The ferry operator Stena Line, Frederikshavn Municipality, and the Port of Frederikshavn signed a historic agreement on 20 September 2021 in which the parties commit to take their share of the responsibility for making Gothenburg-Frederikshavn the world’s first fossil fuel…
The crew of Viking Line’s ferry Amorella has been awarded the prestigious Sea Sunday Prize for their professional efforts in the vessel’s grounding off Åland one year ago. “The only way to prepare for surprising situations is to train,” says…
The first, fully-electric road ferries to sail in North America are now on their way from Damen Shipyards Galati to Lake Ontario, Canada, to begin operations. Ordered by the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario, Canada, Amherst Islander II and Wolfe Islander…
The shipping company Viking Line is now building one of the world’s most climate-smart vessels, Viking Glory. The vessel, to provide daily service on the Turku-Mariehamn-Stockholm route starting in early 2022, will offer tp levek cruise experiences. It was announced…
On 26 August 2021 Kuzey Star Shipyard (Turkey), in partnership with Nevsky Shipyard (a company of United Shipbuilding Corporation), sent the first LNG-powered ferry Marshal Rokossovsky of Project CNF19M for sea trials. The ARC4 class LNG-powered ferry was ordered by…
The Senegalese and Egyptian governments waived the passage fees for the world’s largest charity hospital ship through the Suez Canal, an act that will save thousands of additional lives in Africa. Global Mercy, the newest hospital ship of international charity…
The scale of shipping’s challenge to transition from fossil-based fuels to renewables must not be underestimated. It is a global industry, and ships must be able to serve all ports. There is still no easy answer on which technology to…
More than 60 Kometa hydrofoils were built at Russia’s Ordzhonikdze yard through a spell of more than 20 years from the late 1960s and remain in demand with operators in the Eastern Mediterranean. Finikas Lines increased their line-up to three,…
Ships Monthly September 2021 The latest issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and as usual it is packed with news and in-depth high quality features, including a focus on the E-Flexer Stena Edda, a look at three of Orient…
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the engines and fuel gas supply systems for two new Ro-Pax ferries. The vessels are being built at the Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) yard in Finland for TT-Line Company Pty Ltd, a renowned Australian…