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GREAT ANTWERP © Grimaldi Group

Grimaldi takes delivery of first G5 vessel GREAT ANTWERP

apr 20 2023

Ro-roGrimaldi Group took delivery of the vessel GREAT ANTWERP from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. in Ulsan (South Korea). This is the first of the six mul...

Singapore’s first fully electric ferry fleet unveiled

apr 20 2023

FerryDesigned by Incat Crowther and built by Penguin International, each Electric Dream ferry will transport 200-passengers at speeds of up to 21-knots betwe...

Surikat leads automation project of Scandlines’ ports

apr 20 2023

Scandlines operates two ferry routes with high capacity and frequency between Germany and Denmark. In a close collaboration with Scandlines, Swedish tech company Surikat will during 2023 ...

ALCANTARA DOS © Trasmediterranea

SAOS Ferries bought high-speed catamaran ALCANTARA DOS from Trasmediterranea

apr 20 2023

High-speedThe 1995-built Austal catamaran ALCANTARA DOS has been bought by SAOS Ferries from Trasmediterranea, thereby becoming the fourth ship in the Gree...

REGULA © Uwe Jakob

Ferry REGULA additional trips in summer 2023

apr 19 2023

FerryThe subsidiary of AS Tallinna Sadam, OÜ TS Laevad, signed an additional agreement with the Estonian Transport Administration based on the public passeng...

© Polferries

Visentini launched hull 237 for Polferries charter

apr 19 2023

FerryAt the Cantiere Navale Visentini Srl shipyard in Porto Viro near Chioggia in Northern Italy, a ferry being built for a subsidiary of the shipyard for ch...

SUNFLOWER MURASAKI © Mitsubishi Shipbuilding

LNG-powered SUNFLOWER MURASAKI has entered service

apr 19 2023

FerryOita-based Ferry Sunflower's second LNG-powered ferry, SUNFLOWER MURASAKI entered service on the Osaka-Beppu route on 14 April 2023. She is a sister shi...

EARTH CLIPPER © Wight Shipyard

Uber Boat’s EARTH CLIPPER launched

apr 17 2023

High-speedThe first of two hybrid catamarans Uber Boat by Thames Clippers are building at Wight Shipyard has been launched and named EARTH CLIPPER.

DUBROVNIK © Neven Jerkovic

A-Ships Management acquired Jadrolinija’s DUBROVNIK

apr 14 2023

FerryArkoumanis-controlled A-Ships Management has acquired the 1979-built DUBROVNIK from Jadrolinija, thereby making it the third ship in the fleet for the G...

DALEELA © Frank Lose

Scandro Holdings Ltd charters DALEELA for second consecutive year for Greece-Cyprus service

apr 14 2023

FerryOn request of the Cyprus’ Ministry of Shipping to have a connection throughout the summer period with Greece, Scandro Holdings Ltd (Aletehad Line) has f...

SEA ANATOLIA after being fitted with her new, large capacity, stern ramp in Yalova. © Sea Lines

Sea Lines sells SEA ANATOLIA to Honduran operator Blue Wave

apr 14 2023

Ro-roSea-Lines has sold its 1991-built, 1,925 lanemetre capacity ro-ro SEA ANATOLIA to Honduran-based operator Blue Wave. The vessel, formerly P&O Ferries...

MEGASTAR © Kai Ortel

Tallink Grupp’s vessels now using shore power in Tallinn, Helsinki and Stockholm ports

apr 14 2023

FerryOn Friday, 7 April 2023, Tallink Grupp’s shuttle vessel MEGASTAR started using high voltage shore connection facilities at the Port of Helsinki West Har...

TYCHO BRAHE © Jukka Huotari

New ForSea foot passenger record during Easter

apr 14 2023

FerryForSea experienced a new record during Easter for foot passengers on its Helsingborg- Helsingør service. In total there were 78,616 foot passengers duri...

DFDS March 2023 volumes

apr 14 2023

DFDS reported their March 2023 volumes. The number of passengers continued to recover and increased 76.2% to 235,000, equal to 85% of volumes in March 2019. Freight volumes were 12.0% bel...

CRUISE SMERALDA outside Landskrona © Göran Olsson

CRUISE SMERALDA to serve for Finnlines between Malmö-Travemünde

apr 13 2023

FerryAs of 13 April, Grimaldi Lines’ CRUISE SMERALDA will be operating for Finnlines on the Malmö-Travemünde route as a replacement for FINNTRADER and FINNPA...

ISABELLE © Jukka Huotari

Tallink Grupp signs long-term charter agreement with Bridgemans for ISABELLE

apr 10 2023

FerryTallink Grupp signed a contract with Canadian enterprise Bridgemans Floatel LP/Bridgemans Services Group LP for a multi-year bareboat charter of the com...

AS Tallinna Sadam (Port of Tallinn) operational volumes for 2023 Q1

apr 07 2023

PortIn 2023 Q1, 3.4 million tonnes of cargo and 1.4 million passengers passed through the harbours of Tallinna Sadam. Compared to the same period of previ...

STAR © Tallink Grupp

Tallink Grupp signs long-term charter agreement with Irish Continental Group for STAR

apr 07 2023

FerryTallink Grupp has signed an agreement with Irish Continental Group plc for the long-term charter of the company’s shuttle vessel STAR. The vessel will b...

HAYABUSA II © Seikan Ferry

Seikan Ferry's new ro-pax, HAYABUSA II entered service

apr 07 2023

FerryHakodate-based Seikan Ferry's new ro-pax, HAYABUSA II entered service on the Hakodate-Aomori route on 4 April 2023. HAYABUSA II was the first car ferry ...

PENGHU © Naikai Zosen

Taiwan bound PENGHU launched in Japan

apr 07 2023

FerryA new ro-pax ferry for Taiwan Navigation was launched at Naikai Zosen Setoda shipyard in Onomichi, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan. The new ro-pax named PEN...

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VIKING GLORY celebrate four years and four million passengers

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