Irish Ferries’ parent company, Irish Continental Group plc, has announced an agreement with German company Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesselschaft & Co.KG, to build a new cruise ferry costing €144 million. for delivery in May 2018. The vessel will accommodate 1,885 passengers and crew, with a … [Read more...]
Two RoRo vessels for EKOL Group
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has recently entered into a shipbuilding contract with a subsidiary of Siem Group for the construction of two RoRo vessels with 209.79 m length overall and 4,100 lane metres of cargo capacity, building numbers 769 and 770. The vessels will be operated by … [Read more...]
Scandlines records its highest passenger volumes for 5 years
Scandlines focused the business on the Germany-Denmark routes and made significant investments in future-proofing the group’s ferry operations as well as catering and retail activities in 2015. Efforts to promote the Rostock-Gedser route paid off, Scandlines recorded the highest number of … [Read more...]
FSG wins order for two RoRo vessels
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has entered into orders for building of two further RoRo vessels with the Siem Group. The Siem Group, who took over FSG in November 2014, will charter out the vessels on long terms bareboat charter to DFDS A/S. DFDS provides shipping and transport services in … [Read more...]
Record result for DFDS on Newcastle-Amsterdam route
Award-winning ferry operator DFDS enjoyed a record year on its Newcastle to Amsterdam service in 2015, carrying more than 580,000 passengers. The result was boosted by the company’s strongest ever May to September performance, during which the two ships on the route carried more than a quarter of a … [Read more...]
New ferries for DFDS services between Dover-Calais
DFDS, welcomed its newest ferry, Côte des Dunes into Dover this afternoon, arriving into the Port of Dover on her inaugural sailing from Calais with her new DFDS livery on display. The ferry is the first of two new ships scheduled to enter service on DFDS' Dover-Calais route this month. The second … [Read more...]
Viking Ocean Cruises christens 2nd ship in London
Less than one year ago, Viking Ocean Cruises® (www.vikingoceancruises.com) launched its first ship,Viking Star, and marked the arrival of the travel industry’s first entirely new cruise line in a decade. Today (5 May) in London the company officially welcomed its second ship, Viking Sea, to its … [Read more...]
Carnival Cruise Line’s largest ship delivered
At a traditional maritime handover ceremony held earlier today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, Carnival Cruise Line took delivery of its newest, largest and most innovative ship, the 133,500-ton Carnival Vista. The 3,954-passenger ship will reposition to Trieste, Italy, where it will depart … [Read more...]
Stena signs contract for four new RoPax ferries
Stena has signed a contract, subject to Board approval by the end of April, for an order of four new RoPax ferries with planned delivery during 2019 and 2020, with an option for another four vessels. The vessels will be optimized for efficiency and flexibility and will be built by AVIC Shipyard in … [Read more...]
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