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Austal delivers second vessel to Brave Line

April 26, 2019 by the News Team

Austal has today delivered the second of two, 50 metre high-speed catamarans to Brave Line under the Company’s first commercial contract award to a Taiwan enterprise. The Austal-designed catamaran was built at the Company’s Philippines shipyard in Balamban, Cebu under a two-vessel contract awarded … [Read more...]

Brittany Ferries’ LNG-powered cruise ferry Honfleur launched

December 14, 2018 by the News Team

Brittany Ferries’ brand new LNG-powered cruise ferry Honfleur has taken to the water for the first time at a traditional ship launching ceremony at the FSG shipyard in Flensburg, Germany. At midday on Friday hundreds of well-wishers, invited guests, shipyard workers and Brittany Ferries team members … [Read more...]

Stena Line’s three Irish Sea E-Flexer ships now in construction

November 29, 2018 by the News Team

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...]

Scandlines generated record performance in 2017

April 27, 2018 by the News Team

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...]

Irish Ferries’ new cruise ferry W.B. Yeats is in the water!

January 22, 2018 by the News Team

The W.B. Yeats, Irish Ferries’ new cruise ferry which comes into service this summer, reached a key milestone today (Friday 19 January), when the ship was formally named in traditional style, and the completed hull launched into the water. The ship’s name, W.B. Yeats, was chosen following a … [Read more...]

Irish Ferries to build a second new super cruise ferry

January 5, 2018 by the News Team

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...]