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GNV has chartered out the 'GNV Azzurra' and ' Rhapsody' on short-term contracts as accommodation vessels starting in Nov 2025. The 'GNV Azzurra' has been chartered to be stationed at the San Giorgio del Porto shipyard in Genoa. There, until January, the yard will be drydocking the USS 'Mount Whitney', which is part of the U.S. Navy’s Sixth Fleet based in the Mediterranean. The ferry will provide accommodation for the crew while their vessel is in the yard. The ' Rhapsody' was chartered to Costa Cruises. The ferry arrived in Marseille enroute from Genoa on Oct 21 and was moored alongside the cruise ship 'Aidaluna', also serving as crew accommodation while the cruise ship undergoes a drydocking at the Chantier Naval de Marseille.

Lakeway Link expanded its service with the addition of the 'Mistral', which is a sister ship to the 'Lakeway Express'. The vessel will join the Lakeway Link fleet under a time charter agreement at the start of Nov 2025, further strengthening the connection between Södertälje and Gdynia. The 'Mistral' is identical in design and cargo capacity to the 'Lakeway Express',has its home port in Mariehamn, and is owned by Godby Shipping on Åland. The addition of the 'Mistral' enables daily departures, Monday through Friday, in both directions between Södertälje and Gdynia, to meet increasing customer demand for more frequent departures.

Nouris el Bahr Ferries has extended its charter of the 'Cracovia' from Polferries, effective from November 2025. The extension was for an additional 12 months. The ferry was introduced last year by Nouris el Bahr Ferries on routes from Algeria to Alicante and Marseille, after the vessel became surplus to Polferries’ Baltic Sea network following the introduction of the newbuild 'Varsovia'..

CalMac has sub-chartered the 'Arrow' from DFDS. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company-owned vessel will be used to secure the necessary freight capacity onthe Stornoway–Ullapool route while the route’s regular ferry 'Loch Seaforth' undergoes a scheduled docking from Oct 19 to Nov 15, 2025. the passenger capacity on the Stornoway–Ullapool route during this period will be provided by the ferry 'Isle of Lewis'', which will be brought in from the Oban–Castlebay route. Inserting the 'Arrow' allows to keep freight and passenger services running smoothly while optimising fleet deployment across the network. It also provides some additional resilience ahead of the unpredictable winter season.

The Smyril Line has extended the charter of the 'Lista' for another 11 months in September 2025. She had initally replaced the 'Glyvursnes' IMO: 9198977), which had operated on the Tórshavn-Hirtshals-Þorlákshöfn route and was severely damaged by an engine room fire in Hirtshals on Jan 2, resulting in one crew member's death. Its repairs were completed on May 2. The 'Lista' ist operating between Rotterdam and Tórshavn.