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Route changes, operator agreements, and service news.
SeaLink has confirmed that Sealion 2000 will operate alongside new ferry Wanggami after Kangaroo Island ramp upgrades, with Wanggami now in Port Adelaide as the operator firms up the service shutdown and transition timetable.
After its final Poole–Cherbourg sailing, Brittany Ferries' 1992-built Barfleur has made its first crossing from Cherbourg to Rosslare, where it will cover the France–Ireland route for October while Commodore Clipper's return slips to early December.
Seastreak and Atlantic City developer interests are in preliminary talks about a trial high-speed ferry from lower Manhattan to Atlantic City, possibly by Memorial Day 2027, using the operator's two 600-seat catamarans.
Philippine fast craft operator OceanJet will start a daily Bohol–Siquijor–Misamis Occidental service on 23 October 2026.
A sickout by 23 engine-room staff on 5 October left 13 of Washington State Ferries' 18 vessels out of service at some point, amid long-running disputes over staffing and pay.
DFDS is adding ARK FUTURA to its Egypt–Italy freight route from 15 October 2026, giving two departures a week in each direction.
From 28 September, Irish Ferries and Stena Line require valid passports (or passport cards) on their Ireland–UK routes to meet UK Border Force rules.
Brittany Ferries will rename the chartered RoPax VIZZAVONA as WEXFORD and deploy her on Cherbourg–Rosslare from March 2027, replacing NORBAY.
TT-Line's booking system received more than 150,000 visits in 30 minutes when added capacity on the new Spirit of Tasmania IV and V went on sale, ahead of planned sailings from 31 October.
Società Navigazione Siciliana has reinstated an 18% fare increase on state-contracted Sicilian minor-island routes, which local groups say takes cumulative rises since 2022 to 84%.
DFDS carried 3.1m lane metres of freight in August 2026, unchanged on a year earlier, while passengers fell 4.6% to 934,000, mainly on the Dover Strait.
Canada's CTMA has applied for a temporary coasting trade licence to run SUPERSTAR II between Cap-aux-Meules and Souris while MADELEINE II is in maintenance this winter.
Misrata Maritime Terminal said a Misrata–Benghazi passenger ferry service using the vessel Gothica would start on Thursday 10 September.
Tallink Grupp carried 611,913 passengers in August 2026, up 2.8% year on year, while cargo units rose 6.2%.
Scotland's 2026–2031 Programme for Government commits to exploring a single organisation for the Clyde and Western Isles ferry network.