Ferry News

No - I guess the last modern ship I saw that was pretty was a J Lauritzen reefer anchored by my ship in Gatun Lake, mid-Nineties. She was obviously fairly new, yet had sheer, sticks, and a pretty superstructure. Typical JL buff house, reddish hull. Really stuck in my memory, as she was so out of the ordinary.

The toughest ferry route in the world?:

MF “Vargsund” is now in operation. She got a cold start:


The M/F Vargsund operates the route from Klokkarøy to Kjerringholmen, linking the two islands of Kvaløya and Seiland in the Hammerfest municipality. Photo: Kurt Ivar Amundsen / Finnmark county administration

LNG powered RoPax ferry M/F “Lødingen”, seen in Bodø on a nice sunny spring day:


Photo: seangell

She was built in Poland in 2012:

She is serveing on one of the most weather prone ferry routes in Norway, Bodø - Værøy - Røst - Moskenes since new.
Soon to be replaced by new Hydgrogen and bio-fuel powered ferries: