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EASTERN VENUS © Yoshiho Ikeda

Japan’s Shin Nihonkai Ferry sells cruise vessel PACIFIC VENUS to South Korea’s DuWon Shipping

Dec 21 2023

CruiseSouth Korea’s DuWon Shipping has acquired the Japanese cruise ship PACIFIC VENUS from Shin Nihonkai Ferry and will rename the vessel EASTERN VENUS foll...

Incat announced Stephen Casey as new CEO

Dec 21 2023

Incat announced the appointment of Stephen Casey their new Chief Executive Officer. Stephen joins with more than 25 years of business leadership experience having held senior leadership r...

MOBY LEGACY © GSI

MOBY LEGACY delivered

Dec 21 2023

FerryMOBY LEGACY, the second of two 70,016gt next-generation ro-pax ferries for Moby, has been delivered from the GSI shipyard in Guangzhou. It will enter se...

CMAL’s Little Minch vessels named and proposed replacer of LORD OF THE ISLES revealed

Dec 21 2023

FerryThe two new vessels built by Cemre Shipyard for CMAL’s Little Minch route will be named CLAYMORE and LOCHMOR following response to a public vote. A prop...

DFDS Elevates Passenger Experience with NowhereConnect Suite

Dec 20 2023

DFDS has entered a strategic deal with Nowhere Networks to deploy the NowhereConnect Suite on its fleet of six ships operating on the English Channel. This collaboration will enhance pass...

T. Mariotti signed shipbuilding contract with Aman at Sea for luxury yacht cruise ship

Dec 19 2023

CruiseT. Mariotti S.p.A signed a shipbuilding contract with the hospitality and lifestyle brand, Aman Group, and Cruise Saudi, for Aman at Sea, for a luxury ...

Carl-Johan Hellner Chief Operating Officer Ports Terminals Stena Line and David Huck Chief Operating Officer at Peel Ports Group

Stena Line signs major deal with Peel Ports to operate at Heysham Port until 2100

Dec 19 2023

PortStena Line has signed a significant deal with Peel Ports Group, a major UK port operator, to operate from Heysham Port for the next 77-years until 210...

KRK © SCHOTTEL

Modernization of Croatian ferry improves course keeping stability and speed

Dec 19 2023

FerryEarlier this year, the Croatian ferry KRK operated by the national Jadrolinija shipping company was retrofitted to cater for a new route with stronger w...

Attica Group signs MoU with the ONEX Group for major fleet renewal programme

Dec 19 2023

A MoU has been signed between Attica Group and the ONEX Group for the previously announced EUR 1 billion fleet upgrade programme. The agreement stretches for a 10-year period and involves...

The Grimaldi Group acquires a majority stake in the Heraklion Port Authority

Dec 19 2023

PortThe signing of the share purchase agreement officially marked the sale and transfer of a majority stake in the capital of the Heraklion Port Authority...

Paavo Nõgene, CEO of Tallink Grupp © Tallink Grupp

Tallink Grupp signs syndicate loan agreement, resulting in the repayment of the EUR 100 million loans from KredEx and Nordic Investment Bank received in 2020

Dec 18 2023

Tallink Grupp signed the refinancing agreement of the company’s syndicated loan, as a result of which the company will repay several significant loans taken in recent years. For example, ...

Illustration of Fjord1’s new high speed passenger catamarans. The closest vessel will be a newbuild with low-emission propulsion system, and the two others (BARONEN and BARONESSEN) will be retrofitted from hybrid to fully electric © Brødrene Aa

Brunvoll Mar-El with 9 MW charging system for Bergen ferries

Dec 18 2023

High-speedBrunvoll Mar-El will deliver the onshore charging system for the Fjord1 Bergen area fast ferries, more specifically on the Knarvik-Bergen and Kle...

From the left: Jaroslaw Kotarski, CEO of Unity Line, Jörgen Nilsson, CEO of Port of Trelleborg and Jacek Wisniewski, CEO of Euroafrica

Unity Line and Port of Trelleborg extend agreement

Dec 18 2023

Unity Line and Port of Trelleborg have signed a new agreement for five years. Since February 2007, the Polish shipping company Unity Line has operated the route between Trelleborg and Swi...

A similiar NES ferry charging station in Hareid, Norway © NES

Scandlines orders new onshore charging solution from NES

Dec 18 2023

FerryScandlines has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) to deliver an onshore charging system to the ferry operator’s berth in Puttgarden, Germany...

FINNECO III © Marko Hanninen

Finnlines connects Spain and Belgium twice per week with three Eco-class vessels

Dec 18 2023

Ro-roStarting from January 2024, Finnlines will consolidate its Biscay services with twice a week connection between the ports of Bilbao, Vigo and Zeebrugge. ...

Funding stopped for the two new Interislander rail-enabled ro-pax ferries

Dec 18 2023

FerryIn major news from down under, New Zealand’s state-owned KiwiRail has pulled the plug on Project iReX – the construction of two new 53,500gt rail-enable...

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Steel cutting ceremony for SunStone's final Infinity Series vessel

Dec 17 2023

CruiseThe steel cutting ceremony for SunStone's seventh and final vessel in the Infinity series of expedition cruise ships took place at the Haimen shipyard ...

DFDS 2030 conversion and newbuild programme

Dec 15 2023

During DFDS’ Capital Markets Day, the group’s 2030 conversion and newbuild programme was revealed. In 2026, a newbuilding programme for green ferries is expected to commence for DFDS with...

CELINE © CLdN

CLdN to further expand Dublin services

Dec 15 2023

Ro-roCLdN announced a further expansion of its Irish Sea services. This follows the decision by Dublin Port Company (DPC) to grant CLdN a license to use the p...

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Stena Line to launch new Dublin to Birkenhead (Liverpool) freight route

Dec 15 2023

FerryFollowing P&O Ferries closure of its Dublin-Liverpool service, Stena Line has now confirmed its plans to launch a new freight service on this route ...

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