Stena Line doubles frequency and capacity on Rosslare-Cherbourg route
Stena Line announced on 10 December 2020 that it will add an additional freight-only vessel to its Rosslare to Cherbourg route from 4 January 2021. Stena Foreteller will join Stena Horizon, which already operates on the route, doubling the freight…New freight service to Gothenburg – links to Norway and Poland
A new freight service will commence at the start of 2021, linking Gothenburg to the industrialised Western Region in Norway via the ports in Stavanger, Bergen, Sunndal and Ålesund. The service will also include the Polish port of Swinoujscie, which…New Board of Directors for TT Calshot
The Tug Tender Calshot Trust Company Limited, the Charity which owns the historic Southampton steamer TT Calshot, announced new appointments and resignations at the start of December 220. For the first time in 23 years, the Charity has a brand…Finnlines orders Wärtsilä engines and hybrid systems for two new eco-friendly ferries
The technology group Wärtsilä won the contract to supply the engines and a range of its electric solutions for two new ferries under construction at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) in China. The ships are being built for Finnlines,…Car carrier Grande Europa in trouble again
Grimaldi Lines Grande Europa (1998/51,714gt) suffered complete loss of power early on Sunday 29 November while she was en route for Southampton from Antwerp. After the car carrier had been drifting for several hours off the Sussex coast, the Dutch…Poole ferry fleet changes as Cotentin returns
The start of 2021 will see some changes to Poole’s cross-channel ferry fleet. The ro-ro freight ferry Cotentin (2007/19,909gt) will return to the Cherbourg route on 1 January, after an absence of over seven years, as part of Brittany Ferries’…Ships Monthly December 2020 issue
SHIPS MONTHLY December 2020 issue The latest issue of Ships Monthly is out now and is available from the Kelsey Shop website. The main article looks at what became of classic ferries operated by Sealink and Townsend Thoresen, such as…Stena Line takes delivery of third new ferry to join Irish Sea fleet in 2020
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has officially taken ownership of its newest ferry, Stena Embla, following a handover ceremony in Weihai, China in late November 2020. The vessel is the third of five new next-generation E-Flexer RoPax vessels that are…Samsung Heavy Industries chooses Wärtsilä cargo handling system design for new VLECs
The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract for the supply of cargo handling and fuel supply system for two new 98,000cbm Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in South Korea,…