A-Ships Management, PRINCE (13.336gt/1974) has finished her dry docking at Neorion (Syros) shipyards. The classic ship, once the Swedish PRINCESS BIRGITTA, will be introduced again on the Igoumenitsa-Corfu-Brindisi run but first she will serve -for a short time- the Ancona-Split run replacing the...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/a-ships-management-prince-on-the-ancona-split-run-for-snav/
As from 15 June, DFDS will operate the Zeebrugge – Göteborg service with Stora Enso as main customer. (see our news from 9 May) Three ships will be put on the service: GOTHIA SEAWAYS and BELGIA SEAWAYS (which are the two existing vessels on the route, SCHIEBORG/SLINGEBORG) and FIONIA SEAWAYS. Click...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/dfds-schedule-for-new-zeebrugge-goteborg-service-is-online/
Damen is building two LNG-Hybrid RoRo vessels for Seaspan Ferries at Damen Shipyards Mangalia. These two innovative 149m vessels will join Seaspan’s fleet with 1,034 lane metres and have 209m3 LNG storage onboard and 2 megawatt hours of battery capacity. They will go into service for Seaspan...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/damen-building-two-lng-hybrid-roros-for-seaspan-ferries/
Portsmouth International Port’s relationship with Brittany Ferries has been strengthened following the announcement of an additional five years to a joint long-term agreement. This means Brittany Ferries is committed to Portsmouth until the end of 2031, during which time a further three ships will...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/brittany-ferries-commits-to-portsmouth-with-contract-extension/
The European innovation project ‘Flagships’ has been awarded five million euro from the EU to support deploying two commercially operated zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell vessels in France and Norway. Westcon in Ølen, Norway, will be the shipyard for this ferry. Source:
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/norled-project-to-deploy-hydrogen-ferry/
The two new LNG vessels for Rederij Doeksen arrived in Harlingen on Wednesday 29 May, all the way from Vietnam. They were carried by heavy lift vessel SUN RISE. The catamarans will be towed to Harlingen, where the remaining work will be done at Nesta. From 7 January 2020 the vessels will be...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/new-lng-vessels-rederij-doeksen-arrived-on-29-may-in-harlingen/
This past spring, Viking Line held a major competition to come up with a name for the line’s new cruise ship. Thousands suggestions were received from Sweden, Finland, Åland and the rest of the world. Of these, ten finalists were chosen, which some 30,000 people have now voted on. Viking Line...
NOTICE: Ferry Shipping News doesn’t want to bring rumours. Sometimes information is reliable, even before any official statement. This story is a good example. It has multiple sources. However, neither DFDS, nor La Méridionale confirmed the transaction. La Méridionale, one of the two ferry...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/liverpool-seaways-to-be-sold-to-la-meridionale/
The newly established shipping company Procargo Line was obliged to suspend the new ro-ro line between the ports of Cagliari in Italy and Sousse, Sfax and Zarzis in Tunisia, less than a year after the launch. “After several months we preferred to temporarily stop the line due to economic, operative...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/procargo-line-suspended-ro-ro-service-between-italy-and-tunisia/