Estonian shipping company Tallink has found a new purpose for many of its Covid-affected ferries by chartering them to countries to be short-term accommodation for Ukrainian refugees. Isabelle’s former daily crossover Riga-Stockholm service will take time to return to normal,…
After the opening of a memorial to the loss of the first Yorkshire Belle in July, a trip on the current boat which bears that name will take place by the military veterans of Bridlington to present the owners with…
A new passenger service between Ireland and France will launch from Friday 5 August 2022 on the company’s Rosslare-Dunkirk route. Passenger travel will be introduced on a trial basis, as an addition to the existing freight service between the two…
Stena Line has seen their travel business bounce back in Britain and Ireland in 2022. Figures for the first half of the year show that passenger numbers are back to pre-pandemic levels, while car numbers in particular are far higher…
At a recent meeting in the Western Isles, CalMac managing director Robbie Drummond admitted challenges to ferry services sas Uig harbour closes. He said the work will be ‘painful for everyone’ and also talked about CalMac’s ageing fleet, waring that…
SHIPS MONTHLY August 2022 The August issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and features, including outstanding articles and features. LATEST NEWS Waterfront – Greek ships registered in the Isle of…
Estonian shipping company Tallink has found a new purpose for two of its Covid-affected ferries by chartering them to countries to be accommodation vessels for Ukrainian refugees. Isabelle’s normal Riga-Stockholm service will take time to return to normal so the…
Finnlines has taken delivery of the 60,370gt freight ro-ro vessel Finneco I, the first of three hybrid ro-ro vessels in the Eco-class new building programme, from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu). The vessel will operate on Finnlines’ Baltic Sea, North…
For its 65th anniversary on 20 May, Silja Line had special ‘Silja 65’ menus, cocktails and other features for those passengers who were on board aboard its five Baltic vessels. Back in 1957, the company had very different Finnish ownership…
Stena Line introduces the second large E-Flexer of its Baltic Sea expansion, to operate Karlskrona-Gdynia with its sister vessel Stena Estelle. Stena Line introduces the second of the two large E-Flexer class vessels to be deployed on the route Karlskrona-Gdynia.…
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