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Polferries’ VARSOVIA has been delivered

jul 16 2024

FerryPolferries’ new VARSOVIA has been delivered from the Visentini Shipyard in Italy. The Swinoujscie-Ystad ro-pax is the largest vessel built to date at th...

DFDS June volumes: growth for both freight and passengers

jul 16 2024

Total volumes in June 2024 for DFDS were 5.8% above 2023 and up 0.9% adjusted for the addition of Strait of Gibraltar routes in 2024 and closure of the Calais-Tilbury route in 2023. The n...

MSC acquires majority stake in Gram Car Carriers

jul 16 2024

Ro-roMSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, through its subsidiary SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl, has acquired 96.82% of Gram Car Carriers at a cash consid...

KT Marine welcomes Damen Fast Ferry 4212 to South Korea

jul 12 2024

High-speedSouth Korea’s KT Marine held a welcoming ceremony for its new vessel, a Damen Fast Ferry 4212 named HAMEL. The company placed its order for the v...

MEYER WERFT to build Disney Wish-Class Cruise Ship for Oriental Land Company to operate in Japan

jul 12 2024

CruiseThe Oriental Land Company (OLC) has commissioned MEYER WERFT to build a Disney Wish-class cruise ship for the Japanese market. The new ship is schedule...

Launching of GNV’s second of four new ro-paxes at GSI and keel-laying for the third

jul 08 2024

FerryGNV celebrated the launching of GNV ORION, the second of four ro-pax vessels currently under construction in China at the Guangzhou Shipyard Internation...

Baleària's 'new fast ferry MARGARITA SALAS delivered

jul 08 2024

High-speedThe MARGARITA SALAS of Baleària has been delivered from the Armon Shipyard in Gijón. The vessel is Baleària's second fast ferry equipped with dua...

AS Tallink Grupp statistics for June 2024 and Q2 2024

jul 08 2024

In June 2024 AS Tallink Grupp transported 570,803 passengers, which is a 3.7% decrease compared to June 2023. The number of cargo units decreased by 8.5% to 25,383 units and the number of...

Red Funnel and Artemis Technologies announce the first zero (direct)-emissions high-speed vessel between the South Coast and the Isle of Wight

jul 08 2024

High-speedRed Funnel announced a new partnership with Artemis Technologies (ATL) to introduce a high-performance, (direct) emission free vessel to its cust...

Foreship provides energy efficiency answers for next-generation CMA CGM ro-pax newbuilds

jul 08 2024

FerryForeship expertise in energy efficiency and sustainability will be central to optimizing the performance of two new ro-pax ferries on their delivery int...

Stena Line lays the keel for STENA FUTURA – the first of its NewMax ships

jul 02 2024

Ro-roStena Line has reached an important milestone in its fleet investment programme with the keel laying of the first NewMax vessel to be deployed on the Bel...

Interferry calls for a Fleet-Balancing mechanism to comply with CII

jun 28 2024

Johan Roos, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Interferry, "In my March Regulatory Report, I wrote about the outcome of the IMO’s 81st session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee ...

Attica Group signs agreement with Stena RoRo for the long-term charter with purchase option of two (+two options) new methanol ready E-Flexers

jun 28 2024

FerryAttica Group signed an agreement with Stena RoRo for the charter with purchase option of two E-Flexer vessels, to be built by Stena RoRo at the CMI Jinl...

BALTIC QUEEN with its new propeller blades

BALTIC QUEEN sees energy efficiency improved by 13% as a result of technical upgrades

jun 28 2024

FerryTallink Grupp has recently analysed the initial results of the most recent technical upgrade to its Tallinn-Stockholm route vessel BALTIC QUEEN and foun...

Bridgemans renews CABO STAR contract with Trinidad and Tobago

jun 28 2024

Bridgemans Services Group (Bridgemans) announced that the company and Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Works and Transport (MOWT) have renewed their agreement for cargo ferry CABO STAR t...

Höegh Autoliners ASA signs another five-year contract with a major international car producer

jun 28 2024

Ro-roHöegh Autoliners has signed a five-year contract with a major international car producer for transport of cars from US and Mexico to the Middle East.

A ban on emissions from ship scrubbers in Swedish waters is proposed in a memorandum

jun 28 2024

Emissions from scrubbers that wash flue gases on ships may be banned in Swedish maritime territory. A memorandum with such a proposal is now being forwarded.

Viking Line’s Helsinki-Stockholm link celebrate 50 years and 45 million passengers

jun 27 2024

FerryViking Line’s service between Helsinki and Stockholm began in the middle of the 1970’s oil crisis but nevertheless got off to a flying start. The route,...

Fincantieri signs agreement with Crystal for two new high-end cruise ships

jun 27 2024

CruiseFincantieri and Crystal announced the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the construction of two state-of-the-art high-end cruise ships, pl...

Construction underway of Scilly’s new passenger and freight vessel

jun 27 2024

FerryBuilding work is now officially underway on the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’s (ISSG) new passenger and freight vessels, with the first steel for the...

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Polferries’ VARSOVIA has been delivered

DFDS June volumes: growth for both freight and passengers

MSC acquires majority stake in Gram Car Carriers

KT Marine welcomes Damen Fast Ferry 4212 to South Korea

MEYER WERFT to build Disney Wish-Class Cruise Ship for Oriental Land Company to operate in Japan

Launching of GNV’s second of four new ro-paxes at GSI and keel-laying for the third

Baleària's 'new fast ferry MARGARITA SALAS delivered

AS Tallink Grupp statistics for June 2024 and Q2 2024

Red Funnel and Artemis Technologies announce the first zero (direct)-emissions high-speed vessel between the South Coast and the Isle of Wight

Foreship provides energy efficiency answers for next-generation CMA CGM ro-pax newbuilds

Stena Line lays the keel for STENA FUTURA – the first of its NewMax ships

Interferry calls for a Fleet-Balancing mechanism to comply with CII

Attica Group signs agreement with Stena RoRo for the long-term charter with purchase option of two (+two options) new methanol ready E-Flexers

BALTIC QUEEN sees energy efficiency improved by 13% as a result of technical upgrades

Bridgemans renews CABO STAR contract with Trinidad and Tobago

Höegh Autoliners ASA signs another five-year contract with a major international car producer

A ban on emissions from ship scrubbers in Swedish waters is proposed in a memorandum

Viking Line’s Helsinki-Stockholm link celebrate 50 years and 45 million passengers

Fincantieri signs agreement with Crystal for two new high-end cruise ships

Construction underway of Scilly’s new passenger and freight vessel

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