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Ukrainian military unit reports further attacks on Russian Kerch ferries

aug 13 2026

FerryFerry capacity across the Kerch Strait between Russia and the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula has fallen to around 25% of its original level following further Ukrainian attacks. This was reported by the Ukrainian drone unit USF Unit 414 “Magyar’s Birds” on social media.

Scandlines latest addition, THE BALTIC WHALE © Søren Lund Hviid

More than one million passengers travelled with Scandlines in July

aug 13 2026

FerryIt has been a busy summer for Scandlines, which operates the Rødby-Puttgarden and Gedser-Rostock routes. In July alone, 1.173 million passengers travelled on the company’s ferries between Denmark and Germany, slightly more than the 1.152 million recorded last year.

NEOLINER ORIGIN on coffee charter with Café William

aug 13 2026

Ro-roThe sail-powered 13,278 GT RoRo NEOLINER ORIGIN has taken a short break from its transatlantic service to transport a load of coffee for Canadian specialist, Café William. The vessel loaded over 1,000t of organic Fairtrade green coffee in Santa Marta, Colombia and Puerto Cortés in Honduras.

STENA NAUTICA © Stena Line

Former STENA NAUTICA arrives on new route

aug 13 2026

FerryAfter three months laid up in Frederikshavn, the former STENA NAUTICA departed on 10 August under its new name, ECKERÖ LINK. Its first stop was a trial call at Långnäs in the Åland Islands on 12 August, before arriving at Naantali, Finland, later that evening. The 1986-built STENA NAUTICA was placed on the second-hand market by Stena Line following the closure of the Halmstad–Grenaa route on 30 April this year.

Second serious ferry fire in Indonesia within 10 days

aug 13 2026

FerryOne person has been confirmed dead, and 212 people were rescued alive from the Indonesian ferry PUTRI YASMIN after a fire broke out on board at 04:39 local time on 12 August. The ferry was off Lombok while sailing from Bali, according to Indonesian authorities cited by several media outlets.

Further delay to FuelEU Maritime entry into force in Norway

aug 12 2026

Regulation (EU) 2023/1805, better known as FuelEU Maritime, will not enter into force under the EEA Agreement and in Norway before 1 January 2028, the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment has announced. The regulation had previously been expected to take effect in Norway during 2026, but the incorporation process into the EEA Agreement will now take additional time, the Norwegian Maritime Authority (Sjøfartsdirektoratet) said on 11 August 2026.

Karlshamn officially welcomes new ferry route from Gdansk

aug 12 2026

FerryThe official opening of POLSCA Baltic Ferries' new ferry route between Karlshamn and Gdansk took place on 12 August 2026 at the Port of Karlshamn. The ceremony, which included a symbolic ribbon-cutting, provided an opportunity to officially welcome the new route to Karlshamn and highlight its importance for the development of connections and cooperation between Poland and Sweden.

TRICA © Frank Lose

TRICA back in service for Netherlands MOD

aug 12 2026

Ro-roThe Spliethoff owned ConRo, the 28,289 GT 2,963 lane metres and 643 TEU TRICA, has entered service for the Netherlands Defensie Verkeers en Vervoerorganisatie (DVVO) following the retrofitting of a container jib crane, intended to serve the forward cellular hold and on-deck container slots.

Weidong Shipping starts construction on first of two RoPax newbuilds at CMS Weihai

aug 12 2026

FerryThe first of two RoPaxes for Weidong Shipping have begun construction at the China Merchants Shipbuilding Weihai shipyard. The vessel, which will replace the ageing 1997 Mitsubishi-built 29,554 GT NEW GOLDEN BRIDGE V on the 3x weekly Incheon – Weihai route, will have a capacity for 400 passengers and 318 TEU.

OPE 26 Southbound peak ends below 2025 record

aug 12 2026

FerryThe first phase of Operation Crossing the Strait 2026 has been completed with 3,897 roundtrips transporting 1.14m passengers and 287,225 passenger vehicles. Algeciras and Tarifa account for the lion’s share in the period from June 15th to August 10th, with Algeciras recording 2982 vessel rotations, 861,686 passengers and 238,116 vehicles. Compared with 2025, 6.3% fewer vessel departures have been made, transporting 3.1% fewer passengers and a reduction of 2.3% in passenger vehicles.

DIOSCURIA

EU–Georgia routes expand with the return of the DIOSCURIA

aug 11 2026

FerryThe 17,790 GT RoPax DIOSCURIA, formerly the Polish BALTIVIA, which was built by Kalmar Varv in 1981, is back on the Black Sea connection between Constanta in Romania and Poti in Georgia. The 1,404 lane-metre RoPax, with a 238 passenger/driver capacity, has been off the route for many months after repair work was undertaken in Turkey.

Grimaldi takes delivery of the GRANDE PACIFICO

aug 11 2026

Ro-roThe GRANDE PACIFICO was delivered on 10 August 2026, becoming the 13th Ammonia Ready vessel in the Grimaldi Group fleet and the first of five sister PCTC vessels ordered from China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu. An evolution of the design behind the first five 9,000 CEU vessels already delivered by the same yard, the new units offer greater cargo capacity while maintaining the high standards of energy efficiency, technological innovation and environmental sustainability that distinguish the class.

NAPA launches digital checklist tool for onboard operations

aug 11 2026

NAPA has launched NAPA Checklist, a new digital tool that replaces paper and static PDF checklists with a guided, step-by-step workflow for onboard operations.
The product was co-developed with HX Expeditions and is being rolled out across the operator's expedition cruise fleet. Three further operators are already using the system, with one having run it on board for over a year and another having deployed it across nearly its entire fleet.

Fire aboard two-year-old PCTC in the Pacific

aug 11 2026

Ro-roThe 22 crew members of MIN JIANG KOU were evacuated on 10 August with coordination assistance from the US Coast Guard while the dual-fuel LNG-powered PCTC was located 630 nautical miles south of Costa Rica. According to the US Coast Guard, the evacuation followed a fire in the ship’s engine room.

Fred. Olsen Express transports more than one million tonnes of freight in two years

aug 11 2026

Ro-roFred. Olsen Cargo Express, the shipping company’s dedicated maritime freight division, has transported more than one million tonnes and 140,000 lane metres of freight since the service was launched in May 2024. This growth has been driven by the addition of BRENAS CARGO in July 2025.

COSMOS LEADER

NYK takes delivery of two more dual-fuel PCTCs

aug 11 2026

Ro-roJapanese major NYK Line has taken delivery of another two PCTCs, belonging to a series of 12 x 7,000 CEU car carriers ordered from Shin Kurushima Dockyard (SKD) and Imabari. The COSMOS LEADER is the latest delivery from SKD's Toyohashi shipyard, one of Japan's most productive builders of PCTCs in series, and is a sistership of the ELDER LEADER, which was delivered in March this year.

Corvus Energy secures major battery contract for BC Ferries' new Summit Class vessels

aug 11 2026

FerryCorvus Energy has been awarded a contract to supply battery energy storage systems for four new hybrid-electric double-ended ferries being built for British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. (BC Ferries). The vessels, part of the operator's new Summit Class, will be named SUMMIT ARBUTUS, SUMMIT CEDAR, SUMMIT MAPLE and SUMMIT SPRUCE. Corvus will deliver 40 MWh of installed battery capacity, 10 MWh per vessel, among the highest-capacity battery-powered ferries in the world.

FRANCO DG

Delcomar introduces FRANCO DG

aug 10 2026

FerryIn late July, Sardinian ferry operator Delcomar introduced the double-ended ferry FRANCO DG on its route between La Maddalena and Palau. The 2018-built, 93-metre-long and 17.6-metre-wide, 1,365 GT ferry was acquired from Greece’s Chrysovalandou Maritime Co. for EUR 10 million in August 2025.

EXPRESS 1 © Bornholmslinjen

Bornholmslinjen posts second-best July on record

aug 10 2026

FerryMolslinjen has recorded the second-best July in Bornholmslinjen's history, with passenger and vehicle numbers close to the 2023 record, though the strong result came with a cost in delay penalties.
A total of 373,043 passengers travelled to and from Bornholm in July 2026, up 4.4 per cent on last year's July figure of 357,232. Vehicle traffic also grew, with 99,811 cars carried across the route compared with 94,399 in July 2025, a rise of 5.7 per cent.

COSTANZA I DI SICILIA © Gruppo Caronte & Tourist

COSTANZA I DI SICILIA inaugurated, enters service on Pelagie Islands route

aug 10 2026

FerryCOSTANZA I DI SICILIA has been inaugurated, with the ferry completing its first commercial crossing on 9 August 2026 on the newly established route between Porto Empedocle and the Pelagie Islands, including Lampedusa. The vessel is owned by the Regione Siciliana and has been entrusted to Caronte & Tourist Isole Minori for its day-to-day operation and management.

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