Red Kestrel, the newest addition to Red Funnel’s fleet, has just arrived at her new home in Southampton early this morning (Thursday 18 April, Berth 48, 07:30 hrs). The new RoRo vessel sailed away from Cammell Laird’s famous River Mersey shipyard last week, following 14-months in development. Her … [Read more...]
Stena Europe undergoes refit in Turkey
Stena Europe, which operates on the Fishguard – Rosslare ferry service is currently undergoing a significant three-month refit visit to the Gemak Shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey. The vessel is scheduled to return late June 2019 and during the visit a number of upgrade projects will be completed. One … [Read more...]
BC Ferries wins Retrofit Award
BC Ferries has won the Shippax Retrofit Award for completing the conversion of a large passenger ferry from diesel to liquefied natural gas (LNG). The award, received in March at the Shippax Ferry Conference, recognises the innovative work performed on Spirit of British Columbia, which is among the … [Read more...]
Stena Edda ‘floats out’ in China
Stena Line has achieved another major milestone in its fleet investment program with the ‘float out’ ceremony of the second vessel in its next generation E-Flexer series. The second vessel will be named Stena Edda and follows the Scandinavian heritage decided for the five new vessels that are being … [Read more...]
Red Kestrel to be named on 25 April 2019
Following 14 months in development and an investment of £10 million, Red Funnel, the original Isle of Wight ferry provider, will officially welcome its new vessel, Red Kestrel to its fleet with a naming ceremony on Thursday 25th April, 2019. Red Kestrel marks the debut of Red Funnel's first … [Read more...]
Tallink signs contract for new vessel
Tallink Grupp and Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) recently signed the contract for the construction of a new LNG-powered fast ferry for the Tallinn – Helsinki route shuttle operations. Similar to the group’s newest vessel Megastar, the new shuttle ferry will also be dual fuel operated, its … [Read more...]
Austal delivers high speed catamaran to Brave Line
Austal has delivered a 50 metre high-speed catamaran to Brave Line under the Company’s first commercial contract award to a Taiwan enterprise. The catamaran is the first of two 550 passenger Austal-designed vessels being constructed at the Company’s Philippines shipyard in Balamban, Cebu. The … [Read more...]
Niels Smedegaard resigns from DFDS
Niels Smedegaard has been CEO of DFDS since 1 January 2O07. He says: "My time at DFDS has been a fantastic journey, and I am proud of the progress that has been made for the company and its employees, customers and shareholders since I joined. It has been a difficult decision to say goodbye but … [Read more...]
Saint John Paul II arrives in Valletta, Malta
Virtu Ferries’ Saint John Paul II will be the largest High Speed RoPax Catamaran operating in the Mediterranean and the second largest in the world. Virtu Ferries’ newest high-speed vessel, Saint John Paul II, (Hull 089) arrived in Malta this morning after a 17,780 kilometre, 20-day journey from … [Read more...]
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