SNCM hit by regulatory setback
13 December 2006
French ferry company SNCM, already stricken with labour problems, has suffered a fresh blow.

Integration of onshore organisations in Sweden
06 December 2006
AS Tallink Grupp has successfully completed the negotiations according to the Swedish legislation between the employers and employees' representatives.

New Brittany Ferries cruise-ferry to be named Armorique
06 December 2006
The new ship on order from the Aker shipyard in Helsinki is to be called "Armorique" after the national park of outstanding beauty in western Brittany.

Battle lines drawn over Tirrenia subsidy extension
05 December 2006
The battle lines are being drawn around Italian state-owned carrier Tirrenia, with efforts to extend the ferry company's subsidy regime past the 2008 deadline set by the European Commission now the subject of animated discussion from parliament to company boardrooms to docks around the country.

Baltivia - Major capacity increase to and from Poland
03 December 2006
Polferries newly acquired ferry Baltivia, which is currently at Remontowa Shiprepair Yard in Gdansk for an overhaul, will begin sailing between Nynashamn and Gdansk on 9 January, next year.

Fjord Line faces bankruptcy
02 December 2006
Fjord Line, the Norwegian ferry company that recently sold one of its ships and routes to DFDS, is reported to be facing bankruptcy proceedings after failing to pay two creditors of NK92,000 (about $14,000).

Brittany Ferries changes
02 December 2006
Jean-Marc Roue, 38 years old, was named yesterday as the new Vice president of Brittany Ferries.