Special Feature | Brittany Ferries’ cancelled Honfleur as Baleària’s Rusadir
With Baleària’s Rusadir now in service linking the Spanish mainland with Melilla, we take a trip onboard the cancelled Brittany Ferries ship.
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Ferry Fleets Update – 6 December 2021
Our latest news update of all the latest passenger and roro ferry sales, charters, scrappings, deliveries and orders
Ferry Fleets Update – October 2021
Your free guide to the ferry charters, scrapping’s, and deliveries which took place during October 2021.
Re-engining For Baleària’s Fast-Ferry Avemar Dos
Baleària’s ‘Avemar Dos’, the former ‘Superstar Express’ of P&O Ferries, is currently undergoing her second re-engining in six years.
November Ferry News Roundup
A quick roundup of some recent stories featuring local, industry, and former local vessel news which haven’t warranted their own separate post.
A Quick September News Roundup
A quick roundup of some recent news stories featuring NI vessels past and current which haven’t warranted their own separate post.
Seatruck fleet update – Pennant off on charter while Ranger rests at Birkenhead
Seatruck have confirmed that former Warrenpoint – Heysham vessel Clipper Pennant is going out on charter as well as their future fleet deployments.
Veteran Irish Ferries’ catamaran Jonathan Swift leaves Ireland for a new life in Spain.
The longest serving fast-craft on the Irish Sea, JONATHAN SWIFT, left Dublin for the last time earlier today renamed CECILIA PAYNE. She is replaced by the slightly larger Austal AutoExpress DUBLIN SWIFT (ex WESTPAC EXPRESS) which was recently converted from military use over a 3-month period at Harland & Wolff.
Westpac Express confirmed as the new Dublin to Holyhead fast-ferry.
Irish Continental Group have announced the sale of the Dublin – Holyhead Austal catamaran JONATHAN SWIFT to Balearia Eurolineas Maritimas S.A (Balearia) for €15.5m. She will be replaced by the larger WESTPAC EXPRESS which is currently undergoing refurbishment in Belfast.
Dublin Swift | Irish Ferries
Find out about Irish Ferries Austal passenger and vehicle catamaran DUBLIN SWIFT. Includes an overview of her history, technical data, and photographs.
Former Larne and Dover Ferry “European Endeavour” beached
The former EUROPEAN ENDEAVOUR of P&O has been beached in Alang, India. She was also known as TEF’s GARDENIA and Townsend Thoresen’s EUROPEAN ENTERPRISE.
Update on the former Stena Navigator
The former Stena Navigator (ex Seafrance Manet (SeaFrance), Stena Parisien (Sealink Stena Line), Champs Elysees (SNCF/Sealink) which left the Belfast – Stranraer service when the Stena Superfast‘s entered service has been renamed again. Until November she had been operating as Balearia’s Daniya (Arabic for Denia) between Denia – San Antonio – Palma, and Denia – San Antonio – Barcelona, however following a change of route to Ceuta – Algeciras she was renamed Poeta López Anglada in November. The ship has retained much of its Stena decor, including the “Curious George” children’s play area and “Barista” coffee lounge. Currently Poeta López Anglada is operating the 2 hour voyage between Alcudia (Majorca) and Ciuadela de Menorca (Minorca) Monday to Saturday, and operates between Barcelona and Menorca at weekends after a further change of route in December. Link to ships profile on the Balearia website
