Corsica Ferries has a special offer: you can now book a ferry ticket for an unknown destination. The special fare is called “Open Island” and can be booked here. You just fill in the required dates, pay, and then wait. Five days before the chosen date, Corsica Ferries will let you know where you...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/corsica-ferries-invite-holidaymakers-to-an-open-island/
Electric ferry RYFYLKE, designed by LMG Marine and built at the Westcon Yard in Ølen, Norway, entered service. RYFYLKE is a hybrid ferry built in aluminum. With a battery capacity of 4,000 kilowatt hours, it will serve the many Ryfylke Islands on the connection between Nedstrand and Stavanger....
https://ferryshippingnews.com/lmg-marin-designed-battery-powered-ferry-ryfylke-has-been-delivered/
Invitalia and the Italian transport ministry launched a new tender to award the highspeed maritime transport services in the Strait of Messina between the ports of Reggio Calabria and Messina. Public subsidies are worth roughly EUR 35 million for five years. Ships aged up to 30 years are accepted,...
DFDS’ outlook for 2022 has improved following a strong recovery in passenger earnings in Q2. In addition, freight ferry volumes and earnings were higher than expected. EBITDA outlook raised to DKK 4.4-4.8bn from DKK 3.9-4.4bn for 2022 Revenue growth outlook raised to around 35% from around 30%...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/dfds-2022-outlook-raised-after-strong-q2/
Moby Spa announced that “following the agreements reached with the main creditor of its subsidiary CIN Spa, Tirrenia di Navigazione in Extraordinary Administration (Tirrenia in A.S.), the Paraconcordatario Agreement was signed on July 14, 2022, the effectiveness of which is subject to the...
Westerschelde Ferry, the Dutch ferry company linking Breskens and Vlissingen in the River Scheldt estuary, and the provincial authorities, have started to talk about new ferries. In fact, the replacement was only scheduled for 2033 but to continue to offer reliable services, new ferries will be...
A petition calling on lifeline Northern Isles ferry operator Serco NorthLink to replace sleeping pods with couchettes to allow people without cabin accommodation a proper night’s sleep is rapidly gaining signatures. Read more in Shetland News…
https://ferryshippingnews.com/signatures-flooding-in-for-petition-to-get-rid-of-the-awful-pods/
The total throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges was 147.2 million tonnes in the first six months of this year, an increase of 1.4% compared to the same period last year. Given the current geopolitical and macroeconomic context, this slight growth, despite a decline in the container segment due to...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/port-of-antwerp-bruges-slight-growth-in-the-first-half-of-the-year/
Vittorio Morace, founder, and former chairman of the ferry company Liberty Lines (ex Ustica Lines), died at the age of 81. He was born on May 21 st, 1941, and during his career he has been probably the most important shipowner of highspeed vessels. He started buying his first cargo ship in the 70’s...
A new ferry link between Algiers and Naples will sail on July 22nd according to an announcement released by Algerie Ferries. Ropax EL DJAZAIR II. Dates: July 24, August 3, August 14, September 4 and September 22 (2022).
https://ferryshippingnews.com/algerie-ferries-new-naples-algiers-link-sailing-starts-on-july-22nd/