Stena Line will charter the ro-ro vessel Seatruck Panorama to help boost freight capacity on its Belfast to Liverpool and Belfast to Heysham routes. Following the dramatic COVID related drop in freight volumes, Stena Line was forced to remove one…
SHIPS MONTHLY August 2020 The latest issue of Ship Monthly is out now. Get your copy by subscription here. News pages New from the shipping world includes the Sassnitz route shut down by Stena, an uncertain future for the unique…
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered five Damen Ferries 2306 E3 to Arriva Denmark in Copenhagen. Arriva is operating the vessels on behalf of Danish public transport agency Movia. The vessels are based on Damen’s E3 philosophy – environmentally friendly, efficient…
In the middle of the ongoing pandemic, ferry company Stena Line has confirmed that the construction of their two new larger E-Flexer ferries has begun in Weihai, China. The vessels were ordered in 2018 and the delivery is expected in…
The Ullswater ‘Steamers’ summer timetable has been published, covering sailings from Monday 6 July 2020 along the full length of the lake, with the return of a shuttle service between Glenridding and the iconic Aira Force waterfall. The attraction will…
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…