Stena Line officially taken delivery of its newest ro-pax ferry, Stena Scandica, on Friday 18 June. The vessel is the first of two Visentini vessels that are being lengthened and modernised by Stena RoRo at the Sedef Shipbuilding in Tuzla,…
Ferry company Stena Line confirmed on 15 June 2021 that it will be operating a new temporary weekend service between Holyhead and Belfast, starting on Friday 25 June. The extra capacity on the new route from Holyhead will be available…
Condor’s newest member of the fleet, Condor Voyager, arrived in Poole at the start of June 2021 to begin mooring trials and familiarisation training for Condor’s crews and port staff, prior to entry into service later this summer. Formerly Normandie…
After more than a year and a half of limited operations, Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express will return all seven ships in the legendary Bergen – Kirkenes voyages in July. ‘The global travel industry has been hit hard by the pandemic.…
Spain’s Servicios y Concesiones Maritimas Ibicencas (SCMI) has purchased the fast ferries Chenega and Fairweather from the Alaska Department of Transportation for $5.2 million with the intention of refurbishing the 32-knot vessels for service between Spain and the island of…
The latest issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and as usual it is packed with news and in-depth features, including a focus on the ever changing ferry scene in the Irish Sea, The sinking of the warship General Belgrano,…
Despite the ongoing pandemic, ferry company Stena Line has achieved another important milestone in its major new fleet investment programme with the ‘launching’ ceremony of the first new extended E-Flexer vessel in Weihai, China. The vessel was ordered in 2018…
With the expectation that travel restrictions between Ireland and Britain will be removed soon, ferry company Stena Line is bringing its new vessel Stena Estrid back to its key Holyhead-Dublin route. She will replace Stena Horizon which will return to…
The 1985-built stalwart Mariella, from the overnight Helsinki-Stockholm route, has been sold to Corsican Ferries for €19.6 million on a bareboat HP deal. She was put up for sale last autumn. Delivery was made in May while operations for the…
On 1 May 2021 Damen Yichang Shipyard launched a RoPax 6716 vessel to be operated by the Port Authority of Timor-Leste (APORTIL). She will operate between Timor-Leste’s capital Dili, the Oecusse enclave and the island of Ataúro, carrying up to…