After a first attempt failed because the tug TEDY experienced a tow line break in high seas after departing from the port of Naples, LIDER PRESTIJ, built in 1992 and formerly known as BENIAMINO CARNEVALE, has now been successfully towed to Turkey. Aegean Tugs Shipping Co. publicly announced that...
Tallink is to bring VICTORIA I back to the Tallinn – Stockholm route for summer 2024. The cruiseferry will operate alongside BALTIC QUEEN to offer day departures in each direction from 31 May to 31 August. This will be the first time since the pandemic that Tallink has offered a two-ship service on...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/tallink-return-to-two-ship-tallinn-stockholm-service/
Moby, which has recently closed the ‘concordato preventivo’ procedure pending at the Court of Milan, has chartered the cruiseferry MOBY DADA to Algérie Ferries. The news has not yet been confirmed by the Onorato-controlled company, but the brand “Algérie Ferries” has already been painted on the...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/moby-charters-out-moby-dada-moby-zaza-and-closes-livorno-cagliari/
At her recent dry-dock at Remontowa, Gdańsk, the hull of Brittany Ferries’ PONT-AVEN was lengthened by three metres at the stern waterline. This is often referred to as a duck-tail. The purpose of the modification is to improve the hydrodynamic performance of the vessel. This will reduce the drag...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/brittany-ferries-improves-fuel-efficiency-of-flagship/
On 18 January, it was revealed in the Greek press that Seajets has purchased the large Incat HSC NATCHAN RERA. The impressive vessel is expected to leave the port of Anping for Greece at the end of January. At 112-metres, the vessel can operate at higher wave heights than smaller fast craft....
https://ferryshippingnews.com/seajets-purchases-natchan-rera/
In 2023 Eckerö Line carried 2 million passengers for the first time in a single year on their Helsinki – Tallinn route. Freight also grew strongly, attributed to FINBO CARGO’s improved schedule on the Vuosaari – Muuga link. Meanwhile, the company’s Helsinki – Tallinn mainstay, FINLANDIA, is...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/record-figures-for-eckero-line/
O Ferries’ PRIDE OF CANTERBURY arrived for scrapping at an EU-approved facility at Aliaga Turkey on 18 January. Built as EUROPEAN PATHWAY, the vessel was renamed when converted to a full passenger ferry in 2003. With P&O PIONEER in service and P&O LIBERTÉ currently on her delivery voyage from China...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/po-ferries-vessel-arrives-for-scrap/
Austal Australasia is to build a catamaran for Rottnest Fast Ferries, based in Hillarys, Western Australia. The craft will operate the 45-minute journey from Hillarys Boat Harbour to Rottnest Island. Collaborating with vessel designer Incat Crowther, Austal will commence construction of the...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/austal-to-build-for-rottnest-fast-ferries/
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group (ISSG), has signed contracts with Brittany-based shipbuilder Piriou, for two new ships that will be delivered in 2026. Financed by Lombard, construction will begin in spring 2024. The vessels ordered for the Penzance to St Mary’s service are a 600-seat passenger...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/isles-of-scilly-newbuild-contract-signed/
The Hellenic Ministry of Shipping announced that Seajets HSC CHAMPION JET 3 will operate to Cyclades on the evening summer zone from 1 May to 14 October 2024. The ship will depart from the port of Piraeus at 16:00 for the Syros – Mykonos – Paros – Naxos – Santorini line and v.v. the following...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/evening-sailings-for-seajets-champion-jet-3/