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New SOL route between Latvia, Belgium and UK

dec 23 2016

Ro-roSwedish Orient Line (SOL) announced on December 22 that it will open a new route between Ventpils (Latvia), Zeebrugge (Belgium) and Tilbury (UK).

AUTO BALTIC to join the Smyril Line fleet in April

dec 23 2016

Ro-roSmyril Line has signed an agreement to acquire AUTO BALTIC, a ro-ro vessel from Finnish shipping company Bore, which is a part of Spliethoff Group.

Photo © Mike Louagie

The cruise future of Greece: question mark

dec 22 2016

CruiseThe Greek cruise industry enjoyed a reasonable season but the omens for the future do not look so bright, says Kyriakos Anastasiadis, president of crui...

NISSOS CHIOS Balearia © Photo: Mike Barker

Balearia commenced their new, fast service, between Melilla and Malaga

dec 21 2016

FerryThe first service to Almeria took place yesterday, Tuesday 20, with an arrival in Almeria scheduled for 13.00. The service is programmed to be operated ...

Brittany Ferries signs a letter of intent for the construction of a new ship with Flensburger

dec 21 2016

FerryToday Brittany Ferries launched a project to build a new ro-pax ferry, by signing a LOI with the FSG yard in Flensburg.

Virgin Voyages and Fincantieri finalize contract

dec 20 2016

CruiseThe MEUR 2.000 contract between Virgin Voyages and Fincantieri for three new cruise ships has now been finalized. The ships will be built at the Sestri...

Photo: Multi Maritime

Havyard to build three diesel-electric ferries for Fjord1

dec 20 2016

FerryThe Norwegain ferry company Fjord1 has ordered three diesel-electric ferries from Havyard Ship Technology, designed and developed by Multi Maritime in F...

ST HELENA Photo: Russell Plummer

Cargo-passenger liner ST. HELENA sails on after airport problems

dec 20 2016

FerryWith a St.Helena island airport financed by the British Government at a cost of close to MGBP250 proving almost impossible to use because of serious win...

LOLLAND LANGELAND. Photo: Faergen

Færgen continue another 10 years to service Spodsbjerg-Tårs

dec 20 2016

FerrySund & Bælt has awarded Færgen a continuation to service the route Spodsbjerg-Tårs in Denmark, a route they have run succesfully since 1975. The new...

COPENHAGEN © Peter Therkildsen

Scandline’s COPENHAGEN has now left the shipyard

dec 20 2016

FerryYesterday Scandlines second new hybrid ferry left the Danish shipyard FAYARD A/S, heading for Gedser (Denmark), where she will be put in service to Rost...

MEGASTAR on seatrials © Photo Jukka Huotari

Tallink’s MEGASTAR has left the yard

dec 19 2016

FerryThis morning Tallink’s MEGASTAR left the Meyer Turku shipyard for her first seatrials.

BLUE DOLPHIN 2 © Photo Tsuyoshi Ishiyama

BLUE DOLPHIN 2 to replace the ESAN 2000 on Hakodate-Aomori

dec 19 2016

FerryHakodate-based Tsugaru Kaikyo Ferry announced that the BLUE DOLPHIN 2 would reenter service on the Japanese domestic Hakodate-Aomori route on February 2...

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Settlement over refused ro-pax

dec 19 2016

FerryOn December 19, Niigata International Shipping Co., Ltd. entered into a settlement with Seodong Maritime Co., Ltd. a South Korean company, to pay 0.99 m...

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Former Stena high-speed ferry on Korea-Japan route

dec 19 2016

Hi-speedOn December 10, South Korean ferry operator, Dae-A Express Shipping launched the Incat high-speed car ferry OCEAN FLOWER 2 (4,114gt, max speed: 38 ...

LLoyd Werft. Photo: C. Eckardt

Lloyd Werft re-orientation

dec 19 2016

YardLloyd Werft Bremerhaven has announced it will focus on the new- and rebuilding of yachts, prototype vessels and the conversion of cruise ships in the f...

Port of Rostock © Kai Ortel

HERO becomes Rostock Port

dec 19 2016

PortHafen-Entwicklungsgesellschaft Rostock mbH (HERO), operator of both the Rostock ferry port and the Warnemünde cruise port, will change its name to Ros...

DFDS CEO Niels Smedegaard. Photo: DFDS

A remarkable birthday present to all DFDS employees

dec 19 2016

FinanceIn recognition of the contribution made by DFDS’ employees in recent years to the company’s growth and to celebrate the company’s 150-year anniversar...

Photo: FRS Austal

FRS orders new Helgoland catamaran for €17 million

dec 19 2016

Hi-speedA new passenger catamaran will be put into service in 2018, on the popular route from Hamburg via Cuxhaven to Helgoland (Germany's island in the No...

LEONORA CHRISTINA has been sold

dec 16 2016

Hi-speedLEONORA CHRISTINA has been sold to Spanish Ferry Gomera (Fred. Olsen), with a charter back agreement until the PSO contract for Faergen expires in ...

VIKING SUN © Viking Ocean Cruises

VIKING SUN launched at Fincantieri

dec 16 2016

CruiseThe cruise ship VIKING SUN, 4th in a series of six identical vessels for Swiss operator Viking Ocean Cruises, was launched at Fincantieri in Ancona on ...

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