With an impressive clockwise manoeuvre, captain Makarios Lyras berthed the “Blue Star Patmos” in the port of Mesta, Chios, Greece in three minutes. It was the first itinerary of the…
French ferry operator La Méridionale achieves major time savings and faster access to data by deploying Opsealog’s digital solutions Marseille, 23 June 2022 – Opsealog, a provider of digital performance management solutions…
Wärtsilä Corporation, 21 June 2022 at 10:30 AM EEST – The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for three new RoPax vessel currently built for Stena RoRo,…
ABBA-solutely fantastic prize draw to mark Swedish Midsummer Monday 20th June 2022: To celebrate the Swedish Midsummer, leading ferry company Stena Line is helping to ‘Swedify’ your life with a prize draw…
This summer, a large number of Finns have their sights set on boating holidays – and despite inflation they are prepared to spend their money on luxury and want to…
RMT slams DP World chief for praising P&O sackings as an ‘amazing’ job MARITIME union RMT has called for P&O Ferries’ owner to been taken to task for describing the…
First steel cut for Australia: Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft starts construction of RoRo vessel with LNG propulsion for SeaRoad In the fresh spirit of spring, the first steel cut of the RoRo…
A meeting between the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and global trade association Interferry has agreed a common work programme to promote an environmentally sustainable future for the European ferry…
Blackouts represent a major accident hazard for the passenger ship industry, which in some situation also may pose an imminent threat to the ship, its passengers and crew. Putting safety…
Stena Line proudly announces that the winners of the company’s Propeller Prize 2022 are Life Finder Systems International and Cetasol. Life Finder Systems International won in the category of digital…
Are you planning a new ferry build? If the answer is yes, then you would probably want to optimise your costs by focusing on the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)…
It is often taken for granted that sustainability is about development and looking forward. Over the past year, we really have been challenged by circumstances we could not affect. Despite…
Trade unionists and the wider community will hold a protest at Larne port this afternoon, over safety fears of P&O vessels. This week the European Causeway drifted for hours in…
CYPRUS, 29 April 2022: Following the launch of a formal tender last year, the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) has announced the award of a tender to reinstate a maritime passenger link…
Report on the investigation of two catastrophic engine failures, one resulting in a fire, on board Wight Sky at the entrance to Lymington River and before berthing at Lymington Pier…
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “The reports of the European Causeway drifting in water off Larne having lost all power are deeply concerning, not least for the agency crew…
New DNV guidance on managing blackout risks on passenger ships highlights importance of safety focus
Oslo, 21 April 2022. A newly published guidance paper from DNV seeks to support the prevention and mitigation of blackouts impacting passenger vessels. With blackout incidents on cruise ships on the…
As a response to increased customer demand in the Baltic Sea South region, Stena Line will launch its two new E-Flexer vessels on the route between Karlskrona and Gdynia. The…
In 2019 P&O Ferries ordered new “super ferries” for its flagship Dover to Calais services. Now, with P&O Ferries breaking from its social obligations by unlawfully terminating 800 seafarers and…
Leading ro-ro and ropax operator Finnlines enhances its commitment to sustainable operations by equipping three vessels with Yara Marine’s shore power solution to reduce fuel consumption, emissions, and noise in port.…
“The ferry sector has faced huge challenges during the pandemic and we understand that P & O Ferries faced an incredibly difficult commercial situation. The Chamber does not condone how…
Mick Lynch – RMT General Secretary said: “Despite all the bluster, Grant Shapps has failed to grasp the opportunity to adequately stand up to the banditry behaviour of P&O. “The…
New powers mandating ferries operating in and out of the UK pay national minimum wage to be brought forward ‘Minimum Wage Corridors’ to be explored with like-minded countries to ensure…
The Maritime Professional Council (MPC) of the UK notes with concern the termination of the employment of 800 UK seafarers employed by P&O Ferries and the detrimental impact this has…
General Secretary Mick Lynch said: “RMT is meeting with DFDS, Stena and the DfT today to discuss the ongoing crisis from P&O’s illegal dismissal of its crews. “P&O need to…