The company's own Optima Seaways, together with the chartered Visby and Kerry, will ply between Rosslare and Dunkirk six times per week in both directions.
The Finnish company will supply the French Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard with a tech-package to be installed on-board the two gas-run GT 205.7k-big cruise ships built for MSC Cruises.
On 19 March, a CMA CGM container carrier will be bunkered in the Port of Rotterdam with second generation biofuel derived from forest residues and waste cooking oil.
The Marseille-based container shipping major has entered into agreement with Containerships' parent company Container Finance to acquire the Finnish short sea operator.