- Irish Ferries new cruise ferry W.B. YEATS has made its maiden sailing on Tuesday 22 January, on the route Dublin-Holyhead.
- WILLEM DE VLAMINGH, the first of Rederij Doeksen’s two new ferries has been successfully launched in Vung Tau, Vietnam. The identical LNG-powered ro-pax catamarans will be introduced after summer.
- HSC SAINT JOHN PAUL II is undergoing sea trials and is set to depart late January for her new home with Virtu Ferries in Malta. The 110m catamaran has been built by the Incat Tasmania shipyard.
The highly advanced ferry MUNKEN and sistership LAGATUN have started to operate on the route Flakk-Rørvik for FosenNamsos Sjø.
The ferries are diesel-electric with a charging time of just 5 minutes.
The hulls were built by the Polish Montex shipyard, the outfitting was done in Norway, at the Myklebust Verft.
