As from this week, ropax SAGA owned by Stena is back on the market, available for charter. The two-month lasting agreement with the Ancona-based ferry company Adria Ferries has just expired and the ship is now positioned in the southern part of the Adriatic Sea waiting for instructions. For the...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/ropax-saga-redelivered-to-stena/
The Greek Minister of Maritime Affairs and Island Policy approved the tender results for the introduction of the Hellenic Seaways’ HSC HELLENIC HIGHSPEED on the Rhodes-Chalki-Karpathos-Kasos-Sitia line. The ship will be subsidised for 3 weekly sailings until October 3, 2021.
Unvaccinated people in Greece from next week will need a negative Covid-19 rapid antigen test result in order to travel between regions. The rule, which will be in force until March 31, 2022, is among the series of measures announced by the Greek government to stop the spread of the coronavirus...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/unvaccinated-passengers-to-be-tested-before-travelling-in-greece/
The EU Commission has approved DFDS’ acquisition of the HSF Logistics Group announced on 26 January 2021. HSF Logistics Group is one of Europe’s leading cold chain logistics providers to meat producers and other food producers that operate temperature-controlled supply chains.
https://ferryshippingnews.com/dfds-acquisition-of-hsf-logistics-group-approved/
BC Ferries’ newest hybrid electric ship transited the Panama Canal over the weekend and is now preparing for its trip home to British Columbia. Island 5, as it is temporarily named, departed Romania on July 31 under its own power. BC Ferries expects the ship to be in B.C. by late-September,...
In August 2021 AS Tallink Grupp transported -14.1% passengers = 389,715 -3.4% cargo units = 28,790 -18.1% passenger vehicles = 78,193 COVID-19 related travel restrictions were the key operational factor influencing the developments in August 2021. Estonia – Finland: August results reflect shuttle...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/as-tallink-grupp-statistics-for-august-2021/
A-Ships Management’s GOLDEN BRIDGE (1990) was introduced on the Bari – Durrës Line on September 3, 2021. The Japanese-built vessel was chartered to GNV for further service on the Italy-Albania line. (3-month charter + purchase option is the rumour)…
https://ferryshippingnews.com/golden-bridge-transferred-to-the-bari-durres-line/
MSC announced the launch of a new, direct rail service connecting Trieste, Italy and Ludwigshafen, Germany available from 10 September 2021, designed to improve rail capacity and reduce transit time between Turkey and Germany to an estimated 12 days. This service is directly in competition with the...
TT-Line has had a substantial increase in volumes in recent years and is Port of Trelleborg’s largest customer. Currently, TT-Line has seven vessels operating the lines between Trelleborg and Travemünde, Rostock, Swinoujscie and Klaipeda. In 2022, the first of the two LNG 230m Green Ships, is...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/tt-line-has-signed-a-ten-year-agreement-with-port-of-trelleborg/
Two months after the opening of the new lines in the Balearics, GNV announces the new connection from Barcelona with Ciutadella de Menorca (via Palma de Mallorca) with GNV SEALAND (2,255 lane metres and 195 cars, 880 pax). GNV BRIDGE (delivered June 2021, with 2,564 lane metres and 157 cabins) will...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/gnv-confirms-the-expansion-of-its-balearic-routes/