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First steel cut for DFDS’ next ro-ro generation

sep 01 2017

Ro-roEarlier this week, steel cutting marked the start of the construction of the first of four 6,700-lanemetre ro-ros DFDS ordered at the Chinese Jinling S...

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Management board change at Jadrolinija

sep 01 2017

ProfileIn a surprise move, the Croatian government announced yesterday, 31 August, that Jadrolinija’s current management board, led by Alan Klanac, will ...

Clouds hanging over LaNaval © LaNaval

LaNaval to be put into administration

sep 01 2017

YardSpanish shipbuilders LaNaval will request the Spanish equivalent of the American ‘Chapter XI’, i.e. protection from creditors, after failing to attract...

Half year result for newly-listed Fjord 1 released

aug 31 2017

FinanceFjord1 ASA has recorded a profit of NOK 239.4m in the first half of the year. This compares to NOK 141.5m for the same period last year.

Irish Continental Group 2017 half year report

aug 31 2017

FinanceIrish Continental Group today, 31 August, released their half year result for 2017.

AQUA SPIRIT will emerge as NORTHERN SEA WOLF for BC Ferries service © BC Ferries

AQUA SPIRIT to be renamed NORTHERN SEA WOLF for Port Hardy-Bella Coola service

aug 30 2017

FerryNORTHERN SEA WOLF is the name chosen for the compact-size Greek vessel acquired by BC Ferries for the new mid-coast ferry service.

JUAN J. SISTER will operate twice a week between Barcelona and Ciutadella (Menorca) © Frank Lose

Trasmediterranea to open twice weekly Barcelona-Ciutadella route soon

aug 30 2017

FerryTrasmediterranea has confirmed that it will start a Barcelona to Ciutadella (Menorca) service on 19 September this year.

Strong Q2 for Fjord Line

aug 30 2017

FinanceFjord Line has released its Q2 figures and they point to further growth.

BLUE STAR PATMOS with 205 passengers on board grounded off Ios © George Giannakis

BLUE STAR PATMOS grounded off Ios

aug 30 2017

FerryLast night (30 August), BLUE STAR PATMOS ran aground at 01:30 local time when approaching the Cycladic island of Ios.

LE RIF in her IMTC livery © Frank Lose

Detroit World Logistics Maritime to enter the fray on the Gibraltar Strait

aug 30 2017

FerryA new maritime transportation operator is preparing to enter the Gibraltar Strait: Detroit World Logistic Maritime (DWLM), a company founded in March 20...

Green light for Nor Lines’ takeover

aug 30 2017

Ro-roThe Norwegian Competition Authority has notified Samskip that the acquisition of Nor Lines AS has been cleared as it would not result in a significant ...

Besides SAR duties, the EP-15 will be designed for high-speed cargo and passenger transport © RDC Aqualines

Russians are developing a WIG craft that could operate as a ferry

aug 29 2017

High-speedA team of Russian developers has been working on the creation of a multipurpose sea-going ekranoplan, which could contribute significantly to the...

The time-chartered GUTE makes four additional freight sailings in each direction © Stena Line

GUTE introduced between Gdynia and Karlskrona

aug 29 2017

Ro-roStena Line has now introduced the time-chartered, 865-lanemetre GUTE as the fourth ship on the Gdynia-Karlskrona route, supplementing STENA VISION, STE...

QE2 hasn't welcomed any new guests since she left the Cunard fleet in November 2008 © Frank Behling

Cunard to mark 50th anniversary of QE2 launch

aug 29 2017

CruiseThe 50th anniversary of the launch of former Cunard flagship QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 is to be marked during a special Mediterranean cruise by the iconic comp...

Construction started in the presence of Niclas Mårtensson, Stena Line's CEO © Stena Line

Construction started on Stena’s first E-Flexer ro-pax

aug 28 2017

FerryOn Friday 25 August, a steel cutting ceremony was held at the Avic Weihai Shipyard, marking the start of the construction of the first of four ro-pax ve...

The charter of NISSOS CHIOS will be extended according to Baleària's latest sailing schedule © Frank Lose

NISSOS CHIOS to stay on the Almeria-Nador route

aug 27 2017

FerryBaleària has released its winter sailing schedules as far as January 2018 and, surprisingly, the schedules continue to show the NISSOS CHIOS operating b...

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WORLD DREAM has left Meyer Werft’s covered building hall

aug 27 2017

CruiseWORLD DREAM, the second cruise ship for Dream Cruises built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, has left the yard’s covered building dock on Saturday 26 August.

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Another high-speed ferry order for Austal’s Philippines shipyard

aug 25 2017

High-speedAustal Limited has bagged the fifth high-speed commercial ferry contract for Austal Philippines in just over 12 months.

MARIMO (on the left) was launched on 23 August © Yoshiho Ikeda

KYK Line’s MARIMO launched

aug 25 2017

Ro-roKinkai Yusen Kaisha’s (KYK Line) new freight ro-ro ferry MARIMO took to the water at the MHI Shimonoseki shipyard on 23 August.

The third ship in the E-Flexer series will be delivered with a Brittany Ferries livery © Stena AB

Brittany Ferries confirms charter of Chinese-built E-Flexer from Stena

aug 24 2017

FerryIn a telephone interview with Shippax, Brittany Ferries has confirmed that they will charter the third ship in Stena’s E-Flexer series to be built at Av...

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