A brand-new RoRo line is set to launch in May, linking the port of Chioggia (Venice) with Misurata and Benghazi in Libya, along with several other ports in the Eastern Mediterranean. Loris Trevisan, a shipping agent active in Venice, confirmed to Ferry Shipping News that the 1990-built vessel MIMER...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/from-venice-to-libya-with-the-roro-ship-mimer-a-new-line/
Port of Antwerp Bruges Is Carefully Monitoring the Trade Climate In Q1 2025, Port of Antwerp Bruges handled 67.7 million tonnes of cargo, a 4% decrease compared to the same period last year. The drop is mainly due to a significant decline in bulk traffic, although container volumes showed growth....
Since 16 April 2025, the DUBLIN SWIFT—the fastest ferry across the Irish Sea—has operated on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a fossil-free fuel from waste by-products. This move makes Irish Ferries the first international ferry company in the UK & Ireland to power one of its vessels with HVO....
With electric vehicles (EVs) increasingly common on ferries, Corsican operators are proactively updating safety protocols—despite the lack of national regulation in France. As reported by Corse Net Infos (in French), both Corsica Ferries and Corsica Linea have introduced measures to manage the...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/corsican-ferry-operators-lead-on-ev-safety/
Almost ten months after a fire broke out while sailing to Ibiza, the RoPax ship TENACIA—owned by Isabella Grimaldi’s “Grimaldi Investments” but operated under a bareboat charter by GNV—is back in service. MSC-controlled GNV confirmed that “TENACIA will return to operations this summer after a...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/ropax-tenacia-back-in-service-for-gnv-after-nine-months/
On 22 April 2025, Magic Sea Ferries’ latest acquisition, HSC MAGIC 3, arrived at the port of Lavrion, transported by the general cargo ship ARALIA. She was purchased in January 2025 and is the third high-speed craft to join the Magic Sea Ferries fleet. Alongside her fleetmates HSC MAGIC 1 and HSC...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/magic-sea-ferries-hsc-magic-3-arrives-in-greece/
Financial Highlights (Q1 2025 vs Q1 2024) Market & Operations Fleet Activity CEO Insights – Jan Hanses Financial & Investment Notes Key Risk Factors Outlook…
On 18 April 2025, Seajets’ HSC EXPRESS JET (formerly SIFNOS JET) was introduced on the Volos–Skiathos–Skopelos–Alonissos route. The ship will operate daily on this line alongside her fleetmate SUPERSTAR (formerly SUPERFERRY), offering fast ferry service to travellers. This marks the return of fast...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/hsc-express-jet-to-serve-the-sporades-islands-in-summer-2025/
ESPO Welcomes EP’s Budget Committee’s Plea for Greater Funding for Transport, Energy and Dual-Use Infrastructure Within the Next MFF The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the report of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee voted on 23 April, titled “On a revamped long-term budget...
Tallink Grupp published its unaudited Q1 financial results. Key challenges: CEO Paavo Nõgene stated: Key figures…
https://ferryshippingnews.com/tallink-q1-results-affected-by-economic-environment-and-idle-vessels/