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[PR] Agreement for the Construction of Three State-of-the-art Aero Catamaran Vessels to Serve the Saronic Islands
Attica Holdings has announced the signing of an agreement with Brødrene Aa shipyard of Norway, for the construction of three state-of-the-art Aero Catamaran vessels
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Germany’s TT-Line orders new dual fuel Ro-Pax ferry from Chinese yard
Travemünde based TT-Line has officially signed a long awaited order for a new ferry with China's Jinling shipyard, continuing the sudden surge of recent new ferry orders.
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Steel cutting underway for Stena’s new Belfast ferries
Steel cutting for Stena's four new "E-Flexer" RoPax ferries started earlier today in China.
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Quick Strangford ferry update
Strangford II floated out at Birkenhead The new Strangford ferry which is currently under construction at Cammell-Laird in Birkenhead passed an important milestone yesterday when she took to the water for the first time having been floated off at around 13:45. She was then towed by Smit Sandon and Smit Waterloo to the…
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[Press Release] DNV GL Class for new GAS READY Stena RoPax newbuildings
DNV GL announced today at the Posidonia trade fair that it has signed a contract to provide classification services for Stena Line’s new RoPax ferries, to be constructed at AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China. Side profile drawing of the newly ordered Stena Ro-pax ferries to be built by AVIC Weihai…
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PR: Irish Ferries orders new RoPax at Flensburger
31st May 2016 Shipyard Announcement Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), a subsidiary of Siem Group, has entered into a shipbuilding contract for one Ropax ferry with Irish Continental Group (ICG). ICG operates a number of ferry routes out of Dublin and Rosslare through its subsidiary Irish Ferries. The vessel will have a…
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Further doubt cast over the future of Larne – Troon ferry service.
Troon service to be axed totally? Further doubt has been cast over the future of the Larne-Troon ferry service, following the publication of P&O’s Cairnryan sailing schedule up until 2017. It had been expected by many that one of the current Cairnryan vessels would operate to Troon next year, effectively…
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New ferry for Rathlin Island service
Transport Minister Danny Kennedy has announced that the £2.8million contract to build a replacement car ferry for service between Ballycastle and Rathlin Island has been won by Irish based Arklow Marine Services. ~ Friday, 22 May 2015 The new vessel, to replace the existing MV Canna, is expected to be in…
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Further doubt cast over the future of the Larne-Troon service.
News has reached NIFS that in the past few days, P&O staff have been told by the company that the charter of HSC Express will NOT be renewed at the end of the current season in October, and is currently being offered for sale by her owners. This confirms previous…
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