Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has officially launched its new fleet of transatlantic combination container/roll‐on roll‐off (conro) vessels, following the christening of the Atlantic Sea, by HRH The Princess Royal at UK's Liverpool Cruise Terminal.

Denmark’s DFDS has ordered two ro-ro vessels with an option for four more at China’s Jinling Shipyard.

Asia-Pacific’s logistics provider Toll Group will invest AUD170m ($130m) to construct two new purpose-built ships at a China’s Jinling Shipyard to support Bass Strait trade between Australia’s Victoria and Tasmania states.

Qatar Navigation (Milaha) has reported a 15% dip in net profit for the first half of 2016 on the back of pressures on its investment arm, general cargo and ro-ro businesses and the “extremely challenging” offshore market.

International Shipholding Corporation (ISH) has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Bankruptcy Court, but intends to continue operating its normal course of business without interruption.

In a welcome boost to the UK's industrial Northeast, K Line has launched a new ro-ro service importing Hitachi Transport System Europe (HTSE) rail car body shells to the UK, and has chosen Yorkshire’s Teesport to handle the majority of this cargo. 

APM Terminals Pipavav has taken delivery of a cargo of 800 Indian-built Hyundai cars from the Port of Chennai, on the IDM Symex intra-coastal ro-ro service.

Stena Roro, the vehicle and passenger ferry owning and operating arm of Sweden's Stena Group, is making greater inroads into Asia but is doing so in a measured and systematic way, md Per Westling told Seatrade Maritime News.

The Sohar Port and Freezone saw a 12% increase in volumes in 2015 to over 50m tons.

Brittany Ferries is launching a new ro-ro freight service between Poole and Bilbao.