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UTOPIA OF THE SEAS © Royal Caribbean International

Royal Caribbean International takes delivery of UTOPIA OF THE SEAS and celebrate keel-laying of CELEBRITY XCEL

jun 19 2024

CruiseRoyal Caribbean International’s latest Oasis Class cruise ship, UTOPIA OF THE SEAS, has been delivered from the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard. The...

SAMSKIP KVITNOS © Samskip

Grant received for study to retrofit SAMSKIP KVITNOS with fuel cells and hydrogen fuel

jun 19 2024

Ro-roTECO 2030, BLOM Maritime and Samskip received ENOVA grant to study a retrofit of Samskip’s 2015-built LNG vessel SAMSKIP KVITNOS with fuel cells and hydr...

Sweden-Belgium Green Shipping Corridor welcomes new partner and expands green ambitions

jun 17 2024

Port of Gothenburg, North Sea Port, and DFDS welcome Port of Antwerp-Bruges to the Green Shipping Corridor and bolsters the green ambitions of the project. By 2030, two DFDS ammonia-fuell...

DFDS May volumes: both freight and passenger continued to grow

jun 14 2024

Total freight volumes in May 2024 were 6.9% above 2023 and up 3.8% adjusted for the addition of Strait of Gibraltar routes in 2024 and closure of the Calais-Tilbury route in 2023. The num...

World’s largest car carrier receives LR Approval in Principle

jun 11 2024

Ro-roLloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to the Marine Design & Research Institute of China (MARIC) for a dual-fuel 12,800 CEU c...

TUI Cruises takes delivery of methanol ready MEIN SCHIFF 7

jun 11 2024

CruiseMeyer Turku delivered MEIN SCHIFF 7 to TUI Cruises, the first vessel with methanol readiness built at the shipyard. Mein Schiff 7 is the seventh ship o...

Håkan Johansson, CEO of Gotlandsbolaget, and Torben Carlsen, CEO of DFDS

Transaction of historic route: A stand-alone project for both parties

jun 11 2024

FerryGotlandsbolaget's latest step in expanding into the cruiseferry segment will not involve the Åland joint-venture partner in Gotland Alandia Cruises. At ...

PEARL SEAWAYS © Maritime Photographic

DFDS to sell Oslo-Frederikshavn-Copenhagen route to Gotlandsbolaget

jun 10 2024

FerryDFDS will sell mini-cruise route between Norway and Denmark to Swedish shipping company Gotlandsbolaget. The decision will ensure that the route receive...

DENIA CIUTAT CREATIVA © Baleària

Baleària adds the DENIA CIUTAT CREATIVA to the route between Motril and Tangier Med

jun 10 2024

FerryBaleària has incorporated the DENIA CIUTAT CREATIVA ferry into the daily maritime line that connects the Port of Motril with the Moroccan port of Tangie...

© The Norwegian Ship Design Company

Hvide Sande Shipyard to build a 4 MWh electric ferry for Torghatten

jun 10 2024

FerryThe Danish Hvide Sande Shipyard will build a new 50-metre all-electric ferry for Torghatten, the largest to date for the yard. The 4 MWh-battery ferry w...

MIDAS contract with DFDS extended

jun 10 2024

Ro-roGodby Shipping's MIDAS contract with DFDS has been extended. DFDS have used their option and extended the contract for MIDAS so that it is now valid unti...

WSF finally goes out to tender for five new plug-in hybrid ferries

jun 10 2024

FerryWashington State Ferries (WSF) has finally gone out to tender for the construction of five plug-in hybrid-electric passenger/vehicle ferries. Deliveries...

RED OSPREY © Frank Lose

Red Funnel to invest GBP 100 million in three new cross-Solent ferries

jun 10 2024

FerryRed Funnel is embarking on a three-ship GBP 100 million fleet renewal programme for its service between Southampton and East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight...

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding holds christening and launch ceremony for the TRANS HARMONY GREEN

jun 10 2024

Ro-roMitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., held a christening and launch ceremony for the TRANS HARMONY GREEN, the first of two LNG-powered 3,000-CEU capacity PC...

© Norwegian Ship Design Company (NSDC)

Fixing the 15%: the case for fuel cells

jun 10 2024

FerryAs we look ahead, with further regulation and changes on the horizon, shipowners and cargo owners could be excused for being perplexed by a series of si...

Behind JIAN ZHEN HAO are CMA-CGM SILVERSTONE, due for delivery this year to Eastern Pacific Shipping for CMA-CGM service, and Brittany Ferries’ SAINT-MALO and GUILLAUME DE NORMANDIE, due for delivery in Sep this year and Jan 2025 © CMI Jinling Weihai

JIAN ZHEN HAO enters service between China and Japan

jun 10 2024

FerryJIAN ZHEN HAO, China-Japan International Ferry (CHINJIF) 's new ship left Shanghai for Osaka on 8 June 2024 and entered service on the Shanghai (China)-...

Sweden's first OPS for cruise ships soon a reality in Ports of Stockholm

jun 10 2024

PortSweden's first and one of Europe's first onshore power supply for cruise ships has passed an important milestone through test calls with ships in cent...

REGULA © Uwe Jakob

Ferry REGULA additional trips in summer 2024

jun 10 2024

FerryThe subsidiary of AS Tallinna Sadam, OÜ TS Laevad, signed an additional agreement with the Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agricultural. Based on the p...

LOCH INDAAL launched at the Cemre shipyard © Brian Fulton

Second Islay ferry successfully launched

jun 09 2024

FerryLOCH INDAAL was launched on Saturday 8 June at Cemre Marin Endustri shipyard in Yalova, Turkey.
The vessel is the second of four ferries being bui...

OSCAR WILDE © George Holland

Irish Ferries name changes for Dover Calais and Holyhead Dublin ships

jun 09 2024

FerryIrish Ferries announced that the ship currently called OSCAR WILDE serving the Holyhead to Dublin and Dublin to Cherbourg routes, is to be renamed the J...

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