Red Funnel Ferries was awarded the ‘Maritime 2050 Award’ at the Maritime UK Awards, held at a glittering ceremony at the Leonardo Royal Hotel Southampton Grand Harbour last night (19 Sept). The prestigious award, sponsored by the Department for Transport, recognises Red Funnel’s contribution to … [Read more...]
Change of ownership in Norled
The family-owned company Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab (DSD), has entered into an agreement to sell its ferry- and expressboat company Norled to a consortium owned jointly by the Nordic infrastructure fund CapMan Infra and the Canadian company CBRE Caledon Capital Management. - In recent … [Read more...]
New CEO for Stena Line
Stena Line’s CEO, Gunnar Blomdahl, will be finishing after 10 years in the role on January 1 next year. Carl-Johan Hagman, who currently has responsibility for all shipping operations in the Stena Group, has been appointed as the new CEO of the company. Gunnar Blomdahl took over as Stena … [Read more...]
Austal secures fleet maintenance contract
Austal is pleased to announce the award of a Fleet Maintenance Services contract by the Sultanate of Oman’s National Ferries Company (NFC). The award of this contract follows a successful competitive tender. Austal had previously held a three-year Vessel Maintenance Services Agreement which … [Read more...]