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MOL and JAL to develop certification pathway for Seaglider vessels in Japan

jun 11 2026

High-speedMitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Japan Airlines (JAL) have entered an agreement with Lloyd's Register and REGENT Craft Inc. to jointly develop certifi...

Samsø Rederi enters vessel charter agreement with Molslinjen

jun 11 2026

FerrySamsø Municipality, which operates ferry services between the Danish Kattegat island of Samsø and the ports of Hou and Aarhus in Jutland through its mun...

SUPERFAST V deployed on the Adriatic Sea

jun 11 2026

FerryOn 8 June, Superfast Ferries deployed SUPERFAST V on the company's Adriatic service between Venice, Patras, and Igoumenitsa. Earlier this year, Attica G...

Port of Turku modernisation drives green shipping corridor with Viking Line

jun 11 2026

PortPort of Turku is undertaking a EUR 200 million-plus modernisation programme, including construction of the joint Fregatten terminal, which will open i...

LEGEND OF THE SEAS and HERO OF THE SEAS behind © Jukka Huotari

Royal Caribbean takes delivery of LEGEND OF THE SEAS from Meyer Turku

jun 11 2026

CruiseRoyal Caribbean has officially taken delivery of LEGEND OF THE SEAS, the third Icon Class ship built at Meyer Turku's Turku shipyard in Finland. The ha...

Neptune Lines placed further two orders at Fujian Mawei

jun 11 2026

Ro-roNeptune Lines has signed a newbuilding contract with Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding for further two 4,200 CEU dual-fuel PCTCs, scheduled for delivery in 2029....

Marathon acquires Omborddata and Panasoft

jun 09 2026

Marathon Software has acquired Sweden's Omborddata AB and Finland's Panasoft Oy. The combined group becomes a Nordic provider of specialised software for crew management and payroll admin...

Tallink recorded small gains in May despite temporary route closure

jun 09 2026

FerryIn May 2026, AS Tallink Grupp transported 481,810 passengers, representing a 1.9% increase compared to May 2025. The number of cargo units increased by ...

Next Northern Isles operator will also have access to a third newbuild RoPax

jun 09 2026

FerryTransport Scotland has announced the public tender for the routes between the Scottish mainland (Aberdeen) and the Orkney and Shetland Islands (Northern...

Tallink passenger vessel ROMANTIKA returns to Tallinn–Stockholm route for the summer season

jun 08 2026

FerryAS Tallink Grupp is bringing the passenger vessel ROMANTIKA back to the Tallinn–Stockholm route for the peak summer season. From July onwards, the ship ...

Sallaum Lines marks a historic double delivery with the OCEAN EXPRESS and OCEAN NAVIGATOR

jun 08 2026

Ro-roSallaum Lines celebrated a major milestone in its fleet expansion programme with the simultaneous delivery of OCEAN EXPRESS and OCEAN NAVIGATOR, two new ...

Finnlines new mascot will make the trip across the Baltic Sea more fun for families with children

jun 07 2026

FerryThis summer, Finnlines passengers on the route between Sweden and Finland will be joined by the new mascot Stella. The playful ship's dog is part of the...

Fjord Line takes over Transportsentralen Kristiansand to strengthen freight operations

jun 05 2026

FerryFjord Line is acquiring both the staff and operational activities of freight forwarding firm Transportsentralen Kristiansand, with the transfer taking e...

139-metre and 1,800 CEU capacity MALACCA HIGHWAY © Kai Ortel

K Line orders four 1,380 CEU capacity LNG-fuelled car carriers for European operations

jun 04 2026

Ro-roKawasaki Kisen Kaisha, (K LINE) has signed contracts with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. to build four LNG dual-fuelled car carrier...

GNV deploys LNG-fuelled GNV AURORA and GNV VIRGO on Morocco routes

jun 04 2026

FerryGNV has assigned its two newest vessels, the LNG-fuelled GNV AURORA and GNV VIRGO, to its Moroccan services, underlining the growing importance of the N...

Grimaldi's Trasmed posts EUR 21.5 million EBITDA, targets zero debt by 2027

jun 04 2026

FinanceTrasmed, the Spanish operator of the Grimaldi Group, closed 2025 with positive EBITDA of EUR 21.5 million, an improvement of more than 70 per cent, t...

Baleària transports over 8.3 million lane metres of cargo in 2025, cuts emissions per load unit by 12%

jun 02 2026

Spanish ferry operator Baleària transported 8,392,000 lane metres of goods in 2025, a 10% increase on the previous year. The figure was announced at Barcelona's International Logistics Ex...

Missing routes, not price, hold back UK ferry travellers

jun 02 2026

A new survey from ferry comparison site Ferrygogo finds that the biggest obstacle to ferry travel in the UK is not cost but the absence of direct routes that take travellers where they ac...

Echandia launches new battery system it says lowers upfront cost and footprint by 30 percent

jun 02 2026

Echandia announced the launch of Echandia Core, a new marine battery system built on lithium-titanium-oxide (LTO) technology. Developed for fully electric and hybrid vessel applications, ...

Baleària Canarias unveils summer programme with 12-ship fleet to boost inter-island links

jun 02 2026

Baleària Canarias has set out its programme for the 2026 summer season across the Canary archipelago, deploying a fleet of 12 vessels to serve inter-island routes and connections with the...

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MOL and JAL to develop certification pathway for Seaglider vessels in Japan

Samsø Rederi enters vessel charter agreement with Molslinjen

SUPERFAST V deployed on the Adriatic Sea

Port of Turku modernisation drives green shipping corridor with Viking Line

Royal Caribbean takes delivery of LEGEND OF THE SEAS from Meyer Turku

Neptune Lines placed further two orders at Fujian Mawei

Marathon acquires Omborddata and Panasoft

Tallink recorded small gains in May despite temporary route closure

Next Northern Isles operator will also have access to a third newbuild RoPax

Tallink passenger vessel ROMANTIKA returns to Tallinn–Stockholm route for the summer season

Sallaum Lines marks a historic double delivery with the OCEAN EXPRESS and OCEAN NAVIGATOR

Finnlines new mascot will make the trip across the Baltic Sea more fun for families with children

Fjord Line takes over Transportsentralen Kristiansand to strengthen freight operations

K Line orders four 1,380 CEU capacity LNG-fuelled car carriers for European operations

GNV deploys LNG-fuelled GNV AURORA and GNV VIRGO on Morocco routes

Grimaldi's Trasmed posts EUR 21.5 million EBITDA, targets zero debt by 2027

Baleària transports over 8.3 million lane metres of cargo in 2025, cuts emissions per load unit by 12%

Missing routes, not price, hold back UK ferry travellers

Echandia launches new battery system it says lowers upfront cost and footprint by 30 percent

Baleària Canarias unveils summer programme with 12-ship fleet to boost inter-island links

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