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MOBY VINCI © Frank Lose

MSC Group bought MOBY SHARDEN and MOBY VINCI

Jan 05 2024

FerryShipping Italy reports that the two sisters MOBY SHARDEN and MOBY VINCI have been bought by the MSC Group, for service by GNV. The price for the pair is...

PRIDE OF CANTERBURY © Frank Lose

PRIDE OF CANTERBURY sold for recycling

Jan 05 2024

FerryP&O’s 1991-built PRIDE OF CANTERBURY has been sold for recycling in Aliaga, Turkey.

VIKING GLORY © George Giannakis

4.9 million passengers travelled with Viking Line in 2023

Jan 04 2024

FerryA total of 4,897,494 (4,945,564) passengers sailed on Viking Line’s vessels in 2023. During the period June-August, there were nearly 1.8 million passen...

Karin Orsel and Mikki Koskinen

Karin Orsel takes the helm as ECSA President, with Mikki Koskinen appointed Vice-President

Jan 04 2024

Karin Orsel has been appointed the first female President ever in the history of ECSA, starting on 1 January 2024 for a two-year term, with Mikki Koskinen joining as the new Vice-Presiden...

SUPERSPEED 1 © Anders Martinsen

Bunker One and Color Line collaborate on switch to biofuel

Jan 04 2024

FerryFor almost one month, Bunker One has supplied B100 biofuel to Color Line’s SUPERSPEED 1 and 2 ferries travelling between Hirtshals in Denmark and Larvik...

CADENA 4 © Frank Lose

CADENA 4 sold to the Spanish MoD

Jan 04 2024

Ro-roCLdN has sold its CADENA 4 to the Spanish MoD, who have renamed it EL CAMINO ESPANOL. CADENA 4 was chartered to Baleària & Fred. Olsen Express for se...

MYSTAR © George Giannakis

Tallink Grupp publishes 2023 December and Q4 passenger and cargo statistics

Jan 03 2024

FerryTallink Grupp has published its 2023 Q4 and December passenger and cargo statistics, which reveal a total annual 4.5% increase year-on-year in passenger...

Wuchang Shipbuilding to build three wind-assisted ro-ro vessels for Louis Dreyfus Armateurs

Jan 03 2024

Ro-roThe order for three new 170-metre ro-ro vessels, supported by wind-assisted rotor sails and powered by dual-fuel engines capable of running on maritime d...

Maersk launches new weekly ro-ro service to the Port of Tunis Rades

Jan 02 2024

Ro-roMaersk announced a new transport solution connecting the growing Tunisian market to its mainliner services to and from Europe, Middle East and Asia. The ...

Norled secured a contract for the Haugesund-Utsira route

Dec 29 2023

FerryNorled secured a contract for a route between mainland Haugesund and the small island of Utsira. The contract starts 1 May 2025, and stretches for 20 ye...

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Arab Bridge Maritime Co to start new Jordan - Egypt sea and land bridge service

Dec 29 2023

Just before Christmas, Amman-based Arab Bridge Maritime Co’s (ABMC) general manager, Adnan Al-Abadleh, announced that the company is to start a new sea and land bridge service between the...

KALLISTE © La Méridionale

La Méridionale opens a new regular line between L’Ile-Rousse and Toulon

Dec 27 2023

FerryAs of 6 April 2024, La Méridionale is opening a new regular line with KALLISTE between mainland Toulon and L’Ile-Rousse, Corsica. Three rotations per we...

AMERICAN MELODY © American Cruise Lines

Five ships under construction for American Cruise Lines

Dec 27 2023

CruiseAmerican Cruise Lines announced that it currently has five more new ships under construction, all scheduled for delivery over the next two years. These...

Japan-based Ryobi Holdings to build a new cruise ship in Portugal

Dec 26 2023

CruiseRyobi Holdings, an Okayama-based transport company under Ryobi Holdings Group entered into an engagement on 20 December 2023, with the Portuguese shipb...

RUSADIR © Balearia

Baleària exercise option to buy RUSADIR

Dec 22 2023

FerryBaleària announced that they exercised an option to buy the LNG ro-pax RUSADIR, which has been chartered by them from Siem Industries since April this y...

BOTNIA SEAWAYS © George Holland

DFDS to close down its Calais - Tilbury service

Dec 22 2023

Ro-roDFDS’ service between Calais and Tilbury will cease with effect from 1 January 2024, citing operational difficulties and a challenging market development...

Norled to build three new battery-hybrid ferries after winning tenders

Dec 22 2023

FerryNorled won the tender for the ferry connections Stokkvågen-Lovund and Stokkvågen-Træna with intermediate locations after delivering a concept that cuts ...

GREAT TEMA © Grimaldi Group

The Grimaldi Group takes delivery of the GREAT TEMA

Dec 22 2023

Ro-roThe third multipurpose G5 con-ro vessel was delivered to the Grimaldi Group at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd shipyard in Ulsan (South Korea). Named G...

Carnival Corporation full year 2023 report

Dec 22 2023

FinanceCarnival Corporation reported revenues at an all-time high of USD 21.6 billion (USD 12.2 billion). Adjusted EBITDA went from a loss of USD 1.7 billio...

CHINA ZORRILLA © Incat

Zinus to power groundbreaking fully electric Ferry

Dec 21 2023

High-speedZinus announced it has won a contract to supply its Autonomous Charging Solution to the world's largest fully electric lightweight ro-pax ferry b...

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PEARL SEAWAYS and CROWN SEAWAYS to become NORDIC PEARL and NORDIC CROWN

Jan 15 2025

GIUSEPPE LUCCHESI © Marc Ottini

Stena welcomes STENA SHIPPER to its fleet

Jan 15 2025

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Jan 09 2025

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Naikai Zosen shipyard delivers SUNFLOWER KAMUY

Jan 10 2025

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Jan 14 2025

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