ABB has been selected by Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) to supply a comprehensive grid-to-propeller solution for the new double-ended, hybrid-electric ferry that will provide essential services between the town…
Ro-Ro and Passenger Ferries
Last Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the President of the Chios Marine Club, Capt. Antonis Pitsilos and the Vice President Makis Kasmas visited the HQ of the HCG and met the…
The two H2-powered vessels will be built in Norway and will operate in the country’s most challenging Arctic waters Two hydrogen-powered passenger ferries ordered by Norwegiantransport company Torghatten Nord are set for…
New freight ship begins service on Stena Line’s Dublin – Liverpool route boosting capacity by 30%
Swedish ferry company, Stena Line has introduced a larger RoRo ship, Bore Song, on the Dublin – Liverpool (Birkenhead) route. The freight only vessel will increase capacity on the route by 30%.…
Stena Line has entered an agreement to acquire 49 percent of the shares in Morocco based ferry company Africa Morocco Link (AML). AML is headquartered in Tangier operating a ferry…
As part of its ongoing IT digital transformation, P&O Ferries initiates plans to replace its legacy application systems. The British ferry company will expand its partnership with IT service consultant…
An interview with CEO Per Westling reveals how Stena RoRo is preparing its fleet for future regulatory and technological developments. Stena RoRo’s E-Flexer program serves as a platform for RoPax…
RMT, Nautilus and the TUC will hold a joint rally on Wednesday 20 March at Old Palace Yard opposite Parliament SW1P 3JY at 1-2pm demanding a new deal for workers…
19th March 2024 – London, UK: P&O Liberté has now begun commercial sailings between Dover and Calais, carrying passenger and freight customers. Custom designed to navigate the English Channel, this marks the…
Greek Controlled Shipping: An information paper based on data provided to the GSCC by S&P Global Market Intelligence Please find here below an information paper on Greek controlled ships over…
Report shows a full methanol retrofit is a less commercially attractive prospect than the use of blended fuels (Blend B30), Heavy Fuel Oil, and Heavy Fuel Oil equipped with carbon…
Maritime union, RMT today remembers the 193 crew and passengers who lost their lives in waters off Zeebrugge on 6th March 1987 when the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized. National…
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company installs NAPA digital systems to boost safety and efficiency of flagship ferry
Next-generation stability, emergency, e-logbook and fleet intelligence systems will enhance safety and optimize operations on critical passenger ferry service. Helsinki, Finland, 14 February 2024: The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, the provider…
LDA and Norsepower join forces in shipping large Airbus aircraft components: Future fleet of low-emission RoRos to use Norsepower Rotor Sailsâ„¢ The next generation Norsepower Rotor Sail™ control system provides Louis…
Stena RoRo takes delivery of E-Flexer RoPax vessel number ten for long charter to Canadian Crown Corporation Marine Atlantic
Today, number ten of the Stena RoRos E-Flexer series was delivered from the CMI Jinling, Weihai Shipyard. The vessel, named Ala’suinu, will be on a long charter agreement with the…
Smyril Line is pleased to announce that a contract has been made with the CIMC Raffles shipyard in Chinato build two new cargo ships for the company. These are two…
Viking Line to create green corridor together with Ports of Stockholm and the Port of Turku
Viking Line, Ports of Stockholm and the Port of Turku signed a Memorandum of Understanding, February 6, 2024, to create a green maritime corridor between Turku and Stockholm. The goal…
New zero emission ropax ferry will be built for the Estonian State Fleet, equipped with hydrogen fuel-cell battery propulsion. Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Estonian…
Indian Register of Shipping classed pioneering New Generation Electric Ferry launched by GRSE
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) is proud to announce the successful launch of ‘Dheu’, a New Generation Electric Ferry at M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) Kolkata. Being constructed…
The shipping company will invest more than 100 million dollars in the start-up of this new route, to launch in November. More than 200 people attended the event, led by…
BV Solutions M&O delivers efficiency and emissions “Forecast” Web application to Brittany Ferries
Paris La Défense, January, 19, 2024 – Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore (BV Solutions M&O) has developed and now delivered a ‘Fleet Energy and Emissions Forecast‘ tool to Brittany Ferries, the European…
Seafarer Union RMT today responded to disgraced P&O Ferries CEO Peter Hebblethwaite’s announcement of a new freight route between the Thames Freeport and Europoort in Rotterdam. Mick Lynch, RMT General…
P&O Ferries strengthens North Sea presence with new London – Rotterdam freight route London 9th January 2024; P&O Ferries is delighted to announce the opening of a new RoRo freight route in…
Stena RoRo has placed an order for yet another RoPax-class E-Flexer vessel from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai). The vessel will be delivered in the first quarter of 2026…
Color Line’s two passenger ferries connecting Denmark and Norway have been running on B100 biofuel for one month, with Bunker One leading supply and logistics. For almost one month, Bunker…