Ro-Ro World Archives - Baird Maritime

January 20, 2022

Stena Line to build Humber freight terminal at Immingham Port

Written by Baird Maritime on January 20, 2022. Posted in Maritime Infrastructure Development, Port World, Ro-Ro World.

Stena Line and Associated British Ports (ABP) have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a new freight terminal at the Port of Immingham in the Humber region. The ..

December 15, 2021

Japanese operator takes delivery of Ro-Ro for Kagoshima-Amami route

Written by Baird Maritime on December 15, 2021. Posted in Ro-Ro World.

Japan’s Miura Shipbuilding has handed over a new freight-only Ro-Ro vessel to local operator Kyoudougumi Kaiun. Misaki II has an LOA of 110 metres, a beam of 17 met ..

November 22, 2021

Finnlines’ third hybrid Ro-Ro launched in China

Written by Baird Maritime on November 22, 2021. Posted in Ro-Ro World.

China Merchants Jinling Shipyard launched a new freight-only Ro-Ro vessel into the water at its Jiangsu facilities on Monday, November 22. Finneco III is the third hybrid ..

January 12, 2022

FEATURE | Addressing the challenges in Russia’s maritime infrastructure sector

Written by Vitaly Chernov on January 12, 2022. Posted in Boxship World, Cruise, Dry Cargo World, Ferries, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Port World, Ro-Pax World, Ro-Ro World, Ship World Features, Ship World Vessel Reviews, Work Boat World Features, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

The list of phantom projects in Russian ports has not changed a lot over the year although some projects have been restructured and given a second wind. Dramatic changes ..

December 14, 2021

REMINISCENCES | The tonnage conundrum

Written by Michael Grey on December 14, 2021. Posted in Boxship World, Dry Cargo World, Ro-Ro World, Ship World Features, Work Boat World Features.

If you remember what a tonnage hatch was, you are probably coasting along to retirement, or to put it politely, in the autumn of your life. To refresh your memory, it was ..

PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

November 8, 2021

Work underway on new terminal precinct for Spirit of Tasmania at GeelongPort

Written by Baird Maritime on November 8, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Marine Projects, Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Port World, Ro-Pax World, Ro-Ro World.

Contractors will soon commence major landside works on Australian operator Spirit of Tasmania’s passenger and freight terminal precinct in anticipation of its plann ..

January 7, 2022

Isle of Wight Council to deliberate on Floating Bridge ferry

Written by Baird Maritime on January 7, 2022. Posted in Ro-Ro World.

The Isle of Wight Council said earlier this week that it will be reviewing the results of an independent review carried out in November 2021 to assess the condition of an ..

November 25, 2021

Brittany Ferries launches new Ireland-Le Havre freight service

Written by Baird Maritime on November 25, 2021. Posted in Ro-Pax World, Ro-Ro World.

Brittany Ferries and Haropa Port have launched a new freight service between Normandy and the town of Rosslare in Ireland. The cross-channel service provides one weekly r ..

October 22, 2021

Seaspan Ferries to trial renewable natural gas on LNG-fueled vessels

Written by Baird Maritime on October 22, 2021. Posted in Ro-Ro World.

Canada’s Seaspan Ferries Corporation has begun a program to test the use of carbon-neutral renewable natural gas (RNG) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced b ..