Stena Line has reached an important milestone in its major new fleet investment programme with the steel cutting of a third E-Flexer RoPax ship to be deployed on its Irish Sea routes. This means that all three of Stena Line’s new E-Flexer ships, planned to enter into service on the Irish Sea … [Read more...]
Tallink Grupp’s volumes increase but net profit is down
In the third quarter (July-September) of 2018, the total number of passengers carried by the Group’s ships increased by 1.2% compared to the same period last year and amounted to a total of 2.9 million passengers. The Group’s revenue for the period increased by EUR 0.9 million compared to … [Read more...]
Scandlines generated record performance in 2017
Scandlines increased revenue and boosted profitability in 2017 in line with the expectations for the year as the group’s expanded capacity on the Rostock-Gedser route was leveraged and investments dampened following a substantial strengthening of fleet and infrastructure in prior years. The group … [Read more...]
Red Funnel places £10m ship order from UK yard
Red Funnel, the original Isle of Wight ferry operator has placed a £10 million order for a new RoRo ferry from UK shipbuilder Cammell Laird. The new ship is designed to provide additional year-round freight capacity for Red Funnel's Southampton-East Cowes route which currently handles 53% of all … [Read more...]
Irish Ferries to build a second new super cruise ferry
Irish Ferries has ordered a second new cruise ferry, which will start sailing between the UK and Ireland in 2020. The cruise ferry will be built in Germany at a cost of €165.2 million. The same shipyard is already building Irish Ferries’ new ship W.B.Yeats which is due for delivery this … [Read more...]
P&O Tilbury–Zeebrugge Ferries report highest ever freight volumes
P&O Ferries today reports that it carried more freight between Zeebrugge and Tilbury in 2017 than in any other year in the decade long history of the route. The integrated ferry and logistics company carried 185,908 freight units between January and December - an increase of 4.3 per cent on … [Read more...]
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