Ferry Shipping News

Grimaldi Group has announced the deployment of ECO ADRIATICA on its Italy–Türkiye services, bringing the number of GG5G hybrid RoRo vessels on the corridor to four. The fleet expansion was …

Following her sale by Attica Group, the RoPax DALEELA EXPRESS (ex LEFKA ORI, BLUE HORIZON, SUPERFERRY HELLAS and VARUNA) will reinforce Arab Bridge Maritime’s fleet on the Safaga (Egypt)–Duba (Saudi …

Gotland Tech Development has joined a Hydrogen Europe initiative backed by 170 companies calling on the European Commission to retain the Renewable Energy Directive’s targets for renewable hydrogen and other …

Baleària has floated out the first of two fully electric fast ferries at Armón’s shipyard in Gijón. The vessel is scheduled to enter service between Tarifa and Tangier City in …

Brittany Ferries carried 102,094 passengers between Saint-Malo and Guernsey from November 2025 to September 2026, up 56.5% on the comparable 2024 period, an increase of 36,852 passengers. Growth against the …

Eckerö Line reported a successful summer season, carrying more than 1.5 million passengers on FINLANDIA and FINBO CARGO during January–September 2026. FINLANDIA’s planned three-week docking affected passenger volumes. Freight business …

Havila Voyages has put planned investments on hold following a Norwegian government proposal to shorten the next coastal route contract from ten years to four–five years. The operator warns that …

Finland’s Ministry of Finance has outlined a possible ferry ticket tax of EUR 10–30 per passenger as part of its tax, expenditure and structural reviews published on 26 October. The …

Stena AB has agreed to acquire Color Line from Olav Nils Sunde and his family. The proposed transaction would bring Norway’s largest ferry operator into the Stena group, subject to …

Different people and journeys create different needs A commuter on a short crossing, a truck driver taking a break and a family spending the night on board may want very …

Torghatten has taken delivery of MISTERØY from Özata Shipyard in Türkiye. The new ferry will serve the Festvåg–Misten route, north of Bodø. Designed by The Norwegian Ship Design Company, the …

Arab Bridge Maritime acquired Brittany Ferries’ RoPax COTENTIN on 19 October, adding to a fleet expansion that will bring its total to at least 11 vessels. The vessel has received …

CPP Investments and OMERS have agreed to sell their respective 33.9% and 30% stakes in Associated British Ports (ABP) to a fund managed by IFM Investors, giving it a combined …

Wasaline has signed a two-year agreement with St1 Biokraft for 42 GWh of liquefied biogas annually, starting in January 2028. The fuel will be bunkered in Vaasa for AURORA BOTNIA’s …

Türkiye’s Kuzey Star Shipyard is set to acquire a 97.13% stake in Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856 for EUR 12.05m, exceeding the EUR 11.08m asking price. Croatia’s state asset agency CERP accepted …

Dubai Ferries Holding FZE, the group comprising P&O Ferries and P&O Ferrymasters, reported its 2025 accounts. P&O Ferries is continuing its restructuring programme, focusing on route optimisation, operational efficiency and …

IFM-managed fund to acquire majority stake in Associated British Ports

IFM-managed fund to acquire majority stake in Associated British Ports

Harri Suistio has joined OSK Design as Sales Director, bringing more than 15 years of maritime experience, including a decade at Rauma and Helsinki shipyards. Most recently, he led global …

Interferry has raised concerns that a further delay to road transport’s inclusion in EU emissions trading would deepen the competitive disadvantage facing ferry operators. The association estimates annual ETS costs …

Port of Turku has signed a contract with Oteran Oy to renovate its S2 quay and build associated passenger access infrastructure as part of the Ferry Terminal Turku project. Currently …

Port of Antwerp-Bruges reported contrasting shortsea trends in the first nine months of 2026, with RoRo cargo flows to and from Ireland and Scandinavia increasing, while volumes with the United …

TT-Line will enter the Finland–Estonia ferry market through a cooperation with Viking Line, with a joint service between Vuosaari (Helsinki) and Muuga (Tallinn) planned to start in the first quarter …

The Syndicat Mixte Transmanche has launched the selection process for the next public service concession covering passenger and freight ferry services between Dieppe and Newhaven (currently operated by DFDS). Contract …

DFDS has completed the acquisition of Naviera Armas’ Algeciras–Tangier Med ferry operations following approval from the Spanish and Moroccan competition authorities. The transaction is valued at DKK 165m. The acquisition …

Soya Group has launched FLOW Maritime, a marine energy transition company that aims to help shipowners strengthen the business case for adopting alternative fuels. Led by Managing Director Daniel Gent, …

Destination Gotland reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 19% in 2025, supported by increased use of liquefied biogas and operational improvements. Emissions totalled 146,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent across the …

Stora Enso has expanded its cooperation with Finnlines by adopting the shipping company’s Green Lane service for transporting packaging board and wood-based products. Green Lane offers renewable biofuel and electricity-based …

Stena Line has agreed to acquire the RoRo vessel SOMERSET from CLdN for its Dublin–Liverpool freight service, enabling the redeployment of two owned vessels to Rotterdam–Harwich. SOMERSET will be renamed …

Arab Bridge Maritime recorded profits exceeding USD 40 million in the first nine months of 2026, while fleet additions will bring its total to at least 11 vessels. The result …

DFDS carried 3.49m lane metres of freight in September 2026, down 0.3% year-on-year, while passenger numbers fell 4.7% to 403,000. North Sea: Higher Continent–UK volumes offset a slowdown in Scandinavian …

Tallink Grupp carried 1.82 million passengers in the third quarter of 2026, up 2.8% year on year, while cargo volumes increased by 7.8% to 64,980 units. Estonia–Finland: passenger numbers rose …

Revenue rose 1% to €329.8 million in H1 2026, despite a 12.8% reduction in sailings. EBITDA increased to €15.7 million, from €4.1 million in H1 2025, supported by improved operational …

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) reported revenue of €111.9 million for the first half of 2026, down 8.9%, while net profit fell 24.4% to €35.4 million. Investment in infrastructure and equipment …

Brittany Ferries will increase its conventional Guernsey–Portsmouth service from six days a week to daily from 1 November 2026, combining direct sailings with a new triangular routing via Cherbourg. The …

A.P. Moller Capital, agreed to acquire a majority stake in Euroports Group. Euroports operates more than 50 deep-sea and inland port terminals across 10 European countries and China. A.P. Moller …

Following FSN’s July coverage, Spain’s competition authority, the CNMC, has published further details of the conditions attached to its approval of DFDS’s acquisition of certain Armas-Trasmediterránea assets. In its 25 …

SCA Logistics is moving its Benelux RoRo calls from Rotterdam to Vlissingen from 1 October 2026, under a five-year agreement with terminal operator Verbrugge International. The operation is expected to …

DFDS will deploy ARK FUTURA as a second RoRo vessel on its Damietta–Trieste route from 15 October 2026, doubling the frequency to two weekly departures in each direction. Launched in …

Grimaldi Euromed has been awarded new public service contracts for the Civitavecchia–Arbatax–Cagliari and Naples–Cagliari–Palermo routes, which it already operates and whose existing contracts expired this year. The Italian Ministry of …

The new methanol-ready RoPax ferries ordered by Grimaldi at the China Merchants shipyard in China, each with 3,300 lane metres and capacity for 2,500 passengers, are expected to enter service …

According to reliable sources, Creta Cargo Lines has purchased the RoPax MED STAR (ex-QUEEN DIAMOND, NEW SEA WORLD EXPRESS FERRY, PRINCESS T, VÄSTERVIK), which has been laid up at Neos …

Attica Group has announced the completion of the sale of its RoPax LEFKA ORI (ex-BLUE HORIZON, SUPERFERRY HELLAS, VARUNA) to a Cyprus-based company for €8.3 million. According to the company, …

Panagiotis Anastasopoulos, President and CEO of the Port of Patras, attended the MedCruise General Assembly, Seatrade Cruise Med and the CLIA Ports & Destinations Dialogue in Las Palmas last week …

Molslinjen will take over the Strömstad–Koster Islands service on 27 September 2026, operating as Kosterlinjen on behalf of Västtrafik. The contract was originally awarded to Torghatten. Both operators belong to …

Danish passenger numbers on Stena Line’s Frederikshavn–Gothenburg route rose 19% year-on-year during June–August, with July recording the strongest growth at 26%. Stena Line credits Gothenburg’s events, culture and shopping for …

CLdN orders two 6,700 lane-metre RoRo vessels for delivery in 2029

The RoRo CABO (ex-CABO STAR, FINNFOREST, ANTARES) has been renamed CARGO EXPRESS and is undergoing a refit at the Perama repair zone. The ship now carries the livery of her …

Verified methane measurements from MSC Cruises reinforce Brittany Ferries’ call for emissions reporting based on actual ship performance. A Wärtsilä case study published on 16 September highlights methane slip of …

Brittany Ferries has chartered VIZZAVONA, to be renamed WEXFORD, for its Cherbourg–Rosslare route from March 2027. The RoPax will replace NORBAY, currently on temporary charter, and operate under the French …