Balearia’s fast monohull ferry RAMON LLULL got new MTU 20V4000M73L engines, which will increase its speed by 30%. That will allow her to connect Denia and Formentera in less than two hours. Improvements have also been made to the interior, such as the creation of a premium lounge, the introduction...
Strategic Marine launched ALFRED, the new vessel for Pentland Ferries. This happened in Vung Tao, Vietnam. Designed by BMT SSD, the 85m catamaran is due to enter service later this year, transporting up to 430 passengers, 98 cars and 12 lorries between the Orkney Islands and mainland Scotland.
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/pentland-ferries-new-unit-launched-in-vietnam/
At the end of February, Norled revealed the first visuals of the hydrogen-powered ferry, designed by LMG Marin, and with contributions from fellow cluster partners Westcon Power & Automation and Prototech. Topside location of the hydrogen tanks and system. In case of a leakage, gas will emit into...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/norled-presents-the-worlds-first-hydrogen-ferry-design/
Last year, Tallink Grupp saw unaudited revenue from restaurant and shops sales (including onshore) slide by 2.3% to €524.4 million as spend per passenger declined slightly. The core retail and restaurant segment accounted for 55.2% of total Tallink Grupp revenue in 2018, in line with 2017 (55.5%)....
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/tallinks-retail-and-restaurant-sales-slip-2-3-to-e524-million/
Finnlines Plc published its financial review for the period January–December 2018. The Grimaldi Group company continues to perform well, with the result increasing by EUR 12.5 million to EUR 95.1 million. Revenue also increased by 9.9% to EUR 589.4 million. During Q4, the cargo volumes remained...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/finnlines-grows-with-its-customers/
Niels Smedegaard has decided to step down as CEO of DFDS at the end of April. Torben Carlsen (photo), who joined DFDS as a member of the Executive Board and CFO in 2009, is appointed new CEO.
Tallink saw a significant increase in the number of cargo units transported: + 5.7%, totalling nearly 385,000 cargo units transported in 2018. The total number of passengers increased with 900 to the highest number ever: 9,756,611. Tallink Grupp’s passenger numbers increased on nearly all the...
The Ionian Group consortium officially announced that it will be renamed into Levante Ferries Group. This comes after the change in its composition. The Group’s fleet will include FIOR DI LEVANTE, MARE DI LEVANTE, ANDREAS KALVOS and NISSOS KEFALONIA. They will continue offering ferry crossings to...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/ionian-group-becomes-levante-ferries-group/
Argentinian ferry operator Buquebus has entered into a design contract with Australian shipyard Incat for a dual-fuel LNG high-speed ferry. Buquebus operates a ferry service between Buenos Aires and Uruguay. In 2013 the company introduced the LNG-powered Incat ferry FRANCISCO. The main difference...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/buquebus-eyes-up-second-lng-ferry/