According to a new Ministerial Decision, the measures taken concerning the operation of the Coastal Shipping in Greece from November 1 to November 30, 2020 are as follows: Only the permanent residents of the islands will be allowed to travel by passenger or passenger ferries Passengers without face...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/hellenic-coastal-lines-measures-for-the-november-lockdown/
At the same time, shipping companies are required to keep two morning and two evening departures on the routes. Source: PledgeTimes.
On 9 November, the Danish authorities introduced restrictions in the Northern part of Jutland, to reduce the spreading and development of a mink virus variant. It has been decided that all mink herds in Denmark must be slaughtered. Stena Line has decided to temporarily stop the passenger operation...
After 20 years of service KNOSSOS PALACE withdrew from the Heraklion line. She will serve on the Civitavecchia – Olbia line under a new name and sporting the Grimaldi Lines livery. CRUISE BONARIA (ex- EUROPA PALACE), on the other hand will be renamed KNOSSOS PALACE and introduced on the...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/soon-more-freight-capacity-on-piraeus-heraklion/
La Méridionale‘s opens the previously announced Marseille-Tangier-Marseille route on 14 November with 3 sailings each way per week, using the GIROLATA and PELAGOS. Suardiaz Group is going to launch a roro line between Tangier Med and Barcelona on 7 November. It will run twice weekly and be able to...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/new-ferry-lines-from-morocco-to-europe/
Ferry – freight: Total volumes in October were 2% above 2019 adjusted for the closure of the Paldiski-Hanko route North Sea volumes were above 2019 driven by stockbuilding ahead of Brexit. Automotive volumes continued to recover. Baltic Sea volumes were also above 2019, mainly due to additional...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/dfds-october-volume-report-freight-above-last-year/
“Having started the year with over 7,200 dedicated employees in the group this year, we are faced with the reality of this number of good employees, dedicated and passionate tourism sector people in our company falling below the 5,000 mark by the end of this year.” Tallink Grupp’s CEO Paavo Nõgene...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/covid-19-hits-tallink-grupps-employees-and-q3-results/
The Council of State (“Conseil d’état”) overturned on November 6 the decision of the administrative court of appeal of Marseille which had condemned the Collectivity of Corsica to pay “a provision of 20 million euros” to Corsica Ferries for a loss because of unfair competition. According to the...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/the-conviction-of-the-collectivite-de-corse-cancelled/
Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea said in a Spanish press release it is NOT filing or about to file for bankruptcy. This message came after some damaging articles were published in Spanish media. The company said that it is renegotiating debts. “Faced with the impact of the low demand because of the...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/naviera-armas-trasmediterranea-in-refinancing-operation/
Moby St. Peter’s Line may launch a regular Saint-Petersburg – Kaliningrad line in 2021 if coronavirus related restrictions on travelling abroad are extended, Sergey Kotenev, CEO of the company, said at the webinar “All Ferries of Russia. The Baltic Sea” organized by PortNews. If it happens, it will...