Six Stena Line Irish Sea vessels will dry-dock at Harland and Wolff’s famous Belfast shipyard this summer for a range of repairs and upgrades. Currently the Stena Europe, which operates on the Rosslare-Fishguard service, is dry-docked in Belfast with the…
Rederij Doeksen’s new LNG catamaran, Willem Barentsz, began service on 3 July 2020. Her sistership Willem de Vlamingh will follow in September. These ships are The Netherlands’s first (single fuel) LNG ferries and the first vessels in the world…
Red Funnel welcomed back its Hi-Speed Red Jet service between Southampton and West Cowes, with services resuming on Monday 29 June 2020. The Red Jet service has been suspended for an unprecedented 72 days following a reduction in demand and…
Ships Monthly July 2020 issue The latest issue of Ships Monthly is out now, with all the usual in-depth features and exclusive news stories, as well as high quality photographs both old and new. Get your issue here: https://shop.kelsey.co.uk/issue/View/issue/SMO2008/ships-monthly-july-2020 Or…
Viking Line ferries Mariella and Cinderella will return to service on 2 July. Mariella will sail the Helsinki-Tallinn route from 2 July until 9 August. Cinderella will return to sail the Stockholm-Mariehamn route as well as special cruises from Stockholm…
Thirty years ago, a ship built in Hobart by Incat Tasmania, Hoverspeed Great Britain, challenged for the coveted Hales Trophy which recognises the fastest commercial passenger ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The 74 metre Hoverspeed Great Britain left New…
The technology group Wärtsilä’s experience and position in the development of battery and hybrid propulsion vessel solutions has been recognised with the award of a contract to design and equip two new zero-emissions ferries. The ships are to be built…
With the potential easing of lockdown restrictions and the re-emergence of non-essential travel, the Swedish ferry company Stena Line has announced a set of safety measures aimed at ensuring ferry travel is the safest form of public transport. Social distancing,…
Viking Line will place Gabriella in service for cruises from Helsinki to the Åland Islands three days a week beginning on 1 July. Day trips to the popular summer town of Mariehamn will give passengers the chance to get to…
Cargo capacity on Finnish sea routes will increase significantly when Viking Glory enters service in 2021. The vessel will replace Amorella and provide about 500 lane metres of additional capacity on the Turku–Stockholm route. More than 80 per cent of the flow…