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VOLENDAM © Holland America Line

Holland America Line completes shore power connectivity installation across fleet

okt 02 2023

CruiseWith the completion of shore power installation on VOLENDAM, Holland America Line’s entire fleet is now shore power-capable. VOLENDAM completed install...

Gram Car Carriers signs five-year TC contract for VIKING QUEEN, adding USD 114 million to backlog

sep 30 2023

Ro-roGram Car Carriers announced the signing of a five-year timecharter contract with a leading European operator for the 7,000 CEU Panamax vessel VIKING QUEEN.

Carnival Corporation & plc Q3 2023 results

sep 30 2023

FinanceThird quarter revenues hit an all-time high of USD 6.9 billion (USD 4.3 billion) for Carnival Corporation & plc, while adjusted EBITDA ended at U...

Janne Kauppila new Bore CEO

sep 29 2023

Ro-roBore Board of directors announced the appointment of mr. Janne Kauppila as new CEO for the company effective from 1st October 2023. The former CEO Mr. Hå...

CMES © Deltamarin

MacGregor ro-ro equipment for two of the world´s first PCTCs using methanol

sep 29 2023

Ro-roMacGregor has been chosen to deliver ro-ro equipment for two of the world's first methanol-fueled PCTCs for China Merchant Energy Shipping to be built a...

RØST © Torghatten Nord

Torghatten Nord sells RØST to the Icelandic government

sep 29 2023

FerryNorwegian ferry operator Torghatten Nord has sold its 1991-built ropax ferry RØST to the Icelandic government for an undisclosed price. The ferry has al...

VILLE DE BORDEAUX © bound4blue

bound4blue to install three suction sails on VILLE DE BORDEAUX

sep 28 2023

Ro-roAirbus will equip one of the vessels it uses to transport aircraft subassemblies, chartered from shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, with a wind-assisted ...

P&O PIONEER © Julien Carpentier

P&O Ferries reported strong summer traffic

sep 28 2023

FerryP&O Ferries saw rises across its network during the summer. From June to August 2023, a 71 per cent increase was seen in freight volumes on the Dove...

Abby Penlington, Director; Jo Harvey, Vice Chair; Peter Griffiths, Chair and Nigel Wonnacott, former Chair

Discover Ferries welcomes a new Chair and Vice Chair

sep 27 2023

Industry body, Discover Ferries, has appointed Peter Griffiths and Jo Harvey as the new chair and vice chair. The organisation represents 13 passenger ferry operators to proactively promo...

CANOPEE © Jifmar Group / Tom Van Oossanen

Wingsail designer and manufacturer AYRO secures EUR 19 million series B financing round

sep 27 2023

AYRO, the designer and manufacturer of the OceanWings® wingsail solution announced the close of a EUR 19.2 million series B round, led by Blue Ocean, managed by SWEN Capital Partners, whi...

MN PELICAN © Michelin

Brittany Ferries announces the use of the Wisamo inflatable sail prototype on MN PELICAN

sep 25 2023

The crew of the MN PELICAN is preparing to use, starting this week, the Wisamo (Wing Sails Mobility) inflatable sail prototype from the Michelin group. The wing is expected to be used for...

ASUKA III steel cut ceremony © Meyer Werft

Meyer Werft starts production of ASUKA III cruise ship for NYK Cruises

sep 25 2023

CruiseConstruction of the new LNG-powered cruise ship for NYK Cruises, a company of the Japanese shipping group NYK, has now begun at Meyer Werft with the sy...

GOTLAND in Visby © Kai Ortel

Gotlandsbolaget invests in biogas on Gotland

sep 25 2023

Gotlandsbolaget invests and becomes a partner in EnergiSkiftet Sverige AB on Gotland. The investment lays the foundation for continued aggressive growth of the biogas investment on Gotlan...

Andy Millar - CMAL's site supervisor at Cemre presses the button to cut the first steel for Little Minch ferries

Steel cut and keel laying for CMAL’s Little Minch ferries

sep 22 2023

FerryCeremonies were held at the Turkish Cemre shipyard for CMAL’s two new Little Minch ferries. The keel was laid for the first vessel, while the first stee...

EXPLORA I was delivered by Fincantieri in July 2023 © Fincantieri

MSC confirms order for two new hydrogen-powered cruise to its Explora Journeys fleet

sep 21 2023

CruiseThe cruise division of MSC Group confirmed firm orders for two hydrogen-powered cruise ships for its luxury travel brand Explora Journeys with the Ital...

L to R: Christophe Mathieu, Brittany Ferries CEO and Interferry Director; Benito Nuñez, Director General for Merchant Marine/Spanish Transport Ministry; and Lorenzo Matacena, Chair of Shortsea Committee of Italian Shipowners Association Confitarma

Interferry calls for pan-European eco-bonus system for ferry shipping

sep 21 2023

Global trade association Interferry – representing more than 270 companies and some 1,200 individual members from over 40 countries – co-hosted a workshop at the European Shipping Summit ...

OSLOFJORD © Fjord Line

Fjord Line will no longer operate the Sandefjord – Strömstad route

sep 20 2023

FerryFjord Line will no longer operate the ferry route between Sandefjord in Norway and Strömstad in Sweden, as the route does not support Fjord Line's visio...

Kristian Durhuus, CEO Molslinjen

ForSea becomes Öresundslinjen

sep 20 2023

FerryThe name change to Öresundslinjen is a step towards integration with Molslinjen. The investment that ForSea began with investments in customer experienc...

EUROPALINK © Jukka Huotari

EUROPALINK is back in Malmö and flying the Swedish flag

sep 19 2023

FerryFinnlines’ EUROPALINK has returned to Malmö and rejoined the Swedish flag, which is important not least for Swedish security of supply in the event of a...

Ronny Moriana (MD FRS Iberia), Götz Becker (CEO FRS) and Tim Gädecken (MD FRS Iberia) in Front of LEVANTE JET © FRS

FRS sells subsidiary FRS Iberia to DFDS

sep 17 2023

DFDS has entered into an agreement to acquire FRS Iberia/Maroc, a division of the German short-sea ferry company FRS GmbH & Co. KG. FRS Iberia/Maroc operates three short-sea ferry rou...

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