Shortsea & Ferry

Using its consultative status at the IMO, trade association Interferry is lobbying the Marine Environment Protection Committee’s 60th session in London this week on two controversial issues.

DBC Marine Safety Systems Ltd, part of the Zodiac SOLAS group, is to supply two marine evacuation systems for installation aboard the MV Chihuahua Star operated by Baja Ferries in Mexico. The…

Australian shipbuilder Austal has successfully launched its next generation 102m high speed trimaran vehicle/passenger ferry. The vessel has been undergoing final fit-out prior to its sea trials this month.

British ferry operator Severn Link has announced the first modern ferry serviceconnecting South Wales and South West England will commence operation early this year.

The recent docking of the 1,118 teu El Temerario at London Thamesport follows an agreement with Team Lines, which is to deploy the ship on its new North Europe Service. A number…

Feederlink  started  a new service last month directly connecting the UK Port of Tyne to Southampton and increasing their service at the Port to four weekly sailings.

For the first time the selection of the winner was not undertaken by a judging panel but, instead, by the use of a voting system, with individual transport operators nominating their own…

The brand new Lisco Maxima, the biggest ferry to sail under the flag of Lithuania, was given an official welcome last month to mark its first call in Kiel’ s Ostuferhafen. The…

A second attempt at the ‘ Motorway of the Sea’ between France and Italy will open in the autumn, connecting the ports of Gijó n in Spain and Nantes - St Nazaire…