27 Interferry has called on the European Commission to “immediately harmonise” its unilateral European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and the FuelEU Maritime Regulation with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) net-zero framework, which was agreed by members in April 2025. The regulations will be formally adopted in October and come into force in 2027. The global ferry trade association warns failure to align greenhouse gas regulations will lead to ferry operators paying twice for the same emissions. The overlap will lead to an “unsustainable” financial burden on European ferry operators, affecting trade and travel services for Europe’s ro-ro cargo and ro-pax operators. “The European Commission pledged to align its rules once a strong global framework was established at the IMO,” said Johan Roos, director of regulatory affairs at Interferry. “That framework is now in place. It’s time for the European Commission to deliver on its promise.” Interferry urges European Commission to ‘harmonise’ ETS with IMO net-zero framework MARKETWATCH Incat Tasmania to build electric ferries for Molslinjen Incat Tasmania will design and build two 129-metre batteryelectric ferries for Danish operator Molslinjen. Each will carry 1,483 passengers and 500 cars and will be powered by 45,000-kilowatt-hour battery systems. Operating at over 40 knots, they will serve the Kattegat route between Jutland and Zealand, with the first delivery due in late 2027. Craig Clifford, managing director of Incat Tasmania (left) with Incat Group's founder and chairman Robert Clifford Wasaline leads Baltic in carbon-neutral shipping Baltic Sea ferry operator Wasaline has signed a biogas contract with Gasum and a Fuel European Union Maritime pooling agreement with Stena Line, enabling it to use only biofuels in the future. This means it is the first carbon-neutral shipping company operating in the Baltic Sea with Aurora Botnia, which operates on the route between Vaasa, Finland, and Umeå, Sweden – the first international green shipping corridor in operation. Spanish shipping company Baleària has ordered two new electric ro-pax fast ferries from shipbuilder Astilleros Armon. Designed by Incat Crowther, España 2030 and Maroc 2030 will connect Tarifa in Spain with Tangier in Morocco when they begin sailing in 2027, creating the first green corridor between Europe and Africa. Each ship will feature an electric power capacity of 16 megawatts, produced by four electric propulsion units and powered by 11,500-kilowatt-hour batteries. Both will be able to accommodate up to 804 passengers and 225 vehicles at a maximum speed of 27 knots. Baleària orders two new Incat Crowther-designed electric ro-pax fast ferries
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