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FERRY REGULATION: Call for competition changes

With the UK Competition Commission still considering MyFerryLink’s appeal against last year’s decision to ban its vessels from using the Port of Dover, there...

TURKISH BREAKERS: Fleetwood trio go out together

Three German-built ro-ro sisters which spent more than 30 years on Irish Sea freight services for P&O and later Stena Line before final spells...

ENGLISH CHANNEL: Seizure window missed

Thanet Council missed a 30-minute window to seize the bankrupt TransEuropa Ferries’ chartered vessel Ostend Spirit in the Port of Ramsgate last year. One...

FERRY FIGURES: Passenger boost for British routes

The British ferry industry enjoyed a good year during 2013, with passenger numbers increasing by 2.6 per cent overall to 38 million; car traffic...

BRITTANY FERRIES: LNG power for new ferry

French operator Brittany Ferries has ordered a 52,500gt liquid natural gas powered ferry to take over its main UK-Northern Spain and France-Ireland services. What...

New Zealand: Stena Alegra heads south to the Cook Strait

Ro-pax ferry Stena Alegra was not idle for long after being displaced on Stena Line’s cross-Baltic service between Karlskrona, Sweden and Gdynia, Poland by...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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