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IONIAN SKY has been bought by Babis Simantonis' Medferry Shipping © Frank Lose

Greek ferries change hands

mar 11 2018

FerryBoth the IONIAN SKY and ANDREAS KALVOS have found new owners. Laid up for quite some time, the former ship has been acquired by Medferry Shipping, where...

The medium-speed CITY JET 1 and CITY JET 2 have joined the Ultramar fleet in Mexico © Incat Crowther

US shipyard delivers the first two of six 28m passenger catamarans to Mexican operator Ultramar

mar 09 2018

FerryUS aluminium ship builder Midship Marine, based in Harvey, Louisiana, has delivered the first two vessels in a six-vessel order for 28m all-aluminium pa...

© MV WERFTEN

Steel cut for first Global-Class cruise ship

mar 08 2018

CruiseBuilding of the first Global-Class cruise ship at MV Werften has commenced today, 8 March, with the first steel cut. The cruise ship will sail under Ge...

© MV WERFTEN

MV Werften delivers luxury river cruise ship CRYSTAL DEBUSSY

mar 08 2018

CruiseToday, 8 March, MV Werften officially handed over CRYSTAL DEBUSSY to Crystal River Cruises, several months ahead of schedule.

Irish Continental Group 2017 full-year result

mar 08 2018

FinanceIrish Continental Group has released its 2017 full-year result. Highlights below. A new name for WESTPAC EXPRESS is also revealed.

UNIVERSAL MK1 has arrived in Croatian waters © Shippax archive

Kapetan Luka acquires UNIVERSAL MK1 from Société Maritime Côte d'Azur

mar 07 2018

High-speedFollowing a long period of lay-up, the high-speed catamaran UNIVERSAL MK1 has been bought by Kapetan Luka from Société Maritime Côte d'Azur, beco...

PACIFIC EDEN was built in 1992 as HAL's STATENDAM © CMV

P&O Cruises Australia’s PACIFIC EDEN to join UK operator Cruise & Maritime Voyages

mar 07 2018

CruiseUK cruise line Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) is getting a sixth ship in the spring of 2019 in the shape of P&O Cruises Australia’s 55,877-gro...

The 2015-built VIKING STAR is the lead ship in the successful Viking Ocean series © Christian Costa

Viking Ocean orders six more cruise ships at Fincantieri

mar 07 2018

CruiseThere seems to be no stopping relatively new cruise line Viking’s march into the luxury end of the market as it orders a further six vessels from Finca...

© Ponant

Ponant adds two more Explorer-Class newbuilds from Vard

mar 07 2018

CruisePonant – the French niche cruise operator that is controlled by the Artemis Group – has signed a contract with Vard for the construction of two addit...

The three MM82FE EL on top, the larger MM11FE EL below © Multi Maritime

Four more zero-emission ferries for Fjord1

mar 06 2018

FerryFjord1 pumps up its newbuilding tally with four more full-electric double-enders ranging in size from 85 to 116 metres to be built by two Turkish shipya...

VICTORI CLIPPER V was formerly the HALUNDER JET of FRS © Marko Stampehl

Clipper Navigation’s new VICTORIA CLIPPER V to enter service on the Seattle-Victoria service on 9 March

mar 06 2018

High-speedThe latest addition to the fleet of US west coast fast ferry operator Clipper Navigation, the 440-passenger capacity VICTORIA CLIPPER V, will mak...

PRIMULA SEAWAYS sustained serious damage above the waterline © Christian Eckardt

(UPDATED) PRIMULA SEAWAYS collided with boxship MSC MADRID off Flushing

mar 06 2018

Ro-ro(Article first published 4 March 2018) DFDS’ 4,650-lanemetre PRIMULA SEAWAYS – on her way to Brevik and Gothenburg – collided with containership MSC MA...

Telenor Maritime to provide WiFi, 3G and backhaul services to Finnlines

mar 06 2018

PressreleaseTelenor Maritime team up with Finnlines and announces the introduction of the mobile ecosystem onboard their passenger ships, deploying a co...

Color Line reports its 2017 results

mar 06 2018

FinanceColor Line has released its 2017 financial results. Highlights below.

(UPDATED) Color Group considers listing on the Oslo stock exchange

mar 06 2018

Finance(Article first published 6 December 2018) Color Group, the Norwegian ferry company and owner of Color Line AS, is considering a possible listing on t...

AQUA JEWEL seen shortly before being repainted in her Seajets livery © Kai Ortel

(UPDATED) Azores stint for AQUA JEWEL

mar 05 2018

Ferry(Article first published 21 February 2018) The Seajets-owned AQUA JEWEL will be chartered by Atlânticoline for the 2018 summer season, serving the Azore...

© Havyard

Fjord1 orders seven zero-emission double-enders

mar 05 2018

FerryThere is no stopping Fjord1. To meet the concession requirements, the Norwegian domestic ferry operator has ordered seven more battery-powered ferries w...

Torghatten ASA reported a stable 2017

mar 05 2018

FinanceTorghatten ASA has released its 2017 financial results. Highlights below.

A prebuilt 15m section will be inserted during week eleven © Neven Jerkovic

Silversea’s SILVER SPIRIT arrives at Fincantieri’s Palermo shipyard for lengthening and major two-month upgrade

mar 05 2018

CruiseLuxury cruise vessel SILVER SPIRIT, owned by Silversea Cruises, drydocked at the Palermo facility of Italy’s Fincantieri on 5 March to begin a major tw...

The new trimaran will be introduced under the Beetle banner prior to the summer 2020 Olympic Games © Austal

JR Kyushu Jet Ferry’s MoU for Austal trimaran becomes firm contract

mar 05 2018

High-speedIn early December Austal Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JR Kyushu Jet Ferry to develop a new high-speed trimaran passe...

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