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CADENA 4 © Frank Lose

CADENA 4 sold to the Spanish MoD

jan 04 2024

Ro-roCLdN has sold its CADENA 4 to the Spanish MoD, who have renamed it EL CAMINO ESPANOL. CADENA 4 was chartered to Baleària & Fred. Olsen Express for se...

MYSTAR © George Giannakis

Tallink Grupp publishes 2023 December and Q4 passenger and cargo statistics

jan 03 2024

FerryTallink Grupp has published its 2023 Q4 and December passenger and cargo statistics, which reveal a total annual 4.5% increase year-on-year in passenger...

Wuchang Shipbuilding to build three wind-assisted ro-ro vessels for Louis Dreyfus Armateurs

jan 03 2024

Ro-roThe order for three new 170-metre ro-ro vessels, supported by wind-assisted rotor sails and powered by dual-fuel engines capable of running on maritime d...

Maersk launches new weekly ro-ro service to the Port of Tunis Rades

jan 02 2024

Ro-roMaersk announced a new transport solution connecting the growing Tunisian market to its mainliner services to and from Europe, Middle East and Asia. The ...

Norled secured a contract for the Haugesund-Utsira route

dec 29 2023

FerryNorled secured a contract for a route between mainland Haugesund and the small island of Utsira. The contract starts 1 May 2025, and stretches for 20 ye...

© Arab Bridge Maritime

Arab Bridge Maritime Co to start new Jordan - Egypt sea and land bridge service

dec 29 2023

Just before Christmas, Amman-based Arab Bridge Maritime Co’s (ABMC) general manager, Adnan Al-Abadleh, announced that the company is to start a new sea and land bridge service between the...

KALLISTE © La Méridionale

La Méridionale opens a new regular line between L’Ile-Rousse and Toulon

dec 27 2023

FerryAs of 6 April 2024, La Méridionale is opening a new regular line with KALLISTE between mainland Toulon and L’Ile-Rousse, Corsica. Three rotations per we...

AMERICAN MELODY © American Cruise Lines

Five ships under construction for American Cruise Lines

dec 27 2023

CruiseAmerican Cruise Lines announced that it currently has five more new ships under construction, all scheduled for delivery over the next two years. These...

Japan-based Ryobi Holdings to build a new cruise ship in Portugal

dec 26 2023

CruiseRyobi Holdings, an Okayama-based transport company under Ryobi Holdings Group entered into an engagement on 20 December 2023, with the Portuguese shipb...

RUSADIR © Balearia

Baleària exercise option to buy RUSADIR

dec 22 2023

FerryBaleària announced that they exercised an option to buy the LNG ro-pax RUSADIR, which has been chartered by them from Siem Industries since April this y...

BOTNIA SEAWAYS © George Holland

DFDS to close down its Calais - Tilbury service

dec 22 2023

Ro-roDFDS’ service between Calais and Tilbury will cease with effect from 1 January 2024, citing operational difficulties and a challenging market development...

Norled to build three new battery-hybrid ferries after winning tenders

dec 22 2023

FerryNorled won the tender for the ferry connections Stokkvågen-Lovund and Stokkvågen-Træna with intermediate locations after delivering a concept that cuts ...

GREAT TEMA © Grimaldi Group

The Grimaldi Group takes delivery of the GREAT TEMA

dec 22 2023

Ro-roThe third multipurpose G5 con-ro vessel was delivered to the Grimaldi Group at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd shipyard in Ulsan (South Korea). Named G...

Carnival Corporation full year 2023 report

dec 22 2023

FinanceCarnival Corporation reported revenues at an all-time high of USD 21.6 billion (USD 12.2 billion). Adjusted EBITDA went from a loss of USD 1.7 billio...

CHINA ZORRILLA © Incat

Zinus to power groundbreaking fully electric Ferry

dec 21 2023

High-speedZinus announced it has won a contract to supply its Autonomous Charging Solution to the world's largest fully electric lightweight ro-pax ferry b...

EASTERN VENUS © Yoshiho Ikeda

Japan’s Shin Nihonkai Ferry sells cruise vessel PACIFIC VENUS to South Korea’s DuWon Shipping

dec 21 2023

CruiseSouth Korea’s DuWon Shipping has acquired the Japanese cruise ship PACIFIC VENUS from Shin Nihonkai Ferry and will rename the vessel EASTERN VENUS foll...

Incat announced Stephen Casey as new CEO

dec 21 2023

Incat announced the appointment of Stephen Casey their new Chief Executive Officer. Stephen joins with more than 25 years of business leadership experience having held senior leadership r...

MOBY LEGACY © GSI

MOBY LEGACY delivered

dec 21 2023

FerryMOBY LEGACY, the second of two 70,016gt next-generation ro-pax ferries for Moby, has been delivered from the GSI shipyard in Guangzhou. It will enter se...

CMAL’s Little Minch vessels named and proposed replacer of LORD OF THE ISLES revealed

dec 21 2023

FerryThe two new vessels built by Cemre Shipyard for CMAL’s Little Minch route will be named CLAYMORE and LOCHMOR following response to a public vote. A prop...

DFDS Elevates Passenger Experience with NowhereConnect Suite

dec 20 2023

DFDS has entered a strategic deal with Nowhere Networks to deploy the NowhereConnect Suite on its fleet of six ships operating on the English Channel. This collaboration will enhance pass...

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