Connecting Ireland after Brexit Ireland has ramped up direct shipping routes to mainland Europe since the end of the Brexit transition period. This has resulted in new routes and the addition of tonnage capacity. Rather than giving the information in bits and pieces we want to keep an overall view...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/connecting-ireland-after-brexit/
Enova provides NOK 38 million for a hydrogen ferry and hydrogen production in Rogaland, Norway. This is Enova’s third award for hydrogen projects on ships in one month. Norled’s ferry HIDLE is under construction. Next year it will sail on the Finnøy connection. It will initially run on biodiesel,...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/enova-gives-nok-38-million-to-hydrogen-projects/
The Spanish has bid for the route that was previously operated by Trasmediterranea. Trasmapi has offered USD 4.6 million for two laid-up catamarans from the Alaska Marine Highway System: FAIRWEATHER (MarineTraffic IMO 9265809) and CHENEGA (MarineTraffic IMO 9265794). Source: Puentedemando...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/trasmapi-interested-in-route-gandia-ibiza-palma/
Irish Hauliers are Bypassing Welsh Ports to Avoid Brexit Bureaucracy “On our European routes there’s a 500% increase in freight volume going through the port compared to last year,” says Glenn Carr, GM Rosslare Europort. He believes this change in operations will not be temporary. He said decisions...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/irish-hauliers-are-bypassing-welsh-ports-to-avoid-brexit-bureaucracy/
Soon GNV SEALAND will be a new addition to the fleet of Grandi Navi Veloci. SCOTTISH VIKING, currently operating in the Baltic for Stena Line, is a 2009-Visentini-built ropax with a capacity of 2,255 lane metres and 195 cars. First the ship will help to replace the vessels that are getting their...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/gnv-to-add-tonnage-gnv-sealand/
The degradation of the role and the contribution of the coastal shipping to the country’s development – by the state – was highlighted by the Hellenic Passenger Shipping Business Association (SEEN), which also submitted specific proposals. Read the full story on our website...
The handling volumes of Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) were just over two percent below the previous year’s figure at just under 21,840 million tons. The volume increase in the past four months in particular contributed to minimise the decline. Automotive business was 20% higher. Most areas,...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/lubeck-continues-to-prepare-the-scandinavienkai/
Last Saturday saw the first departure of CORSICA MARINA SECONDA from Cartagena to Toulon, loaded with trucks with fruit and vegetables. The ferry has been chartered from Corsica Ferries by a French company. The route over land is about 1,200km. With this “motorways of the sea” drivers arrive in...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/cartagena-tests-a-direct-roro-service-with-the-south-of-france/
Marcus Risberg (left picture), Managing Director for Swedish subsidiary Tallink Silja AB leaves Tallink Grupp to take up a new position as CEO of Destination Gotland. Mr Risberg will replace Christer Bruzelius, who retires after 9 successful years. Tallink Grupp announced that Mr Ats Joorits (right...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/destination-gotland-gets-new-ceo/