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On 2 July 2025, SeaJets’ fully refurbished SUPERSTAR II (ex-COLOR VIKING) began operating from Piraeus to Mykonos, Ikaria, Samos, Patmos, Leros, Kalymnos and Kos for the 2025 summer season.

She was purchased from color Line in November 2022 and arrived in Greece in March 2023. During the conversion, new cabins were added, and the interior was fully renovated with reclining bed-type VIP seats, a VIP lounge with bar, and redesigned passenger areas. Built in Denmark in 1985, she carries 1,700 passengers and 340 cars (510 lane metres) and sails at 19 knots.

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Stena Line will discontinue its three-day ferry link between Rosslare (Ireland) and Cherbourg (France), with the last departure scheduled for 29 September 2025 from Cherbourg, arriving in Rosslare on 30 September.

The decision follows a strategic route review aimed at reallocating company resources more efficiently and bolstering its Irish Sea network.

Despite the route closure, Stena Line confirms nearly £40 million (€46–46.8 million) is being invested to upgrade terminals in Liverpool, Belfast, and Fishguard, and to increase freight capacity on other Irish Sea routes.

Leading Irish officials have decried the move, citing the vital role of Rosslare as Ireland’s closest continental port and a hub for trade and tourism, especially given recent growth at the port.

What will happen with route vessel STENA VISION (1981) is not known.

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• The Swedish Government has tasked the Swedish Transport Administration with ensuring continued train ferry traffic between Sweden and Germany until at least the end of 2031.
• The decision underlines the importance of the Trelleborg–Rostock route for military mobility, NATO host nation support, and national supply resilience.
• Stena Line operates the route with SKÅNE and MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN – the world’s largest train ferries.
• The Swedish Armed Forces and Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) will be consulted as part of the assignment. Progress reports are due in December 2025 and 2026.
• “This is not just a transport link – it’s a strategic puzzle piece for Sweden’s supply capacity and redundancy,” says Malin Collin, CEO of Port of Trelleborg. “As the country’s only remaining train ferry route, we carry great responsibility. It’s positive that the Government confirms the need to safeguard this connection through to 2031.”

Source: Swedish Government (in Swedish)

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• A new study assesses 155 Greek ports and finds significant future risks from marine flooding and extreme heat due to climate change.
• By 2050, 96% of ports could suffer operational disruptions during extreme sea levels, rising to 100% by 2100 under high-emission scenarios (RCP8.5).
• While only a few ports risk full inundation, most face reduced quay freeboard, complicating safe berthing and cargo handling.
• Heat risks are also increasing: by 2100, 75% of ports may face over 50 days annually above 32°C, with deadly heat days projected at 20% of ports.
• Island ports, vital for regional connectivity, are especially exposed and need targeted resilience measures.
• The authors urge urgent adaptation planning to safeguard port operations and related socio-economic systems.

Download the paper via this link: Exposure of Greek Ports to Marine Flooding and Extreme Heat Under Climate Change: An Assessment.