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CLdN establishes Baltic connection with Transfennica

jun 24 2024

Ro-roCLdN and Transfennica announced a connection of their shipping services in Zeebrugge to provide customers with broader connections through Northern and W...

Emanuele Grimaldi re-elected as Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping

jun 23 2024

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Board of Directors has unanimously re-elected Emanuele Grimaldi, President and Managing Director of Grimaldi Euromed SpA, as Chairman of the Bo...

Guldar Kivro at the Shippax Ferry Conference 2024

Three years extension for Guldar Kivro as a member of the Management Board of OÜ TS Laevad

jun 23 2024

The supervisory board of AS Tallinna Sadam's subsidiary OÜ TS Laevad extended powers of Guldar Kivro as a member of the Management Board for three years from 9 December 2024.

VIKING STAR was in 2015 the first ship delivered in this series. The first ships were somewhat smaller than the latest ones © Fincantieri

Fincantieri and Viking sign contracts for two more cruise ships

jun 23 2024

CruiseFincantieri and Viking have announced that they have signed contracts for the construction of two further cruise vessels, based on the features of the ...

Estonian State Fleet will launch a new ferry construction tender for the Virtsu-Kuivastu route in September 2024

jun 20 2024

FerryAfter an initial procurement process and technical consultations earlier this year, the Estonian State Fleet, in collaboration with the Ministry of Clim...

From left: Mr. Eiji Takeichi, President, Toyofuji Shipping Mr. Yasushi Okumura, President, Fukuju Shipping Mr. Shin Ueda, President & CEO, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding receives orders for Japan's first methanol-capable ro-ro ships

jun 20 2024

Ro-roMitsubishi Shipbuilding has received orders from Toyofuji Shipping and Fukuju Shipping for Japan's first methanol-capable ro-ro ships. The two ships will...

HÖEGH AURORA sea trials © Höegh Autoliners

Höegh Autoliners secures significant Enova funding for four ammonia-powered Aurora vessels and sees first out on sea trials

jun 20 2024

Ro-roHöegh Autoliners was granted NOK 109,4 million in increased Enova funding as part of its “Ammonia fuelled vessel programme” to ensure that four of Höegh ...

New Wasaline timetable with a record number of weekly departures

jun 20 2024

FerryAs of 24 June, Wasaline will operate a total of 26 trips per week, setting a new record for the company. The two new trips between Vaasa and Umeå will r...

The European Commission approves EUR 570 million Italian State aid scheme for port shore power solutions

jun 20 2024

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a EUR 570 million Italian scheme to incentivise ships to use shore-side electricity when they are at berth in maritime port...

CMA CGM to charter MIDAS until December 2026

jun 19 2024

Ro-roCMA CGM has time chartered Godby Shipping’s MIDAS until December 2026. MIDAS will, before starting the charter, go through class renewal docking in Turke...

BALTIC PRINCESS continues on the route between Stockholm and Turku - now with a new cruise product

jun 19 2024

FerryTallink Silja Line announced that BALTIC PRINCESS will continue on the Stockholm-Turku route, instead of returning to the former Kapellskär-Turku route....

BALTIC QUEEN and MEGASTAR © Dmitry Sumin

Notice of intention to make a voluntary takeover offer to acquire the shares of AS Tallink Grupp

jun 19 2024

FinanceInfortar, the largest investment holding company in Estonia, has submitted an application to the Estonian Financial Supervision and Resolution Author...

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...

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 ...

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...

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CLdN establishes Baltic connection with Transfennica

Emanuele Grimaldi re-elected as Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping

Three years extension for Guldar Kivro as a member of the Management Board of OÜ TS Laevad

Fincantieri and Viking sign contracts for two more cruise ships

Estonian State Fleet will launch a new ferry construction tender for the Virtsu-Kuivastu route in September 2024

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding receives orders for Japan's first methanol-capable ro-ro ships

Höegh Autoliners secures significant Enova funding for four ammonia-powered Aurora vessels and sees first out on sea trials

New Wasaline timetable with a record number of weekly departures

The European Commission approves EUR 570 million Italian State aid scheme for port shore power solutions

CMA CGM to charter MIDAS until December 2026

BALTIC PRINCESS continues on the route between Stockholm and Turku - now with a new cruise product

Notice of intention to make a voluntary takeover offer to acquire the shares of AS Tallink Grupp

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

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

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

DFDS May volumes: both freight and passenger continued to grow

World’s largest car carrier receives LR Approval in Principle

TUI Cruises takes delivery of methanol ready MEIN SCHIFF 7

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

DFDS to sell Oslo-Frederikshavn-Copenhagen route to Gotlandsbolaget

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