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...]
WSF new ferry Chimacum to be delivered in 2017
Vigor assembled a team of leading Puget Sound shipyards to build new, large ferries for Washington State Ferries (WSF), the largest ferry system in the United States. The Tokitae, the first of three 144-car ferries, was delivered in June 2014. The Samish was delivered in April 2015. Vigor teams … [Read more...]
DFDS named World’s leading ferry operator
DFDS has been awarded the prestigious accolade of ‘World’s Leading Ferry Operator’ at the 2015 World Travel Awards™ gala ceremony in Morocco on 12 December, for the fifth year in a row. The World Travel Awards™, hailed as the most prestigious and sought after awards … [Read more...]
Destination Gotland orders LNG ferry
Rederi AB Gotland has signed a contract with GSI Shipyard in China to build a RoPax ferry with a capacity for 1,650 passengers. The ship will be operated by chilled natural gas, LNG, with significant environmental improvement. The ship will be delivered in 2017, becoming the first Swedish-flagged … [Read more...]
Eurotunnel banned from operating Dover-Calais ferry
When the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) confirmed in December 2014 previous decisions by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which sought to prohibit the operations of MyFerryLink, the Eurotunnel Group decided, on 9 January 2015, to sell the business and its related assets. The … [Read more...]
Third hybrid ferry launches on the Clyde
A cutting edge ferry, which is the third of three unique 'hybrid' vessels, was launched on the Clyde today at Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd's (FMEL) shipyard in Port Glasgow. The hybrid ferry, named Catriona, is a sea-going passenger and vehicle roll-on, roll-off ferry incorporating a low-carbon … [Read more...]
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