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ECO AQUA, the first in a series of four eco ferries has been delivered © Baleària

Baleària takes delivery of first of four eco ferries

dec 13 2017

High-speedBaleària took delivery today (13 December) of the first of four eco ferries ordered from the Asturian shipyard Gondán.

Notwithstanding the extra cabin deck, STAVANGERFJORD has retained her yacht-like lines © Fosen Yard

STAVANGERFJORD ‘2.0’ re-delivered to Fjord Line

dec 13 2017

FerryFollowing a conversion which started on 1 November, Fosen Yard in Rissa, Norway, has handed STAVANGERFJORD back to Fjord Line earlier today, 13 December...

DENIA CIUTAT CREATIVA, the Almeria-Melilla mainstay, has been called to cover the Barcelona-Palma route © Frank Lose

Baleària temporarily closes Almeria-Melilla route

dec 13 2017

FerryBaleària has announced that it is suspending sailings between Almeria and Melilla until 25 December. It would appear that this route is a casualty cause...

DIAGORAS will sail back to Greece in two weeks' time © Mike Barker

Africa Morocco Link suspends Almeria-Nador service

dec 13 2017

FerryRumours had circulated that the DIAGORAS, the vessel operating for Africa Morocco Link (AML) between Almeria and Nador, was to return to Greece on 26 De...

NANCY WAKE © incat Crowther

Captain Cook Cruises takes delivery of NANCY WAKE

dec 13 2017

High-speedThe 27m catamaran passenger ferry NANCY WAKE has been delivered to Captain Cook Cruises, part of the SeaLink Travel Group, and has commenced oper...

HORDALAND © Shippax

HORDALAND withdrawn from service following grounding

dec 13 2017

FerryThe 1,184gt double-ender HORDALAND ran aground on Thursday 7 December en route from Årsnes to the island of Varaldsøy.

OLYMPUS © Shippax

‘Nomadic’ OLYMPUS sold to breakers

dec 12 2017

Ro-roThe 1980-built OLYMPUS has been sold to breakers after having spent the last four and a half years laid up in Adabiya, Egypt.

The LNG-powered HONFLEUR will be introduced between Caen (Ouistreham) and Portsmouth © H. Krüger

Brittany Ferries secures Société Générale and European Investment Bank financing for HONFLEUR

dec 12 2017

FinanceThe EU, through the European Investment Bank (EIB), has granted a loan of EUR 49.5m as part of the EUR 750m Green Ship Guarantee programme (GSG) to B...

EIDSFJORD leaving Tersan Shipyard © Fjord 1

Fully-electric GLOPPEFJORD and EIDSFJORD delivered from Tersan Shipyard

dec 12 2017

FerryThe two fully-electric ferries, GLOPPEFJORD and EIDSFJORD, built for Norwegian ferry company Fjord 1 have been delivered by the Turkish Tersan Shipyard ...

Keel laying HONDIUS © Brodosplit

Keel laid for polar expedition vessel HONDIUS

dec 12 2017

CruiseOn 11 December, Brodosplit laid the keel for hull number 484. Built for Oceanwide Expeditions, and to be named HONDIUS, she will be the first vessel to...

© Austal

Austal and JR Kyushu Jet Ferry establish a MoU to develop new high-speed trimaran

dec 11 2017

High-speedAustal Australia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JR Kyushu Jet Ferry to develop a new high-speed trimaran passenger ferry con...

KAROLIN will move to warmer waters © Uwe Jakob

Golden Star Ferries acquires KAROLIN

dec 11 2017

High-speedGreek ferry operator Golden Star Ferries is further expanding its fleet and has bought Linda Line’s KAROLIN, a 353-seat passenger-only high-speed...

© Peter Plowman

Roads body to buy Manly Fast Ferry

dec 11 2017

High-speedThe Sydney, New South Wales-based National Roads & Motorists Association (NRMA) is to buy Manly Fast Ferry (MFF) from founding owners the For...

SOMERSET is currently the mainstay on CLdN's Zeebrugge-Gothenburg route © Philippe Holthof

CLdN to increase sailings and capacity on Zeebrugge-Gothenburg route

dec 11 2017

Ro-roCLdN is poised to further expand its short-sea ro-ro network and as from 1 January 2018, it will increase the number of weekly sailings on the Zeebrugg...

PRIDE OF KENT ran aground earlier this afternoon - the ship has meanwhile been refloated © Philippe Holthof

UPDATED: Cross-Channel ferry PRIDE OF KENT ran aground in the Port of Calais

dec 10 2017

Ferry (Article first published 10 December) In the early afternoon of Sunday 10 December, P&O Ferries’ Dover-bound PRIDE OF KENT grounded in the Port of ...

RENØY is being prepared for its new role in German coastal waters © Uwe Jakob

Adler-Schiffe acquires high-speed catamaran RENØY

dec 10 2017

High-speedFamily-controlled Adler-Schiffe has announced the acquisition of the 1999-built high-speed catamaran RENØY from Norwegian interests.

Bass Line Island's landing craft-type INVESTIGATOR II © Dale Crisp

Bass Island Line ‘bargain’ for King Island service

dec 10 2017

FerryThe Tasmanian Government-owned TasPorts says it has saved millions on the cost of a new Bass Island Line (BIL) vessel for the King Island (KI) trade and...

SPIRIT OF TASMANIA I and II will come on the market following the introduction of larger tonnage in 2021 © Dale Crisp

TT-Line's Spirit replacements accelerated

dec 08 2017

FerryTasmania’s TT-Line has brought forward by two years its plans to replace the ro-paxes SPIRIT OF TASMANIA I and II and will place orders at an unnamed ya...

KMP DRAJAT PACIRAN © Adiluhung Saranasegara

Indonesian ferry KMP DRAJAT PACIRAN launched

dec 08 2017

FerryOn Tuesday 5 December the Indonesian ferry KMP DRAJAT PACIRAN was launched at the PT. Adiluhung Saranasegara yard in Bangkalan, Indonesia.

1976-built QUEEN OF COWICHAN at Horseshoe Bay © Philippe Holthof

BC Ferries plans for major Horseshoe Bay Ferry terminal upgrades

dec 08 2017

PortThe Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo route is considered one of BC Ferries’ three ‘star performers’, and the infrastructure at Horseshoe Bay, the West Vancouv...

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