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Baleària takes effective control of Armas Trasmediterránea in the Canary Islands

maj 18 2026

FerryBaleària has taken effective control of Armas Trasmediterránea’s assets in the Canary Islands, including both inter-island routes and connections between the mainland and the archipelago.

MONTE D'ORO © Marc Ottini

MONTE D'ORO sold out of Corsica Linea’s fleet

maj 18 2026

FerryFollowing the deployment of CAPU DI MARU, formerly KALLISTE, which was acquired earlier this year from La Méridionale, Corsica Linea has sold MONTE D'ORO. The vessel, built in 1991, has now been renamed MONTE EXPRESS and has changed from the French flag to the Cypriot flag.

GALAXY © Frank Lose

GALAXY sold and reflagged to Togo

maj 18 2026

FerryThe 1979-built ferry GALAXY, formerly owned by A-Ships Management, was taken over at the end of April by the Marshall Islands-based company Sea Connection Maritime. In connection with the change of ownership, GALAXY was transferred from the Cyprus register to the flag of Togo.

RUSADIR © Baleària

Baleària ready with largest-ever operation for the Gibraltar Strait Crossing

maj 18 2026

FerryBaleària has planned its largest commercial operation to date for the Gibraltar Strait Crossing Operation (from 15 June to 15 September), with up to 37 daily services between Spain and North Africa. To meet the high demand typical of the summer months, the company will allocate 12 vessels from its fleet to the eight routes linking the mainland of Spain with Morocco, Algeria, Ceuta and Melilla, with the aim of ensuring reliable connectivity adapted to passengers’ needs during the busiest maritime traffic season of the year in this region.

SPIRIT OF TASMANIA V © Marko Hanninen

Major funding package announced for Spirit of Tasmania

maj 18 2026

FerryA major funding package for Tasmanian TT-Line has been announced by Tasmania’s government as part of the state budget, with AUD 200 million allocated in 2026/27 and further support planned in later years. The bailout comes as TT-Line struggles with the financial consequences of the delayed and over-budget replacement programme for the two new Spirit of Tasmania vessels, SPIRIT OF TASMANIA IV and SPIRIT OF TASMANIA V.

NORDIC CROWN at the Vippetangen terminal © Søren Lund Hviid

A majority in Oslo’s city council backs a new shared international ferry terminal

maj 18 2026

PortA political majority in Oslo’s city council has agreed that the two international ferry routes from Oslo - Color Line’s route to Kiel and Go Nordic Cruiselines’s route to Copenhagen - should be consolidated into a single shared international ferry terminal.

© Søren Lund Hviid

Record figures on the Bornholmslinjen in a busy ferry year in Denmark

maj 18 2026

FerryNew figures from Statistics Denmark for passenger and freight transport paint a picture of heavy activity at Danish ports. A total of 30,770,000 passengers used either one of Denmark’s domestic or international ferry routes last year. The Øresundslinjen route between Helsingør and Helsingborg alone carried 257,000 more passengers last year compared with the previous year - an increase of 4%.

New luxury dining concept on the Copenhagen-Oslo route was not profitable

maj 18 2026

FerryGo Nordic Cruiseline has been forced to scale back one of its new restaurant concepts on the cruise ferry route between Copenhagen and Oslo. As part of the revitalization of the route, which Gotlandsbolaget took over from DFDS in 2024, a number of new dining concepts were introduced aboard the route’s two cruise ferries, NORDIC PEARL and NORDIC CROWN.

BC Ferries at the start line for a busy high season

maj 18 2026

FerryBC Ferries is preparing for another busy summer season, with demand expected to exceed last year’s record levels as customers travel for work, essential services, and long-planned trips - alongside anticipated increases in tourism and travel activity associated with major events such as the FIFA World Cup 2026. Last summer, BC Ferries carried 10.3 million passengers, and 4.1 million vehicles and those numbers are expected to increase again this peak season, with demand increasingly concentrated at peak times.

naValue and LMG Marin teams up behind NorthLink newbuildings

maj 18 2026

FerryThe ship design companies naValue and LMG Marin have been selected by the shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International to provide the design for CMAL’s (Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited) two newbuildings, which were contracted with the yard back in March for NorthLink’s route between Aberdeen and Kirkwall/Lerwick in the Orkney and Shetland Islands respectively.

AURORA BOTNIA © Wasaline

AURORA BOTNIA to be testbed for new EU-funded Horizon Europe project

maj 18 2026

FerryDeltamarin has followed in the footsteps of Wärtsilä and several other leading technology players in the maritime industry as a partner in H4PERION; A new EU-funded Horizon Europe project coordinated by the University of Vaasa, aiming to accelerate the transition towards zero-carbon long-distance shipping through hydrogen-based technologies.

Stena Line and GöteborgsOperan join forces – aiming to attract international audiences to Gothenburg

maj 18 2026

FerryGothenburg is strengthening its position as one of the Nordic region's leading cultural destinations. Through a new strategic partnership between Stena Line and GöteborgsOperan, the city's cultural life is being placed at the heart of the travel experience – with the aim of attracting a broader international audience. The first initiative in this venture is the musical Wicked, which premieres in October.

AFRICA MERCY © Mercy Ships

AFRICA MERCY to be phased out in Cape Town in 2028

maj 18 2026

The humanitarian organization Mercy Ships will phase out its oldest hospital ship, AFRICA MERCY, in 2028. This will take place alongside the quay in Cape Town, South Africa, where the original Danish railway ferry DRONNING INGRID, built in 1980 and purchased by Mercy Ships in 1999, will be decommissioned.

Illustration of the new catamaran

Dodekanisos Seaways returns to GOT Marine for third catamaran after 20 years

maj 16 2026

High-speedGreek operator Dodekanisos Seaways has signed a contract with Norwegian builder GOT Marine for a new high-speed passenger catamaran, marking the company's first order from the Mandal yard in two decades.

(Updated) GNV POLARIS returns to the Mediterranean after cabin upgrade refit

maj 16 2026

FerryGNV POLARIS has returned to the Mediterranean following an extended capacity upgrade at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China.

Leapmotor International, Grimaldi Group expand Europe vehicle logistics partnership

maj 15 2026

Ro-roLeapmotor International (LPMI), the joint venture between Stellantis and Leapmotor, said it is expanding its logistics partnership with the Grimaldi Group, having moved nearly 100,000 vehicles from China to Europe over the past 18 months.

Construction of the first Hansa Superstar class vessel for Finnlines commences

maj 15 2026

FerryThe construction of Finnlines’ new Hansa Superstar class vessels officially began at the CMI Weihai Shipyard in China on 15 May 2026. Construction commenced with a traditional steel cutting ceremony where Captain Juhana Nuru and Technical Superintendent Petri Leino initiated the automated panel line. The vessel is the first of three Hansa Superstar class RoPax vessels ordered by Finnlines from the Weihai shipyard. The ship is scheduled to enter service in summer 2028.

© Shippax/Jonas Persson

Winners of the 2026 Shippax Awards

maj 15 2026

The 2026 Shippax Awards were handed out at the Shippax Ferry Conference, onboard GNV’s RHAPSODY between 5-7 May, and the winners were: TRANS HAV, STENA FUTURA, NEOLINER ORIGIN, GRANDE SHANGHAI, THE BALTIC WHALE, PANSTAR MIRACLE, MPUNGU, CHINA ZORRILLA and Adolfo Utor Martínez.
The Shippax Awards were launched in 1996 as a means to award innovative solutions on newly-delivered RoPax ferries, RoRo vessels and high-speed ferries. The Shippax Award jury tries to assess qualifications based on experience, personal visits, GA-plan examinations as well as collecting research material.

Photos now available from the 2026 Shippax Ferry Conference

maj 13 2026

We have now uploaded a large selection of photos from this year's conference held on board GNV's RHAPSODY between 5-7 May.

DFDS reports freight volume growth in April 2026 amid mixed regional performance

maj 12 2026

DFDS reported 2.0% freight growth to 3.55 million lane metres in April, with increases in North Sea, Mediterranean, Baltic, and Gibraltar routes. Channel volumes declined. Passenger numbers fell 16.1% to 416,000, mainly due to earlier Easter timing and operational issues.

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