONFLEUR, FSG's yard number...

AL ANDALUS EXPRESS will be re-activated for a charter to Naviera Armas © FRS

Naviera Armas charters the AL ANDALUS EXPRESS

mar 12 2018

FerryWith the drydock season in full swing, Naviera Armas has turned to FRS’s AL ANDALUS EXPRESS to cover for other vessels which are drydocking prior to the...

Contract signing ceremony on 11 March © Algérie Ferries

Algérie Ferries confirms ro-pax order at GSI

mar 12 2018

FerryAlgérie Ferries (ENTMV) has signed a USD 175 million newbuilding contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) for the construction of a 1,800-pa...

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