China-Japan International Ferry (CHINJIF), a Chinese- and Japanese-owned joint venture transport company, recently commended operational sailings of a new Ro-Pax ferry built by China Merchants Jinling Shipbuilding (Weihai). Named Jianzhen (鉴真号), the vessel was designed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI). Hybrid setup delivering increased efficiency The newbuild has an LOA of […]
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New Zealand ferry operator Interislander has confirmed that a steering failure had caused the Ro-Pax vessel Aratere to run aground near Picton on South Island late last week. This failure caused the ferry to gradually divert from its intended course and head into the side of a cliff shortly after...
A Ro-Pax ferry operating between New Zealand’s North and South Islands ran aground shortly after it departed on a scheduled voyage in the late evening (local time) of Friday, June 21. Aratere, a ferry belonging to the fleet of government-owned company Interislander, struck the side of a cliff...
Ukrainian privately-owned vessel operator UkrFerry Shipping Company will resume operating on routes between Ukraine and Georgia this July 9. These will be UkrFerry’s first operational sailings transporting passengers and vehicles to Georgia following the start of the Russian invasion in February...
The parliament of Denmark recently passed two new bills calling for domestic passenger ferries and fishing vessels to pay for any carbon emitted when sailing in Danish waters. The new laws will come into force beginning January 1, 2025. A carbon tax of DKK375 (US$54.30) per tonne of CO2 will be...
A new Ro-Pax ferry slated for Scottish government-owned transportation company Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL) was recently launched into the water for the first time on Saturday, June 8. Loch Indaal is the second in a planned series of two Ro-Pax ferries ordered by CMAL for operation by...
Danish shipping company DFDS will sell its mini-cruise route between Norway and Denmark to Swedish ferry operator Gotlandsbolaget. The decision will ensure that the route receives the future focus and investments needed to further develop, while DFDS strengthens the focus on its core business...
Estonian ferry operator Estonian State Fleet (ESF) will launch a tender for the construction of a new hybrid ferry for the Virtsu-Kuivastu route. The tender will be launched in September 2024 while the ferry is scheduled to be completed by the autumn of 2026. ESF said that, after an initial...
China-Japan International Ferry (CHINJIF), a joint Chinese- and Japanese-owned transport company, recently commended operational sailings of a new Ro-Pax ferry built by China Merchants Jinling Shipbuilding (Weihai). Named Jian Zhen Hao, the vessel was designed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and...
This week, I want to look at how the shipping industry can overcome some of its biggest challenges – not greenhouse gases and climate change, nor sexism and homophobia, but the problems of abandoned crews, excessively long tours of duty, and the low safety standards that bedevil the wider maritime...