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Fincantieri bags cruise ship order from Silversea Cruises

sep 11 2017

CruiseA contract worth about EUR 310m has been signed between Silversea Cruises and Fincantieri for the construction of a new cruise ship.

© VARD

Coral Expeditions of Australia orders cruise vessel from VARD

sep 11 2017

CruiseThe Australian cruise operator Coral Expeditions has ordered an expedition cruise vessel to be designed and constructed by VARD. The vessel is specific...

MANANNAN © Alan Blunden

Steam Packet looks to change Northern Ireland port

sep 11 2017

FerryThe Isle of Man Steam Packet Company is considering changing Northern Ireland ports for services from Douglas with Larne, already used by P&O Ferrie...

Hurtigruten has joined an investment group to safeguard Kleven Shipyard from bankruptcy © Hurtigruten

Hurtigruten throws lifeline to Kleven Shipyard

sep 08 2017

YardCash-strapped Kleven Shipyard has succeeded to attract new investors to keep the yard afloat.

© Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft

FADIQ takes to the water

sep 07 2017

Ro-roThe 4,100-lanemetre FADIQ – sister to the MELEQ – was launched from the covered building hall of Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) earlier today...

As from mid-September, the NISSOS CHIOS will no longer operate between Almeria and Nador © Frank Lose

Baleària denied long-term authorisation to Nador

sep 07 2017

FerryJust when it seemed that Baleària had cracked it in Nador, and posted a sailing schedule from Almeria up to January 2018, so word from Rabat is that the...

FORTUNY and SOROLLA will continue to operate the PSC between Malaga and Almeria to/from Melilla © Frank Lose

Trasmediterranea gets Public Service Contract to Melilla

sep 07 2017

FerryAs widely expected, the Public Service Contract (PSC) to Melilla has been awarded to Trasmediterranea - again. The new contract will start in November o...

© Philippe Holthof

Croatian government has appointed new management board for Jadrolinija

sep 07 2017

ProfileAs Shippax reported last week, the Croatian government rather unexpectedly announced on 31 August that Jadrolinija’s management board, led by Alan...

SPIRIT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA will leave BC, Canada for Remontowa on 12 September © Philippe Holthof

SPIRIT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA being made ready for mid-life upgrade and LNG retrofit

sep 06 2017

FerryBC Ferries has removed SPIRIT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA from the Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay service to prepare for the trans-Atlantic crossing to the Remontowa Shi...

Keel-laying of AIDAnova © AIDA Cruises

Keel-laying ceremony for LNG-powered AIDAnova

sep 06 2017

CruiseConstruction on AIDAnova, Meyer Werft’s yard number S.696, has entered a new phase following today’s (6 September) official keel-laying.

LNG propulsion could be the shape of things to come in Japan © Philippe Holthof

“K” Line Group collaborating for Japan’s first LNG-fuelled ferry

sep 06 2017

TechKawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line Kinkai) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) have agreed to work on a joint study for what is set to...

The major refurbishment includes the creation of two new restaurants and 40 new suites © Neven Jerkovic

CRYSTAL SYMPHONY being prepared for major refurbishment at Lloyd Werft

sep 06 2017

CruiseAs earlier reported, the 1995-built CRYSTAL SYMPHONY will undergo an EUR multi-million refurbishment at Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven this fall.

© Philippe Holthof

Meyer further investing heavily in its Turku shipyard

sep 06 2017

YardAs part of a long-term plan to ramp up the production to three times the value the shipyard produced in 2014, the Meyer Turku shipyard is more than dou...

DFDS: continued digitalisation drives new global passenger sales organisation © Philippe Holthof

DFDS to launch a new global organisation for passenger marketing and sales

sep 06 2017

ProfilePan-European ferry and ro-ro specialist DFDS will launch a new global organisation for passenger marketing and sales to improve the online experie...

© Austal

Austal to build 550-pax cats for Taiwanese interests

sep 05 2017

High-speedAustal Limited has secured its first commercial contract from Taiwan for the design and construction of two (plus one option) passenger-only high...

The HSW takeover saga continues © Philippe Holthof

Grimaldi Group set to challenge Attica-HSW deal

sep 04 2017

FerryThe Italian Grimaldi Group is preparing to send a complaint to the competition department of the European Commission (DG Comp) against what it sees as t...

Five of the ro-paxes Starlite Ferries ordered at Kegoya Dock in Japan have already been delivered, including STARLITE PIONEER.

Starlite Ferries to be taken over by Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp.

sep 04 2017

FerryFurther consolidation in the Philippine ferry sector could be on the horizon following a MoU between publicly-listed Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp. (C...

HIMAWARI 8 (on the right) will be followed by HIMAWARI 9 © Yoshiho Ikeda

HIMAWARI 8 introduced on the Kushiro-Tomakomai-Tokyo route

sep 04 2017

Ro-roEarlier today, 4 September, the 10,620 gt freight ro-ro HIMAWARI 8 of Nippon Shipping Co.,Ltd. – a subsidiary of logistics giant Nippon Express Co., Lt...

SEABOURN OVATION ready to be floated up © Fincantieri

SEABOURN OVATION floated out

sep 01 2017

CruiseFollowing the coining ceremony, SEABOURN OVATION was floated out earlier today (1 September) at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Sestri, Genoa.

The passenger element will be dropped on A

Marue Ferry will no longer carry pax on the Naha-Kobe-Osaka route

sep 01 2017

FerryMarue Ferry (A" Line) has announced that it will stop operating the 6,266 gt ro-pax RYUKYU EXPRESS on the Naha-Kobe-Osaka route.

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