Sicily Region has received no offers following the tender officially launched some weeks ago for finding shipyards interested in building a first new ropax vessel to be deployed on the routes to and from Lampedusa and Pantelleria islands. A first tender launched last year already failed at finding...
2022 Newsletter week 15
E-Flexer on Rosslare-Bilbao better for Irish tourism
The French company has confirmed the introduction of a more tourism-oriented ferry GALICIA on to its Rosslare – Bilbao route from November 2022. (E-flexer, built 2020) Currently the Rosslare-Bilbao route is served by ropax CONNEMARA, a predominantly freight vessel with limited facilities for...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/e-flexer-on-rosslare-bilbao-better-for-irish-tourism/
Tallinn-Stockholm route with only one Tallink vessel until the end of 2022
Tallink Grupp has decided not to add a second vessel to the Tallinn-Stockholm route in 2022 as originally planned. The route will continue to be operated by the company’s vessel BALTIC QUEEN and the departures from Tallinn and Stockholm will take place every other day. VICTORIA I, which was due to...
Scandlines hires new CFO
Jesper Mikkelsen Heilbuth will take up the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on July 1, 2022, and join the shipping company’s executive board, reporting to CEO Carsten Nørland. As CFO, Jesper Mikkelsen Heilbuth assumes responsibility for all Group functions in the areas of Finance,...