Gradual recovery of economic activity = increase in traffic = improvement of ANEK’s operational results. Q3 (summer high season) saw a significant recovery compared to last year. Sharp rise of bunker prices absorbed the benefit of the good season. 9M +18% turnover EUR 114.2 Q3 +35% turnover EUR...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/ανεκ-lines-a-good-summer-soaring-bunker-prices/
Port of Kiel has set itself the goal of reducing all CO2 emissions it causes to zero by 2030. The path to climate neutrality is described in a three-step plan that concretizes the BLUE PORT concept for the port and was presented on November 24 with the first presentation of the environmental...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/port-of-kiel-no-more-co2-emissions-by-2030/
On November 24, 2021, Rederi AB Gotland said it has acquired the Kawasaki-class roro vessel VALENTINE from Cobelfret Ferries. The vessel has been chartered out on a bare-boat basis to KiwiRail for traffic in the Cooks Sound between the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand. VALENTINE is...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/rederi-ab-gotland-buys-belgian-and-bareboat-charters-to-kiwirail/
RoRo AMIRA MARFAT (former ALEXO, FINNMERCHANT, MERCHANT, FINNLAND), is on her way to Aliaga (Turkey) for scrap, flying the flag of Comoros. The ship was sold by the Cypriot Salamis Lines last September to the Turkish Merfat Maritime, in the context of upgrading its shipping activities and renewing...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/roro-amira-marfat-is-heading-for-scrap/
Europe’s ports welcome that the review of the current AFIR proposal is accompanied by provisions in the new FuelEU Maritime Proposal, which requires vessels to use shore-side electricity infrastructure at berth. The alignment of requirements between what ports need to do and the obligations for...
In 2020: Maritime transport of passengers in EU ports was severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, decreasing by 45.0% compared to 2019. The total number of passengers embarked and disembarked in EU ports was 230.1 million. Italy remained the largest maritime passenger transport country in Europe....
https://ferryshippingnews.com/eu-maritime-passengers-in-2020-severe-drop/
SALAMANCA, the second of five ships in the E-Flexer class ordered by Stena RoRo for Brittany Ferries was delivered on November 30. Sixth E-Flexer of twelve ordered from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai). Chartered by Brittany Ferries on a long-term basis and has been especially adapted to...
Consolidated revenue Q3 +30.58% EUR 148.31 million 9M +17.32% EUR 270.50 million EBITDA Q3 +27.80% EUR 47.11 million 9M +10.18% EUR 42.74 million EBIT Q3 EUR +35.85% 33.34 million 9M EUR +29.40% 4.31 million Consolidated Profit after taxes Q3 EUR +32.74 million (12.14 million) 9M EUR loss 1.31...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/strong-performance-for-attica-holdings-s-a-in-challenging-times/
French antitrust authorities have announced to study the agreement between DFS and P&O on Calais – Dover. Earlier, the British authorities announced the same. (see Ferry Shipping News) Source: Authorité de la Concurrence (in French)…
https://ferryshippingnews.com/france-now-also-to-look-at-dfds-po-space-charter-agreement/
Trasmed GLE, a ferry company part of Grimaldi Group, publicly protested against the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands for the alleged unfair competitive conditions in favour of the competitor Baleària. The company headed by Ettore Morace complained about the fact that its vessel VOLCAN DEL...