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OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

A 30-year programme of marine engineering works has been approved to connect three of the UK’s most remote islands. There are only 22,700 people on the islands, which are dominated by open moorland, peatland, grassland and exposed coastal terrain and…

1st October 2026

Shetland approves 30 years of subsea tunnel works

1st October 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

After five years transporting 750,000 passengers on a hybrid catamaran, Mundo Marino technical director David de Haro talks to Maritime Journal about the pros and cons of the technology.

24th September 2026

Operational review: Five years of running a hybrid passenger catamaran

24th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

‘Economic factors’ have led Forth Ports to axe plans for a ferry link that would have reopened the only service between Scotland and Europe. In November last year, the Scottish government said…

21st September 2026

Proposals scrapped for Scotland’s only ferry link to Europe

21st September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

The maritime industry entered 2026 with less regulatory certainty than it had a year earlier, not more.

9th September 2026

Staying switched on in a regulatory landscape that refuses to decide

9th September 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

High-power charging infrastructure is being planned to allow electric ferries to transport people and things across one of Estonia’s busiest ferry crossings.

25th August 2026

5MW charging infrastructure planned for Estonia ferry route

25th August 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Construction has started on Associated British Ports and Stena Line’s new £200 million (€233 million) ro-ro terminal.

20th August 2026

Steel signed for £200m Ro-Ro terminal transformation

20th August 2026

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Two companies have pledged to work together to make the most of Europe’s inland waterways with what they say are ‘ultra-efficient passenger ferries’ as the European electric waterway transport sector grows.

18th August 2026

European electric inland waterways potential explored

18th August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Australian shipbuilder Incat Crowther has reached a major milestone with what it describes as the world’s largest battery-electric ship.

31st July 2026

World’s largest electric ferry boards semi-sub before voyage to South America

31st July 2026

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A new ferry concept designed for Greece’s domestic passenger market aims to improve fuel efficiency and reduce operating costs by focusing on lower operating speeds and a simplified vessel design.

8th July 2026

Ferry concept targets fuel efficiency for Greek island services

8th July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Set to be the largest battery-electric ferries in Europe, three ferries are taking shape at Incat Tasmania’s shipyard in Australia.

3rd July 2026

WATCH: Rollback completed for largest battery ferries in Europe

3rd July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

AYK Energy has scored a major goal with one of Europe’s largest shipping companies to supply batteries for nine RoPax vessels.

1st July 2026

Marine battery maker to power 9 Grimaldi vessels

1st July 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

As the electric vessels market gathers pace, ferries are at the forefront of the transition and in answer to the demand, Lehmann Marine has pledged to expand its maritime operations in the…

22nd June 2026

Lehmann looks to supercharge presence in electric vessels market

22nd June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Echandia will supply its Echandia Core battery system for a new 78-metre hybrid ferry under construction at Incat Tasmania in Australia.

18th June 2026

Echandia lands Incat hybrid power contract

18th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Estonian State Fleet has signed a contract with and LMG MarinPoland’s CRIST S.A. shipyard to design and build Estonia’s first fully electric ferry for Baltic island services.

21st May 2026

Estonia’s first fully electric ice-class ferry

21st May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new study by Kongsberg Maritime has identified several European ferry routes as strong candidates for fully electric RoPax vessels, pointing to growing economic and regulatory support for electrification in short sea…

19th May 2026

Kongsberg study identifies ferry routes for electric RoPaxes

19th May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Volvo Penta and Aus Ships are developing Australia’s first fully electric passenger ferry, with commissioning scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026.

14th May 2026

WATCH: Australia’s electric ferry market emerges

14th May 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Delegates at this year’s Coastlink conference heard calls for faster investment, stronger policy backing and better industry collaboration to unlock the potential of coastal shipping and inland waterways.

13th May 2026

Coastlink: Unlocking the huge potential of coastal shipping

13th May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Incat, Wärtsilä and Molslinjen are advancing one of the world’s largest vessel electrification projects with three high-speed electric ferry vessels under construction in Tasmania.

13th May 2026

WATCH: Breaking new ground in electric ferries

13th May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

China has built what it says is the world’s largest and ‘first built pure electric high-end intelligent seagoing vessel’.

7th May 2026

China claims world’s first battery seagoing vessel

7th May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

A growing order book across Europe suggests the continent’s emerging fleet of foiling ferries is finally beginning to expand.

28th April 2026

Could foiling ferries finally be on the cusp?

28th April 2026