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Every Vessel Hunter story on Ferry: 18 stories, from 29 July 2026 to 9 October 2026. Newest: "Estonia drops €10m-a-year ferry aid as Tallink warns ships may leave the flag". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Estonia drops €10m-a-year ferry aid as Tallink warns ships may leave the flag
Estonia has removed nearly €10m a year in passenger shipping aid from its 2027-2030 budget plans. Tallink says reflagging has become more likely.
TT-Line and Viking Line to add a second ferry on the Muuga-Vuosaari freight link
TT-Line will become the second operator between Muuga and Vuosaari in early 2027, in a joint operation with Viking Line, which is buying half the ship for about €10m.
Tanker hit off Qatar, Muuga ferry race and an Arctic loop
The Maritime Briefing of 9 October 2026: Acers struck off Qatar, Malaysia on shadow fleet transfers, TT-Line on Muuga-Vuosaari and Dubai Tower's Arctic loop.
Blue Carrier 2 abandoned after vehicle-deck fire north of Mykonos
Fire broke out on the Greek RoRo Blue Carrier 2 north of Mykonos with 166 trucks aboard; all 29 people abandoned ship and the vessel is listing under tow off Tinos.
Maritime Briefing of 27 September 2026
Hapag-Lloyd and FIMI revise the Zim Israel plan, the capesize Cape Falcon is refloated off Gladstone, the Netherlands dates its scrubber ban and MSC's Medlog enters Kazakhstan.
Brittany Ferries charters Vizzavona as Wexford for Rosslare-Cherbourg from 2027
Brittany Ferries has chartered the RoPax Vizzavona, to be renamed Wexford, for its Rosslare-Cherbourg route from March 2027, replacing the chartered freight ship Norbay.
Divers recover three more victims from capsized ferry Virgo Transport 8
Basarnas divers recovered three more bodies from the inverted wreck of the ferry Virgo Transport 8, bringing the total to 18, with more than 100 people still missing in the Java Sea.
Philippine police back task force on June Aster ferry fire
The Philippine National Police has backed an interagency task force to investigate the MV June Aster fire, which has left 77 dead and eight missing after the ferry burned on passage from Manila to Palawan.
Ferry Virgo Transport 8 Sinks in the Java Sea With 243 People on Board
The Indonesian ro-ro ferry Virgo Transport 8 sank in the Java Sea on 13 September with 243 people and 89 vehicles aboard; 107 have been rescued and 130 remain missing.
Maritime Briefing of 11 September 2026
The day in shipping: drones damage the Suezmax Siren, fire kills five aboard a Philippine ferry with 86 missing, and Maersk restarts limited Suez transits.
Ferry and oil tanker collide off Penang Port, injuring 21 people
A collision between the tanker Mekar Jaya and the ferry Teluk Bahang near Penang Port injured 21 of the 92 people involved, six of them seriously.
Five dead and 86 missing after ferry fire on the Manila to Coron run
A fire aboard the ferry June Aster on passage from Manila to Coron has killed five people and left 86 unaccounted for, with 43 rescued from a complement of 134.
Filo Jet Ferry Capsizes off Cyprus With 267 on Board, Crew Charged
The high-speed catamaran began flooding minutes after leaving Girne and rolled over four nautical miles from shore; 237 people were pulled from the water.
Spirit of Tasmania IV Reaches Devonport for October Service Entry
Spirit of Tasmania IV has arrived in Devonport for commissioning and crew training, closing out a replacement programme whose terminal alone cost A$495 million.
Indonesian Ferry Fire Leaves Five Dead And Missing Total Still Unknown
Five people are confirmed dead and 231 have been rescued after the ferry Mutiara Sentosa 2 caught fire at sea off Indonesia, but authorities have been unable to establish how many people remain missing.
Guyana appoints international team to investigate ferry disaster
Guyana's government has appointed a group of international experts to investigate the sinking of a state ferry that killed dozens of passengers in the country's worst recorded maritime disaster.
Five dead and dozens missing after fire aboard Indonesian ferry
At least five people have died and 41 remain missing after a fire broke out aboard a crowded ferry off Java.
Stena Line reports growing share of UK car ferry crossings
Stena Line says its share of passenger car crossings between the UK and mainland Europe has grown as the ferry operator competes on some of the busiest short-sea routes.
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