Stories Posted Under: Conventional & Freight
in July 2008
- Empty ballast tanks may have caused ferry disaster
- Oil spill booms surround Princess
- Sulpicio probe draws attention to ballast
- Princess will be salvaged
- Philippine official says ferry to be refloated
- Acciona to charter fast RoRo for the Canaries
- Greece reviews safety after ‘serious’ ferry crash
- CMN orders RoPax in Split
in June 2008
- Greece responds after ferry holed
- Toxic Princess cargo to be removed
- Cebu Princess waits for bodies being exhumed in Bicol
- Sulpicio slams late weather report
- Scandlines to replace Rostock - Ventspils fleet
- Cebu Princess ferries the dead
- Pentalina delayed
- Stars inquiry focuses on weather policy
- Stars survivors rise to 57
- Arroyo orders Coast Guard review after ferry capsizes
- Hundreds missing as ferry capsizes
- New name for Superfast IX
- Finnjet beached at Alang
- Aker Yards to convert two Finnlines RoRos
- Aker Yards gains confidence with Eur 360m order
- Attica Group to acquire two new vessels
- BC Ferries Coastal Celebration heads north
in May 2008
- Color Line unveils bigger and faster RoPax
- BC Ferries wins international award for coastal class design
- Vietnamese rumoured to be reneging on GNV ferry deal
- Coastal Celebration makes historic stop in London
- Stena placing Samsung ships on Killingholme
- LNG RoRo ordered
- BC Ferries Super C-class construction programme concludes
- BC Ferries third & final coastal class vessel visits London
in April 2008
- Viking XPRS enters service via the slow lane
- Grimaldi takes giant step with new cruise ferries
- The Sky at Wight Ferry launched at Kraljevica yard
- Attica Holdings announces conclusion of sale of Nordia
- Legal challenge sets SeaFrance Molière free
- LD doubles capacity on channel link
- Ten bid for Riverdance removal
in March 2008
- Riverdance declared CTL
- DFDS purchases two RoRo vessels
- Star turn Baja’s new ferry
- It's all change at Aker Yards
- Seatruck fills newbuild gap with niche RoRos
- BC Ferries new ship to begin operation
- Attica Group sells RoRo Nordia
in February 2008
- Finnlines buying RoRo vessels
- GNV selling out of pax ferries
- Color takes delivery of delayed ferry
- Riverdance salvage thwarted
- First of Wightlink’s new ferries launched in Croatia
- Attica Holdings conclude sale of RoRo Shield
- Coastal Inspiration departs Canary Islands
- Attica sells RoRo Challenge
- MV Coastal Inspiration now en route to British Columbia
- Croatia contains cargo ship fire
- Adriatic roro fire put out
- Cotunav and Trasmed secures RoPaxes
- Mann Lines takes Bore newbuildings
- BC Ferries puts four vessels up for sale
- Sunken ferry to keep its secrets
- Ferry runs aground off Blackpool
in January 2008
- MV Isle of Lewis completes refurbishment
- Old ferry to become old master
- Unity Line adding more tonnage
- Mediterranean bound CSF ferry sets sail
- FRS sells Vikingland
- Attica sells more RoRo vessels
- Celtic Link buys Finnforest
- Ferry released after crew paid
- SeaFrance buys to bolster fleet
- Nel Lines to raise €33m to buy additional ferry
in December 2007
- DFDS sells 29-year old ferry
- Coastguard rescues drifting ferry
- Flag failure stops N Cyprus ferries
- Tallink signs newbuild finance deal
- GNV sells to Baja Ferries
in November 2007
- Ferry ‘did not hit yachtsmen’
- Color Line sells third ferry
- Monster ferry to munch up La Manche
- Stena Line to invest £5m on Stena Seatrader
- Tallink sells Meloodia
- Eckerö sells Roslagen
- New vessel for Unity Line
- Ustica Lines buys Stena ship and opens a new route
- Hat-trick for Wightlink
in October 2007
- 'Mystery' RoRos revealed
- SNAV takes Peter Wessel
- CalMac overhaul season
- Fire on Stena ferry
- Kystlink looking to charter from Tallink
- Vietnam goes for RoPax
- New ship boosts GNV’s route to Spain
- Sea-Cargo steps up Esbjerg service
- New twist in Queen of the North saga
- Exercise accident mystery deepens