In 2015 Stena Line made history by converting one of the largest RoPax ferries in the world, the 240-metre Stena Germanica, to become the world’s first methanol powered ferry. Now the Swedish ferry company has achieved another world first, by…
Ships Monthly July 2021 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 famous liners Normandie and Cameronia, the naval history of Tiger class…
Ships Monthly July 2021 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 famous liners Normandie and Cameronia, the naval history of Tiger class…
The work to establish a shore power facility at the DFDS ferry terminal in Copenhagen is in full swing. The initiative is a joint collaboration between CMP and DFDS, with the Swedish company Actemium as contractor and COWI as technical…
Stena Line officially took 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,…