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Top 20 short-sea ro-ro operators fleet lanemetre capacities as of 1 April 2025 © Shippax

Top short-sea ro-ro operators

sep 12 2025

Following last week’s presentation of the Top 20 conventional ro-pax ferry operators’ fleets, we now present the Top short-sea ro-ro operators’ fleets by lanemetre capacity and market cap...

DFDS August volumes

sep 12 2025

DFDS reported softer freight and passenger volumes in August 2025. Freight volumes declined year-on-year, with weakness on UK and Mediterranean routes partly offset by growth on Channel a...

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SOUTH ENABLER named in Turku

sep 12 2025

Ro-roOn 11 September, the latest addition to the WALLENIUS SOL fleet, SOUTH ENABLER, was officially named in the Port of Turku, Finland. The ceremony brought ...

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Port of Kiel now offers one of the biggest shore power supply systems in Europe

sep 12 2025

PortThe port of Kiel has completed the final phase of construction on its extensive shore power infrastructure. With this new expansion, the port of Kiel ...

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Kasper Moos appointed new P&O Ferries Chief Executive

sep 11 2025

P&O Ferries announced the appointment of Kasper Moos as its new Chief Executive, effective as of late September, succeeding Peter Hebblethwaite.
Kasper Moos is a seasoned senior ...

Telenor Maritime announces CEO Transition

sep 10 2025

Telenor Maritime announced a leadership transition as Lars Erik Lunøe steps down after close to seven years as Chief Executive Officer. Under his leadership, the company has navigated one...

Stena Line welcomes Sarah West as new UK & Ireland Ports Managing Director

sep 10 2025

Stena Line has announced a strategic restructuring of its Ports Leadership Team with the creation of a new Managing Director (MD) role for UK and Ireland Ports. The newly appointed MD, Sa...

Wärtsilä to Power Denmark’s First High-Speed Electric Ferries

sep 10 2025

High-speedWärtsilä will supply a fully integrated electric propulsion package, including waterjets, for two new high-speed battery-electric catamaran ferries...

KILIMANJARO IX for Tanzanian operator Azam Marine launched at the Chinese AFAI Southern Shipyard

sep 10 2025

High-speedKILIMANJARO IX, a 53-metre fast ferry designed by global digital shipbuilder Incat Crowther for Azam Marine has been successfully launched by AFAI ...

SunStone takes delivery of DOUGLAS MAWSON as final Infinity Class vessel

sep 10 2025

CruiseSunStone Maritime Group A/S, the world’s largest tonnage provider to the expedition cruise industry, announced the delivery of the seventh and final ve...

Astilleros Armón starts the construction of two Baleària electric fast ferries linking Spain and Morocco

sep 09 2025

High-speedAstilleros Armón (Gijón) has started construction of two 100% electric fast ferries for Baleària, which will operate the Tarifa–Tanger City route f...

GABRIELLA and VIKING GRACE © Jukka Huotari

Nearly 1.8 million travelled with Viking Line in summer 2025

sep 09 2025

FerryBetween June and August, a total of 1,780,000 passengers travelled on Viking Line’s vessels, which is somewhat more than for the same period last year. ...

DEUTSCHLAND at the BLRT Repair Yards © BLRT Repair Yards

Scandlines Launches Major Plug-In Hybrid Ferry Conversions on Fehmarn Belt

sep 09 2025

FerryScandlines has officially begun the large-scale conversion of its Fehmarn Belt ferries SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN and DEUTSCHLAND into plug-in hybrid vessels, m...

GRANDE AUCKLAND © Grimaldi Group

Grimaldi Group Takes Delivery of 9,000 CEU Capacity Car Carrier GRANDE AUCKLAND

sep 09 2025

Ro-roThe GRANDE AUCKLAND, the second of seven new 9,000 CEU capacity PCTCs ordered by the Grimaldi Group at the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard, has been deliver...

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Stena Line will acquire port operations in Liepaja

sep 09 2025

FerryStena Line continues its commitment to trade growth and resilience in the Baltic Sea. The ferry company will acquire all shares in the port operator Ter...

The keel of HERO OF THE SEAS being laid, with STAR OF THE SEAS in front

The keel of the fourth Icon, HERO OF THE SEAS, laid at the Meyer Turku shipyard

sep 09 2025

CruiseMeyer Turku Shipyard celebrated the keel laying of the fourth cruise ship in the Icon Class, HERO OF THE SEAS. The ship, built for Royal Caribbean has ...

ELLEN © Peter Therkildsen

Danish first movers choose to replace entire battery pack on 2019-built electric ferry

sep 08 2025

FerryÆrø Municipality, which operates Ærøfærgerne, has put out an EU tender for the complete replacement of the 4.3 MWh battery pack on board the 2019-built ...

Study Finds Methane Slip on Brittany Ferries’ SALAMANCA 50% Lower Than EU Default Values

sep 07 2025

FerryCarried out over a period of 12 months in collaboration with ADEME, and thanks to the support of Brittany Ferries, this independent study reveals that u...

Stena Line awarded contract to continue operation of the Gdynia – Karlskrona route

sep 07 2025

PortThe Port of Gdynia Authority has concluded the tender procedure for the selection of ferry operators at the Public Ferry Terminal in Gdynia, launched ...

BAJAMAR EXPRESS © Frank Lose

Fred. Olsen Express had a strong summer

sep 06 2025

High-speedFred. Olsen Express facilitated the travel of 930,000 passengers during the months of July and August on its inter-island routes. In total, 430,000...

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