Now it is official: the two Channel Islands, Jersey and Guernsey, will each have a separate ferry company deserving each island. Early December 2024, the Government of Guernsey has signed a contract with Brittany Ferries for 15 years. Brittany Ferries is the parent company of Condor Ferries. End of...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/jersey-dfds-guernsey-brittany-ferries/
Passenger Statistics (2024 Full Year) In December (2024) AS Tallink Grupp transported: 460,786 passengers (-6.2%) 18,851 freight units (-16.3%) 57,955 passenger vehicles (-2.7%) In Q4 (2024) AS Tallink Grupp transported: 1,310,014 passengers (-2.2%) 64,606 freight units (-15.2%) 164,586 passenger...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/summary-of-tallink-grupps-2024-statistics/
MSC-controlled ferry operator GNV has not commented on market rumours, but multiple sources suggest the company is preparing to inaugurate a new RoPax line connecting the port of Sète in southern France with Algeria. The French publication Le Marin reported this week that GNV recently secured the...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/gnv-rumoured-to-launch-new-ropax-line-between-france-and-algeria/
The new two-year Public Service Obligation contracts (Obligación de Servicio Público or OSP) for the Spanish enclave Melilla generated changes in the maritime routes since 1 January 2025. None of the three routes will face competition, which users of the route see as a threat. Armas...
Hibernia Line is planning a new ferry service connecting Cork (Ringaskiddy), Ireland, with Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. The project is still in the planning phase. Route and Frequency: The proposal outlines six weekly sailings, providing a direct connection between Ireland and northern France....
https://ferryshippingnews.com/new-kid-on-the-block-hibernia-line/
For the first time Bornholm Line’s ferries had more than two million travellers to and from the Danish Island: 2,005,564 passengers took the return trip on one of the three routes to Bornholm in 2024. Throughout 2025, EXPRESS 5 will sail side by side with EXPRESS 1. The latter will be rebuilt to be...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/bornholmlinjen-passes-the-two-million-pax-mark/
Corsica Ferries will no longer operate the maritime link between the port of Piombino and Portoferraio on the Elba Islands. The company, controlled by Pierre Mattei, announced the sale of the Elba Ferries brand to BN di Navigazione (operating through Blu Navy). The line, which has been operated...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/corsica-ferries-sold-elba-ferries-to-blu-navy/
The CGT union has called for a 48-hour strike from 13 to 15 January, raising concerns about foreign competition and the future of French maritime jobs. (note from editor: why strike at the companies who do fly the French flag?) Remark: the three other unions will not strike.
https://ferryshippingnews.com/strike-announced-at-corsica-linea-and-la-meridionale/
In both 2022 and 2023, the number of cars transported by Fanølinjen decreased, but that pattern now appears to have been broken. This is largely the result of good cooperation with Fanø municipality throughout 2024. Also passengers and freight numbers have increased. Fanølinjen, part of Molslinjen,...
For freight, 2024 was a record year for Langelandslinjen. Many of the trucks were carrying materials for the construction of the Fehmarnbelt connection. +12% trucks (from 28,716 to 33,795) -1% pax (from 536,803 to 531,511) -1% cars (from 218,505 to 216,009) Langelandslinjen, part of Molslinjen, is...