Minoan financial results for the first 6 month period of 2006
31 August 2006
Minoan Lines S.

Finnlines new generation ropax vessels into service
30 August 2006
four times weekly from Travemünde to Helsinki in only 27 hours, starting 16.

Minoan gets early bids in battle for Hellenic
30 August 2006
Minoan Lines has received two written offers to buy its shareholding in rival Greek ferry operation Hellenic Seaways.

Attica Group First Half 2006 results
25 August 2006
The Board of Directors of Attica Holdings S.

Channel Tunnel traffic resumes
22 August 2006
Channel Tunnel traffic was fully back to normal at 16:00 (CET) today (Tuesday 22 August 2006).

MP wants review of ferry fares
22 August 2006
A Campaign is growing to get the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to probe 'expensive' ferry prices between the mainland and Isle of Wight.

Lorry fire closes Channel Tunnel
21 August 2006
Thirty-four people had to be led to safety following a fire on a lorry being carried on board a freight train in the Channel Tunnel.

Facts about Smyril were incorrect
18 August 2006
An article in last week's The Shetland Times claimed that Faroese ferry company Smyril Line has debts of over £135 million.

Scandlines shipping company on course for success from Rostock
15 August 2006
"The German-Danish shipping company, Scandlines, improved its transport results once again on its 3 ferry routes to and from Rostock in the first half of 2006 and is the leading ferry service provider in the Port of Rostock, carrying 128,999 trucks (+ 10.

Ferry company has record passenger numbers
14 August 2006
Ferry company has record passenger numbers after airplane terror alerts

SeaFrance had the best week of business in the company's history - thanks to the terror alerts that caused chaos at airports.

Morocco to privatise Comanav
14 August 2006
Comanav, the Moroccan ferry, container and ro-ro vessel operator still majority owned by the state, is to be privatised by the end of the year, chief executive Toufik Ibrahimi said on Friday.

Smyril struggles in sea of debts
11 August 2006
Faroese ferry company Smyril Line has debts of over £135m and shareholders stand little chance of getting their money back if the company goes to the wall it emerged this week.

Swansea Cork sells ferry to Egypt
10 August 2006
Irish Sea operator Swansea Cork Ferries has sold its 34-year-old Superferry and plans to purchase a new ship to commence its service in March 2007.

Keel laying of Color Line's second cruise ship at Aker Yards
08 August 2006
The keel of the cruise ship to be named Color Magic was laid today at Aker Yards.

Business is booming with Northlink Ferries
08 August 2006
Less than one month on from the handover to a new operator, the ferry service from the Scottish mainland to the Northern Isles has experienced its busiest ever month.

Sale of SuperFast X
07 August 2006
Attica Holdings S.

Cowes prepares for an action-packed weekend of poweboat racing
07 August 2006
Combining action with glamour on and off the water, the 2006 Cowes Powerboat Festival takes place from Fri 25 to Sun 27 August and promises to be one of the most action-packed weekends of exhilarating powerboat racing ever to be seen in the UK.

6 buyers still in the Scandlines race
04 August 2006
Six potential buyers are currently working on their final bids for Danish ferry operator Scandlines.

Irish Ferries autumn breaks to France
03 August 2006
Irish Ferries has launched their ever-popular Mini Cruise to France programme attractive to bargain hunters and those who want to re-stock their cellar with wines at prices half of what you would pay at home.

Interest grows in Transmanche Ferries
01 August 2006
Interest in the takeover of French cross-Channel ferry operator Transmanche Ferries is growing significantly as the deadline for offers was expected to close at the end of July.

£398k boost for ferry firm
01 August 2006
Plans to improve facilities at Western Ferries' terminal in Gourock have been given a boost by a cash windfall from a government enterprise agency.

Stena Line announces start date for new freight service
01 August 2006
Leading ferry company Stena Line has revealed that its new freight service on the Holyhead to Dublin route will commence operations from Monday September 11, 2006.

Disruption as ferry 'hits whale'
01 August 2006
The ferry was approaching Holyhead when it had a "soft impact" Thousands of passengers have had travel plans disrupted after a ferry struck a whale just off Holyhead in north Wales.

Ferry firm sells only vessel
01 August 2006
Swansea-Cork Ferries is to cut its sailing season short after deciding to sell its only ferry.

New CalMac Chairman takes up post
01 August 2006
Lifeline ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne has a new Chairman.

Firms go head to head in battle for ferry routes
01 August 2006
The contest for the first of Caledonian MacBrayne's west coast ferry routes started in earnest yesterday with two firms invited to bid against the operator for the Gourock-Dunoon commuter link.