Tersan signed a contract with Norway’s Fjord1 ASA for the construction of two environmentally friendly vehicle and passenger ferries. To be delivered in Q2, 2023 Designed by HAV Design firm Length 84 metres / 248 people including crew / 80 cars / 6 trucks. Fast charging of batteries during port...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/fjord1-returns-to-tersan-for-two-more-ferries/
Summer season 2021 has already opened for the Hellenic High-Speed Crafts. The new entries are: Minoan Lines HSC SANTORINI PALACE will be introduced on the Heraklion-Santorini-Naxos-Paros-Mykonos-Syros-Piraeus line on June 12, 2021. The ship will depart every morning at 9:00 except Wednesdays....
https://ferryshippingnews.com/hellenic-highspeed-crafts-that-will-enter-service-this-month/
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s Heysham Passenger Terminal has undergone a new refurbishment, just in time for the opening of the Manx borders.
https://ferryshippingnews.com/heysham-terminal-undergoes-renovation/
Following the departure of BC Ferries’ third Island Class ship in May, a fourth Island Class ferry has begun the journey from Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania to Victoria, B.C. Depending on weather, it will take approximately 60 days for the yet-to-be named ship to make the transatlantic voyage...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/bc-ferries-fourth-island-class-ferry-departs-romania/
The Finnish Shipowners Association wrote that Shipping companies will accept: a certificate of a negative COVID-19 test for passengers coming to Finland as of Tuesday, 8th June 2021. a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine certificate. The vaccine must be taken at least 21 days before the trip.
Ropax ferry AURORA BOTNIA, which will operate on the route between the Finnish city of Vaasa and the Swedish city of Umeå, completed its first sea trial last weekend. She will be the first ropax in the world with a Clean Design class notation. In practice, this means that the ship has been designed...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/successful-sea-trials-aurora-botnia/
According to the Hellenic Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, from June 10, 2021, passengers wishing to travel by ferry will be able to make their health statement digitally, in order to avoid overcrowding in the ports and make the embarkation process faster. The digital health...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/digital-health-statement-for-ferry-passengers/
Italian shipowners’ association Assarmatori, together with the association of the small municipalities located on the islands, asked the Italian government to remove the 50% passenger capacity. It limits tourism and negatively impacts the revenues of the companies involved in the business. They...
Scottish-led HySeas III project aims to build Europe’s first ferry powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The contract has been awarded to Aqualisbraemar LOC Group by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL), one of the partners in the EU-funded HySeas III programme. The plan is to demonstrate that hydrogen...
The procurement of a new ferry to help support the community and economy on Islay is officially underway, says Transport Scotland. The first stage of the tender process will assess if interested shipyards meet the technical and financial criteria to take on the project. The Invitation To Tender is...