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The 'Aurora' was redelivered from Peregar and the Algeciras-Ceuta trade on May 1, 2026. The ferry thereafter stayed in Malaga for one week for maintenance work before departing for San Juan on May 8 with an ETA as of May 20. The 'Aurora' was time chartered to Priority RoRo, also known as Marines. The ship will be sailing between San Juan, Puerto Rico, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, Fort de France, Martinique (France) and Christiansted, St Croix, US Virgin Islands. The charter is until mid/end of November.

AS Tallink Grupp has signed a charter agreement under which the 'Superfast IX' will be chartered to the Hibernia Line and serve between Boulogne and Cork . A suitable replacement will be sought for the ship that has so far been operating on the Paldiski–Kapellskär route. The 'Superfast IX' was not the most suitable vessel for the route due to its large passenger capacity. The operators were looking for a replacement vessel of appropriate size and configuration. The vessel handover will take place on May 1, 2026, in the port of Tallinn. Until then, the 'Superfast IX' will continue to offer a fast travel option for cargo transportations and passengers with vehicles between Estonia and Sweden. The charter agreement is valid for three years, with an option to extend for an additional two years. The agreement also includes a purchase option for the vessel. Before departing from Estonia, Superfast IX will undergo scheduled maintenance at the Turku Repair Yard in Naantali, Finland, from April 3 to April 18.

The 'Akka' has been chartered from TT Line and will be transferred to the Hibernia Line soon. The ferry was expected to be renamed 'St. Killian'.

The ' Arrow' has been taken on long-term charter by the UK-based international infrastructure group Balfour Beatty to provide dedicated logistics support for SSEN Transmission’s Lewis Hub and Western Isles High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Link in Scotland. The charter of a dedicated vessel for the project will not only strengthen project delivery, but will also help safeguard Caledonian MacBrayne's (CalMac's) existing Stornoway-Ullapool ferry service. The ship was currently coming to the end of a 12-month charter to DFDS, with the charter expiring on March 24, 2026. The Lewis Hub is a major energy project that will connect Scotland's Western Isles to Great Britain's mainland transmission network for the first time, using subsea cables. The Lewis Hub is a key part of the Western Isles HVDC Connection Project to establish a high voltage subsea and underground transmission link. A “release mechanism” in the charter will allow the ' Arrow' to be used by other companies when not required by SSEN Transmission, boosting resilience across the island’s essential lifeline ferry network, including during drydocking and scheduled maintenance of CalMac’s 'Loch Seaforth', which maintains the Stornoway-Ullapool link. The charter of the ' Arriw' followed close co-operation with Stornoway Port, Comhairle nan Eilean Scar and Ullapool Harbour Trust, with additional support from Transport Scotland, Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) and CalMac, working together to identify freight solutions that avoid adding pressure to existing ferry services.

DFDS on April 1, 2026, announced an agreement to charter the 'Ciudad de Valencia' from Transmediterranea for the Karlshamn-Klaipeda route. This is to replace the 'Optima Seaways', which currently operates on the route in September. The vessel will almost triple passenger capacity compared to the ship it replaces, while also providing additional freight space. This upgrade will enhance service reliability for customers and support DFDS’s continued growth in the Baltic Sea region.