Cldn Launches New Weekly LoLo Service Between Zeebrugge and Ireland.
https://ferryshippingnews.com/cldn-launches-new-weekly-lolo-service-between-zeebrugge-and-ireland/
2025 Newsletter week 18
Tallink Grupp Annual Report 2024 Published
Financial Highlights – FY 2024 CEO’s Comments – Paavo Nõgene (Chairman of the Management Board) Economic & Geopolitical Context Strategy & Performance Regulatory & Environmental Challenges Operational Focus Outlook Click on photo to access the annual report…
https://ferryshippingnews.com/tallink-grupp-annual-report-2024-published/
CORSICA EXPRESS THREE sold by Corsica Ferries to BluNavy
A few months after the agreement that saw BN di Navigazione – the company behind the BluNavy brand – acquire the Elba Ferries brand and its service slots from Corsica Ferries, the fast ferry CORSICA EXPRESS THREE has also changed hands as part of the same strategic move. BluNavy’s CEO, Gianluca...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/corsica-express-three-sold-by-corsica-ferries-to-blunavy/
Two New Vessels for Western Ferries
Gordon Ross, Managing Director of Western Ferries, announced APCL Cammell Laird as the preferred bidder of a multi-million-pound contract for two new vehicle and passenger ferries for its Gourock to Dunoon route. Construction will begin shortly with both vessels due to be delivered to the Firth of...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/two-new-vessels-for-western-ferries/
Wasaline Sets a New Benchmark in Battery-Powered Shipping
With a planned retrofit of 10.4 MWh of additional battery capacity aboard the hybrid RoPax AURORA BOTNIA, Wasaline takes the global lead in onboard energy storage for passenger ships. By early 2026, the vessel will boast a total of 12.6 MWh – making it the largest battery installation on a...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/wasaline-sets-a-new-benchmark-in-battery-powered-shipping/
RoRo URD renamed NEARCHOS
According to the latest information, RoRo URD, recently acquired by the Greek company Creta Cargo, will be renamed NEARCHOS. She is expected to serve the Piraeus–Santorini–Crete route from the end of May. On the same line, Creta Cargo has operated RoRo AGIOS GEORGIOS (ex-OLYMPUS, ELLI T) since July...
Bluferries took delivery of ATHENA
Bluferries, a company that is part of the FS Group (Italian State Railways), has welcomed its newly built double-ended ferry ATHENA, which has just arrived in the port of Messina. “ATHENA – the name of the latest addition to the Bluferries fleet – marks a significant step forward in the field of...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/bluferries-took-delivery-of-athena/
GALAXY Chartered to the Faroe Islands
It is reported that the A-Ships Management ferry GALAXY has been chartered to the Faroese Strandfaraskip Landsins for a 10-week period starting from 8 September 2025. The ship will replace SMYRIL on the Tórshavn–Tvøroyri route. GALAXY was previously chartered by the same company in 2017, though for...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/galaxy-chartered-to-the-faroe-islands/