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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.

MIN JIANG KOU

Fire aboard two-year-old PCTC in the Pacific

aug 11 2026

Ro-roThe 22 crew members of COSCO Shipping’s 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.

MIMER © Godby Shipping

MIMER fixed on time charter to Smyril Line

aug 07 2026

Ro-roGodby Shipping’s MIMER has been fixed on time charter to Smyril Line. The charter will commence on 20 August and continue until early October 2026, with the vessel trading between Rotterdam, Hirtshals and the Faroe Islands.

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DFDS' Head of Ferry Division Mathieu Girardin to leave

aug 07 2026

Mathieu Girardin, EVP, Head of Ferry Division and member of the Executive Management Team will step down from his position on 14 August 2026. Mathieu Girardin joined DFDS in October 2022.

Carnival Corporation raises GHG intensity reduction target to 25% by 2029

aug 07 2026

CruiseCarnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise company, has announced a tightened greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity reduction target, committing to a 25% cut by 2029 measured against its 2019 baseline on an available lower berth days basis. The new goal raises the company's previous target by five percentage points and brings the deadline forward by one year.

VOYAGER © Brittany Ferries

Brittany Ferries opens 2027 bookings on high-speed Poole route

aug 06 2026

High-speedBrittany Ferries has put its 2027 high-speed service between Poole, Guernsey and St Malo on sale, with sailings bookable up to 7th November 2027 ahead of the operator's full 2027 timetable, due to be published in November this year.

Greek ferry market faces EUR 5 billion green transition gap, XRTC warns

aug 06 2026

FerryGreek coastal shipping has entered the most demanding investment period in its history, with a funding gap for the green transition exceeding EUR 5 billion over a 25-year horizon and a fleet whose median age has reached 28 years. That is the central message of the 25th annual report on the Greek ferry market, published in July by Piraeus-based XRTC Business Consultants under the title "Greek Ferry Market 2026: A Time of Responsibility and Decisions".

First steel for new WSF ferries was cut while option on a third unit was exercised

aug 06 2026

FerryUS-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG) and Washington State Ferries marked the start of construction on three new 160-vehicle hybrid-electric ferries at a steel cutting ceremony in Florida on 5 August.

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ASCO reports growth in their Asia-Europe corridors on the Caspian Sea

aug 06 2026

FerryIn the first half of 2026, ASCO (Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company), one of the companies within AZCON Holding, reported a 3.41% increase in passenger traffic across its ferry services, transporting a total of 13,219 passengers (the majority of whom are truck drivers) compared to 12,783 during the same period last year.

DFDS adds another Norwegian port to their Norway-Belgium-UK freight service

aug 06 2026

Ro-roDFDS expands its combined RoRo/LoLo Norway-Belgium-UK freight service with a new port of call in Drammen, Norway. Starting 17 August, DFDS will be calling the Port of Drammen every week.

CLEAN STAR

(Updated 6 Aug) CLEAN STAR delivered and fixed on record charter as Ningbo Ocean Shipping expands into RoRo

aug 06 2026

Ro-roAtlas Maritime has taken delivery of CLEAN STAR from CIMC Raffles in China. The 7,000 CEU LNG dual fuel PCTC is the final vessel in a series of four from the shipyard. ECO STAR was delivered to Atlas Maritime in April this year, while the remaining two newbuildings in the series have been taken over by UGR.

AKDENIZ and AEOLOS KENTERIS at Aliaga © Eren Topcu

47-year-old ferry with Irish Sea origins arrives at Aliaga scrapyard

aug 06 2026

FerryThe 1979-built AKDENIZ, which has a history with B&I Line, Brittany Ferries and Jadrolinija, arrived at the scrapyard in Aliaga, Türkiye, in early August. AKDENIZ was delivered as CONNACHT by Ireland’s Verolme Cork Dockyard to the then Dublin-based ferry operator B&I Line for services across the Irish Sea.

Naikai Zosen bags orders for seven RoRo vessels

aug 06 2026

FerryAs Japan's premier builder of RoRo ships and RoPax vessels, Naikai has recently been busy building a series of bulk carriers, container ships and logistics support vessels for the Japanese Navy. However, with most Japanese domestic RoRo operators set on fleet renewal, the bonanza has finally arrived with a total of seven RoRo vessels contracted so far this year.

VOLCAN DE TAMASITE © Frank Lose

CNMC approves DFDS acquisition of Armas activities in the Strait of Gibraltar

aug 06 2026

FinanceThe Spanish competition authority, CNMC, has approved DFDS’ acquisition of Naviera Armas’ assets in the Strait of Gibraltar. DFDS announced the acquisition in August 2025, but completion of the transaction had since been awaiting final approval from CNMC, which was granted on 29 July this year.

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