End of an era for the Belgian-built SUPERFERRY II of Golden Star ferries, which will be delivered to SEAJETS on October 12, following the agreement that was made between the two ferry operators last April. The 46-years-old ship will leave the port of Rafina after 28 years of service on the...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/superferry-ii-will-be-delivered-to-seajets-on-october-12/
DFDS and CLdN are adding more roro tonnage. The ships come from the Moby fleet. Our colleague from Shipping Italy revealed that both ELIANA MARINO and MARIA GRAZIA ONORATO ship have been sub-chartered from Moby for at least six months. ELIANA MARINO (2,500 lane metre) will be operated on the Mersin...
According to an article published in the Greek Mononews there will be further developments for the future of ANEK LINES and the Hellenic Coastal Lines in general. The basic points underlined are: Piraeus Bank, wants to speed up the procedures and seeks to fully regulate its relations with the ferry...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/case-studies-for-anek-attica-group-and-grimaldi-group/
Molslinjen’s brand new electric ferry GROTTE was put into operation on October 1st on the route between Esbjerg and Fanø. ‘ GROTTE was design by OSK Group and built at Hvide Sande Shipyard. It was built according to exactly the same design as the two current ferries, FENJA and MENJA, which for many...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/dfds-orders-100-electrical-volvo-trucks-for-logistics-network/
Grandi Navi Veloci has extended for 12 months the charter of two roro vessels already operated and deployed on the Genoa – Palermo – Malta route. The units in question are the sister ships ELISABETH RUSS and CAROLINE RUSS, both controlled by the German company Ernst Russ AG and with a lane metre...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/gnv-extended-the-charters-of-caroline-russ-and-elisabeth-russ/
For the time being Baleària’s dual-fuel LNG ships are to only use LNG for berthing due to the rising cost of the fuel. The conversion of ships into dual-fuel operation continues. HEDY LAMARR is leaving the Valencia – Palma route at the end of the week for her LNG conversion. Source: El Economista...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/balearia-stops-sailing-on-lng-due-to-the-sharp-price-increase/
Molslinjen’s brand new electric ferry GROTTE was put into operation on October 1st on the route between Esbjerg and Fanø. ‘ GROTTE was design by OSK Group and built at Hvide Sande Shipyard. It was built according to exactly the same design as the two current ferries, FENJA and MENJA, which for many...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/fano-gets-its-first-electric-ferry/
Positive trend for September Pax: +27.6% • 310,265 Pax Cars: +4% • 64,610 Cargo Units: +4% • 33,982 Negative trend for Q3 Pax: -13% • 1,144,092 Pax Cars: -16.8% • 229,468 Cargo Units: -1.1% • 90,538 Numbers are still far off from what Tallink is used to in Q3 in the pre-COVID times. The company...
A deal to purchase a ferry for deployment on the Clyde and Hebrides network has been agreed, bringing additional resilience to the fleet, says a release from Transport Scotland. Norled’s UTNE has been earmarked for the Oban-Craignure route, and communities in Skye and the Western Isles will also...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/cmal-acquires-secondhand-tonnage/
“We should not hide that the winter will be difficult. We have collected less ‘in the barns’ this year than we usually have,” says Rederi Ab Eckerö’s CEO, Björn Blomqvist in a radio interview on Ålandsradio.