Irish Ferries has signed a space charter agreement with P&O Ferries on the Dover – Calais route. This agreement will encompass both freight and passenger space sharing on both parties’ vessels. Irish Ferries expects the agreement to come into effect for its freight customers during this Summer....
https://ferryshippingnews.com/space-charter-agreement-po-ferries-irish-ferries/
Irish Ferries signs a bareboat charter agreement including a purchase obligation with DP World France SAS for the P&O Ferries unit Spirit of Britain. The RoPax is available for immediate delivery and is expected to enter service with Irish Ferries during June. The Spirit of Britain will still be...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/spirit-of-britain-from-po-ferries-to-irish-ferries/
Baleària has announced plans for the 2024 “Operación Paso del Estrecho” (OPE), scheduling 27 daily connections with 10 ships to meet the high demand. The routes will connect Algeciras, Almería, Motril, and Málaga with Tánger, Nador (Morocco), Ceuta, and Melilla. This operation will utilize nearly a...
At the occasion of President Emmanuel Macron’s ‘Choose France Summit 2024’ in Versailles, DFDS announced (and confirmed) its substantial investment (up to €1 billion) in 6 battery electric vessels for its Channel services by 2035. The first two electric vessels will be in operation by 2030, while...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/six-electric-ferries-for-the-dfds-dunkerque-and-calais-channel-routes/
Brittany Ferries and ENSM are strengthening their long-standing collaboration to boost the maritime economy. By renewing their partnership, they aim to reinforce their relationship and create strong synergies aligned with their mutual values and ambitions. Key initiatives include: The partnership...
Torghatten Nord has won the tender for the operation of the Festvåg-Misten ferry service. A new 60-car electric ferry is on its way. “It’s very satisfying to win this tender and to be back on the Mistenfjord from January next year. It is particularly pleasing that we will be introducing a new...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/torghatten-won-the-kjerringoy-tender-in-nordland/
Baleària has announced plans for the 2024 “Operación Paso del Estrecho” (OPE), scheduling 27 daily connections with 10 ships to meet the high demand. The routes will connect Algeciras, Almería, Motril, and Málaga with Tánger, Nador (Morocco), Ceuta, and Melilla. This operation will utilize nearly a...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/vittorio-morace-delivered-to-liberty-lines-by-armon-shipyard/
Scandlines maintained 2023 revenue and earnings in line with 2022 levels in a challenging market environment. The ferry operator realised a record peak season for leisure, as an increased number of passengers (+5%) used Scandlines’ services (cars +3%). Whilst freight volumes were down (-7%) from...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/scandlines-delivered-solid-performance-in-2023/
The article from Nordland Fylkeskommune (in Norwegian) discusses the development of hydrogen-powered high-speed boats as part of a collaborative project between Vestland, Trøndelag, Nordland, and Finnmark counties. Supported by the Klimasats fund, the project aims to create zero-emission vessels to...
As of 1 June 2024, Birgit Nørgaard will take over as chair of the Scandlines Supervisory Board from Vagn Sørensen, who has decided to step down after having been chair since the beginning of 2020.