Ropax SICILIA has been refitted and re-engined at the WestSea Viana Yard in Portugal. An LNG tank with a 425m3 capacity has been installed, good for a range of 1,100 nautical miles. The MAN9L48 / 60 engines have been converted into the 9L51 / 60DF dual fuel version. Installation of fuel consumption...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/sixth-lng-powered-ship-joins-the-balearia-fleet/
This week, a brand-new Cyprus-based shipping company called Anarres Shipping is launching a regular ro-ro service between the port of Marina di Carrara, in Italy (between La Spezia and Livorno), and Sousse, in Tunisia. The general manager of the company, Nikkos J Frangos, explains to Ferry Shipping...
Brittany Ferries says it is lobbying French government at the highest levels to avoid the implementation of reciprocal quarantine measures. In a normal year the company carries about 2.6 million customers, of which 85 percent are British. Any move that might dissuade more Brits to cancel their...
Unity Line and Polska Żegluga Bałtycka (PŻB – Polferries brand) submitted an application to the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) to create a joint venture. The aim is to obtain financing for new ro-pax ferries.
https://ferryshippingnews.com/joint-venture-between-unity-line-and-pzb/
780,000 passengers during a normal summer 240,000 passengers were expected in 2020 ???,000 passengers after UK Quarantine restrictions for people coming from France Quarantine restrictions on those holidaying with Brittany Ferries in Normandy and Brittany will heap more pain on an already terrible...
On August 10, Seajets’ POWER JET entered service on the Heraklion – Santorini line, replacing her older fleetmate NAXOS JET (former SEACAT SCOTLAND). High-speed ferry POWER JET was originally built by Austal (1992) for German TT-LINE as the DELPHIN.
https://ferryshippingnews.com/seajets-power-jet-entered-service-on-august-10/
With more new vessels added, and new route contracts, the ferry division of Fjord1 has done a good job with a revenue increase of 14%. The tourism division (fjord sightseeing etc) was of course affected by the absence of foreign travellers. Highlights New ferry contracts secured revenue growth of...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/fjord1-q2-ferries-up-tourism-down/
Stena Line was forced to remove one freight ship from its Belfast hub because of COVID related drop in freight volumes. Stena Line has now announced that it will charter SEATRUCK PANORAMA to help boost freight capacity on its Belfast to Liverpool and Belfast to Heysham routes. Reason: increase in...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/stena-line-adds-seventh-ship-to-belfast-operations/