The January Estonia-Finland results reflect operations of the shuttle services of MYSTAR andMEGASTAR as well as the operation of the cruise ferry VICTORIA I that started operating the 22-hour cruise service from 12 October 2023. The shuttle vessel Megastar did not operate on the route for 6 days in...
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The Port of Dover and the Universities of Plymouth and Manchester have been awarded a £333,585 grant by Innovate UK to create and embed an AI-augmented digital twin of Dover harbour. The enhanced digital twin will provide a dynamic 24-hour, 365-day all-weather simulation of the complex tidal flows...
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On February 4, 2024, the new acquisition of the Greek based Ventouris Ferries RoPax BAJA STAR arrived in Greece. The ship left Mexico on December 26, 2023. She was built in Japan (1992) for Marine Express Co (Tokyo). She was sold to Mexican Baja Ferries in 2016 and served the Pichilinque – Mazatlan...
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As from April 3, the high-speed catamaran HALUNDER JET will also stop in Brunsbüttel, on its way between Hamburg, Cuxhaven and Helgoland. The Flensburg-based shipping company FRS Helgoline GmbH & Co. KG is expanding its departure ports towards Helgoland: in addition to Hamburg and Lower Saxony...
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The latest acquisition of the Greek based Kerkyra Seaways, the double-ended ferry HARDINGE, left the Norwegian port of Sandnes on January 30, 2024 and she is expected to arrive in Greece on February 15. She was sold to Kerkyra Seaways along with her sister-ship MØYSALEN and both are expected to...
Smyril Line has signed a contract with the CIMC Raffles shipyard in China to build two new RoRo ships. The identical twins will be 190m long and have a 3,300 lane metre capacity. The new cargo ships will join Smyril Line’s current network, and they are planned to start sailing in 2026. The ships...
Q4 2023 OUTLOOK 2024 “We’re pleased to deliver a solid result for 2023 despite challenging freight markets. Our ferry and logistics network has been expanded significantly, and in 2024 we will focus on unlocking value as we start executing on our new strategic and financial ambitions,” says Torben...
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Viking Line, Ports of Stockholm and the Port of Turku signed a Memorandum of Understanding, February 6, 2024, to create a green maritime corridor between Turku and Stockholm. The goal is for the corridor to be 100% carbon-neutral by 2035. Source: Press Release Viking Line…
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to the Estonian State Fleet for a hydrogen fuel-cell ferry designed by Finnish ship design and engineering company Deltamarin. The zero emissions ferry is to be operated between the Estonian mainland and the islands of Saaremaa and...