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MIMER continues in the Mediterranean

mar 11 2026

Ro-roThe 1,032 lanemetre RoRo vessel MIMER completed a five-month time charter to Midline Shipping in December last year. Midline Shipping, a Dubai-based company, entered the Mediterranean RoRo shortsea market in 2025 with a route between Misurata/Benghazi in Libya and Chioggia, near Venice in northern Italy.

SUNFLOWER DAISETSU © Yoshiho Ikeda

MOL Sunflower includes Miyazaki on their Tokyo-Kanda route

mar 11 2026

Ro-roA new scheduled RoRo freight service with a stop-over in Miyazaki Port on an existing route connecting Tokyo and Kanda has officially been launched by MOL Sunflower. The shortsea route is operated by the 1,920 lanemetre RoRo MUSASHI MARU and the RoPax SUNFLOWER DAISETSU with a similar freight capacity. SUNFLOWER DAISETSU has a passenger capacity of 154 which is not utilized on the route.

Alfa Laval completes Factory Acceptance Test for FCM Ammonia, confirming commercial readiness for ammonia-fuelled engines

mar 11 2026

Alfa Laval has successfully completed the certified Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for FCM Ammonia fuel supply system, class certified by China Classification Society (CCS). The milestone confirms that the fuel supply system has passed all functional and safety verification procedures in accordance with the required standards, demonstrating that it is engineered and tested for safe integration into an ammonia-fuelled two-stroke engine environment.

GLEN SANNOX © Richard Seville

GLEN SANNOX to receive new propellers

mar 11 2026

FerryCalMac Ferries’ ferry GLEN SANNOX, which is only just under one and a half years old and was delivered with more than six years’ delay from the shipyard Ferguson Marine Engineering, returned to service on 9 March on the Troon–Brodick route after a four-month shipyard stay.

New report points to great potential for electrification of ferries in Europe

mar 11 2026

FerryT&E, the European umbrella for non-governmental organisations working in the field of transport and the environment, assesses in their newly published report “Full Charge ahead: Investigating the potential to electrify Europe’s ferries” that more than half of EU ferries could be electrified and be cost-competitive with fossil-powered ferries by 2035.

NILS HOLGERSSON

Bio-LNG provided significant emissions reductions for TT-Line

mar 11 2026

FerryTT-Line has revealed that, working closely with Everllence PrimeServ Germany, its RoPax vessels NILS HOLGERSSON and PETER PAN successfully operated on bio-LNG throughout 2025, achieving significant emissions reductions.

Björn Nilsson, CEO of Gotlandsbolaget

Gotlandsbolaget 2025 financial results

mar 11 2026

FinanceThe Group's revenue increased significantly, from SEK 2,622.0 million in 2024 to SEK 3,744.6 million in 2025, while adjusted operating profit for the year was SEK 35.3 million, compared to SEK 218.2 million in 2024.

SAINT-MALO © Søren Lund Hviid

Brittany Ferries acquires SAINT-MALO and GUILLAUME DE NORMANDIE from Stena RoRo

mar 10 2026

FerryBrittany Ferries has confirmed the acquisition of the two E-Flexer hybrid vessels, SAINT-MALO and GUILLAUME DE NORMANDIE. The purchase follows a long-term partnership with Stena RoRo and was supported by the local authorities of Brittany and Normandy, the Caisse des Dépôts, and the Crédit Agricole Group.

February was a record month for Wasaline

mar 10 2026

FerryWasaline reports its best February since operations began in 2013. A total of 18,191 passengers travelled with the company during the month, representing an 11 percent increase compared with the same period last year.

CM HONG KONG was the first ship to bunker green methanol in Hong Kong

mar 10 2026

Ro-roHong Kong has taken an important step in maritime decarbonization. On 5 March 2026, the methanol dual fuel CM HONG KONG successfully completed the port’s first green methanol bunkering operation, receiving about 500 tonnes of certified green methanol via a ship-to-ship transfer.

Italy designates three new Motorways of the Seas

mar 10 2026

Ro-roItaly’s Sea Modal Shift programme, previously known as Marebonus, has approved three new Italian Motorways of the Sea applications for routes that can contribute to the EU-programme’s goal of shifting freight transport from the road network to sea-based corridors.

THE BALTIC WHALE © Cemre

THE BALTIC WHALE has now been put into operation

mar 10 2026

FerryScandlines has put its new ferry, THE BALTIC WHALE, into operation on the Rødby–Puttgarden route. The ferry marks an important step toward the company’s long-term goal of operating without direct emissions by 2040, while also increasing capacity for freight customers.

EXPLORA I and II at 248 metres are 19 metres shorter than the following ships © Fincantieri

Triple ceremony for Fincantieri and Explora Journeys at Sestri Ponente

mar 09 2026

CruiseFincantieri and Explora Journeys marked three milestones at the Sestri Ponente shipyard. The shipbuilding company and the European luxury ocean travel brand from the MSC Group launched EXPLORA IV, held the coin ceremony for EXPLORA V, and started construction on EXPLORA VI.

ECKERÖ © Kai Ortel

Coast guard vessel hit ECKERÖ

mar 09 2026

FerryA medium sized vessel from the Swedish Coast Guard, KBV 202, hit Eckerö Line’s ferry ECKERÖ at around 10:00 a.m. on 4 March, while the ferry was berthed in Grisslehamn. The allision caused damage to the hull above the waterline of ECKERÖ, forcing the ferry to remain out of service for the rest of the day.

Harsh winter weather delayed Torghatten newbuildings sea trials

mar 09 2026

FerryThe yard number B620/1, TBN: BJARKØY – a hybrid electric ferry built at Remontowa Shipbuilding for the Norwegian shipowner Torghatten Nord, has commenced sea trials.

PETTER DASS © Søren Lund Hviid

New ferry setup on the Lysefjord to be introduced in May

mar 09 2026

FerryOn 15 May, Rødne Fjord Cruise will deploy the 1997-built ferry PETTER DASS, which can carry 299 passengers and 50 cars, on the route between Lauvvik and Lysebotn at the end of the Lysefjord in Norway. This follows the award of a new 10-year contract with the public transport company Kolumbus and the Rogaland County municipality.

GOLDEN BRIDGE © Frank Lose

(Updated) Vehicle deck fire on board GOLDEN BRIDGE

mar 09 2026

FerryOn the morning of 6 March at 5:00 a.m., a fire broke out in a truck tractor on the vehicle deck of A-Ships Management’s GOLDEN BRIDGE, currently on a long-term charter to GNV. The 26,526 GT ferry, carrying 169 passengers and 46 crew members, was at the time about 50 nautical miles off Palma de Mallorca, where it was sailing from Barcelona.

SPIRIT OF TASMANIA V © Marko Hanninen

SPIRIT OF TASMANIA V is now on its way to Australia

mar 09 2026

FerryTT-Line Tasmania’s SPIRIT OF TASMANIA V began its voyage down under on 7 March from Leith in Scotland to Tasmania, with its first stop in Gibraltar. SPIRIT OF TASMANIA V is the last of two 48,000 GT RoPax ferries built by Rauma Marine Construction in Finland.

HORNELEN

Tersan Havyard signs a contract with Fjord1

mar 09 2026

FerryFjord1 has contracted Tersan Havyard to convert three ferries to hybrid electric operation. The project includes the two 2016-built sisters LOSNA and HORNELEN, and the 2001-built NORDFJORD, which will be upgraded to meet new requirements for upcoming connections.

AF FRANCESCA © Richard Seville

Veteran AF FRANCESCA sent to breakers

mar 06 2026

FerryAdria Ferries has sold its veteran RoPax ferry AF FRANCESCA for recycling at the shipbreaking yard in Aliaga, Turkey. The 1979-built ship, originally launched as DOMIZIANA for Tirrenia di Navigazione, departed Durres, Albania, on 28 February 2026, on its final voyage.

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