Learning From Ro-Ro Ferry Accidents Over a seven-year period more than 3,000 casualties involving ro-ro vessels were reported by accident investigation bodies into EMCIP (European Marine Casualty Information Platform). Drawing lessons from this data is the objective of EMSA’s latest safety analysis...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/industry-associations-week-46-2018/
With lorries as the only exception, the Bornholmlinjen in all areas has increased traffic in October compared to Danske Ferger in October 2017 Some criticism the new ferry operator was heard on the island of Bornholm. The main complaint was about cancellations of crossings and the information....
Thomas P. Illes, Shipping & Cruise/Ferry Analyst, was so kind to share some pictures he took last week during a cruise in the Med. The first photo was taken in Ajaccio. The dramatic sky is obvious. It was the period when so much damage was created along the Italian Coast. The photos below were...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/photos-of-the-week-week-46-2018/
Corsica: One Of The Three Candidates Rejected For… For What? Last week we wrote that three ferry companies were competing for the Public Service Delegation contract: Corsica Ferries, Corsica Linea and CMN/La Mériodionale. The OTC (Office des Transports Corse) who has to take the decision, rejected...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/corsica-one-of-the-three-candidates-rejected-for-for-what/
HH Ferries, the operator linking Denmark and Sweden via Helsingør and Helsingborg, underwent a serious transformation. 1) Ferries TYCHO BRAHE and AURORA now operate fully on battery power. This makes the route the world’s first high-intensity battery-operated ferry line, with departures for both...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/forsea-is-the-new-name-for-hh-ferries/
Møre og Romsdal county municipality has awarded a contract for the ferry connections Eidsdal-Linge, Stranda-Liabygda, Hundeidvik-Festøy and Sæbø-Leknes-Standal-Trandal to Fjord1. There was only one competitor: Norled. The contract for inner Sunnmøre will apply from 1 January 2020 until 31 December...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/more-contracts-for-fjord1/
Corsica: The new DSP starts on 1 October 2019 and lasts only until 31 December 2020 (and not 2019 as written last week)
The Norwegian road administration shelved the plans to build a tunnel under the Oslofjord. This made operator Bastø Fosen decide to order their fourth newbuilding for the Horten-Moss ferry route across the Oslofjord. The ferry will be hybrid but the aim is to let her run 100% on battery. Shipyard...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/one-more-electric-newbuilding-for-torghatten-asas-subsidiary/
Baleària’s first of two LNG-dual fuel ro-pax ferries left the shipyard Cantiere Navale Visentini and is now in dry dock at the port of Trieste for the final works before the final sea trials scheduled for the next weeks. The newbuilding hull n° C224 and already named HYPATIA DE ALEJANDRIA is set to...
The glamorous village of Portofino near Genoa, following the fierce winds and rains which devastated tourist icons in Italy in the last few weeks, is now only reachable by sea, after the main road collapsed. Following the event, the ferry ICHNUSA owned by BN Sarnav (joint venture controlled by...