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SOLENT LINK: Hythe Ferry numbers on the increase

Despite the loss of a subsidy worth £55,000 a year, Hythe Ferry operator White Horse Ferries reports an increase in fare-paying passengers on its...

ENGLISH CHANNEL: SeaFrance plan investigation

A formal European Commission investigation has started into SeaFrance with particular focus on whether parent SNCM French Railways’ €223 million recapitalisation plan for the...

GOUROCK-DUNOON: Argyll Ferries get Clyde route

The Gourock-Dunoon ferry link becomes a passenger-only service under a £10.6 million six-year contract awarded by the Scottish Government to present operator Argyll Ferries,...

FAST CATS: To Russia from Wight

Flyingcat twins Fastcat Shanklin and Raparee, the former Fastcat Ryde (below), have gone to Russia, arriving in Sochi as deck cargo aboard piggyback ship...

ISLAY-KENNACRAIG: Islay debut delayed

Although late May gales, which played havoc with Irish Sea and Scottish services, failed to stop Caledonian MacBrayne’s new Islay route ferry Finlaggan from...

ENGLISH CHANNEL: Portsmouth return for Norman Spirit

Early May brought a return to her original LD Lines route between Le Havre and Portsmouth for Norman Spirit after a year away on...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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