Strategic Marine is delighted to announce the signing of a significant contract with Mainprize Offshore for the construction of six state-of-the-art Supa Swath vessels, with an option for an additional…
Ro-Ro and Passenger Ferries
By replacing half of the meat in their meatballs with yellow pea mince, Stena Line aims to reduce meat consumption by 35,000 kilos next year. “Taste and quality-wise, it is…
To reduce emissions from oceangoing vessels while in port, the 2020 California Air Resources Board (CARB) At-Berth Regulation will require tanker and Ro-Ro vessels to use a CARB Approved Emission…
London, 2024: The States of Guernsey’s Committee for Economic Development has selected Brittany Ferries as the preferred bidder to provide lifeline sea links for the island. At this stage Guernsey and…
Lloyd’s Register awards maritime industry’s first enhanced antifouling type approval to GIT Coatings
LR is the first classification society to offer this service, which provides a new standard for antifouling coatings and their performance in keeping hulls clean and sustainable. Lloyd’s Register (LR)…
Stena RoRo last week took delivery of E-Flexer No. 11 – in a series of 15 vessels – from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai). The ship is the Saint-Malo and is…
Amasus signs second contract with bound4blue for world’s largest suction sail system on a general cargo vessel
London, October 22 – Amasus, one of Europe’s leading players in the shortsea, bulk, general cargo, offshore and heavy lift segments, has signed a fresh eSAIL® (suction sail) contract with Spain’s…
 Passengers could reap the rewards of greener travel by sea thanks to the development of new shipping routes only accessible to zero emission vessels. Maritime Minister Mike Kane today (Thursday…
This year, the AntwerpXL (AXL) conference will introduce an exciting new addition to its programme: dedicated sessions focusing on the Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) and vehicle transportation sectors. Emphasising the challenges and…
MacGregor to supply cargo access solutions for 12 Pure Car and Truck Carriers for CIDO Shipping
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order to supply cargo access equipment for 12 Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs), with an option for eight additional vessels. The vessels will be…
Finnlines is set to launch a new freight service from Finland to London Medway located in Sheerness, with further connections available to Belgium, Spain, and Ireland. The first arrival will…
27th August 2024 – London, UK: P&O Ferries is proud to announce the addition of the Longstone vessel to its fleet, increasing freight capacity on its route between Tilbury near…
Jebel Ali Port welcomes COSCO Shipping’s “Min Jiang Kou” – one of the world’s largest and most sustainable RoRo vessels
Dubai, UAE, 1 August 2024: DP World has welcomed COSCO Shipping’s state-of-the art vehicle carrier, the ‘Min Jiang Kou,’ to Jebel Ali Port for the very first time. The LNG dual-fuel…
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) celebrated the recent launch of the Solent branch of its Young Forwarder Network with a visit to the Wallenius Wilhelmsen ro-ro terminal at the…
Baleà ria incorporates the world’s second ‘fast ferry’ with dual gas engines on the Barcelona-Mallorca-Menorca route
Today, Baleà ria is adding the world’s second fast ferry with dual gas engines, the Margarita Salas, to the Barcelona-Alcúdia-Ciutadella route. More than 450 people will become the first passengers to travel at 4:30…
Running the numbers: OceanScore reveals ship segments set to feel €1.3bn sting of FuelEU penalties
The financial impact of FuelEU Maritime is focusing the minds of shipping companies as they face potential penalties for non-compliance with greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity reduction targets – and OceanScore…
5th July – Nautilus International, the UK’s largest maritime union, has called on Labour to prioritise preventing another P&O Ferries scandal, as a matter of urgency, ensuring it delivers a…
Stena Line has reached an important milestone in its fleet investment programme with the keel laying of the first NewMax vessel to be deployed on the Belfast-Heysham route. At the…
Dr. Maray Georgoussi interviews John Faraclas on Acheloos TV about Posidonia 2024, current issues of Shipping and Geopolitics
At the beginning of this Acheloos program, which was aired yesterday, we also have Theodoros Pantoulias, the general manager of the Mediterranee Hotel, a seafront four star hotel in Cephalonia,…
Stena RoRo has ordered another two E-Flexer RoPax vessels from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai). The vessels will be delivered in 2027 to the Greek shipping company Attica Group…
Tory government fails to protect seafarers as new French legislation comes into force Maritime union, RMT has criticised the Tory government for its failure to introduce mandatory protections for seafarers,…
The 108th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 108) was held from 15 to 24 May 2024. Amendments enhancing the fire safety of Ro-Ro passenger ships were adopted,…
Wednesday 22 May, Athens: International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Chairman and Managing Director of Grimaldi Group, Emanuele Grimaldi, was awarded the Honorary Recognition Award at the ESG Shipping Awards in recognition…
Echandia has secured an order for the delivery of battery systems to a Northern European ferry operator. The order involves converting two RoPax ferries to pure electric propulsion and is…
Stena Superfast VII and Stena Superfast VIII will be transferred to LR Class and converted to methanol propulsion. Building upon the success of the Stena Germanica in 2015, Lloyd’s Register…