During Question Time in the Croatian Parliament, Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butković announced a plan to buy six new ships for Jadrolinija. Source article: Total Croatia News…
https://ferryshippingnews.com/butkovic-announces-plan-to-buy-six-new-ships-for-jadrolinija/
Norwegian Public Roads Administration and EQT-owned Torghatten Nord signed the contract to operate ‘Vestfjordstrekninga’ from 2025 till 2040. The ferries will run on hydrogen. The contract is worth NOK 4.9 billion. Vestfjordstrekninga connects Bodø, Røst, Værøy and Moskenes and is the longest ferry...
On 15 December 2021, the keel laying ceremony for two electric ferries for Riveer (Gorinchem) took place at Alumare, Poland. The two vessels are due to enter service early 2023 and will sail on the river De Merwede between the cities of Gorinchem, Sleeuwijk, Werkendam and Hardinxveld-Giessendam....
Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) has entered into a charter contract with the Quebec firm Logistec to add SVANØY to its operational fleet for the year 2022 with an option of extension for the year 2023. [ SVANOY on MarineTraffic] The ship is currently in Ålesund and will transit to Quebec in...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/norwegian-ferry-svanoy-will-join-the-stq-fleet-in-early-2022/
The sister ships FORZA and TENACIA —owned by Grimaldi Holding— will start a new 5-year bareboat charter with Grandi Navi Veloci, starting in February. Broker sources suggest that the daily rate should be EUR 14,500 for the first three years, 14,750 for the fourth and 15,000 for the fifth. No...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/forza-and-tenacia-to-start-a-5-year-bareboat-charter-with-gnv/
On 15 January 2022, Seajets’ HSC RAPID LINK JET and HSC CHAMPION JET 1 entered the large Spanopoulos group dry dock for schedules and annual repairs. RAPID LINK JET was purchased in October 2019 from the Bridgemans Trinidad LP and since December 2019 was laid up at Ambelakia Salamis. The repairs...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/seajets-rapid-link-jet-is-preparing-for-service/
GNV confirmed a 12-month charter of A-Ships Managements’ RoPax GOLDEN BRIDGE. Recently, the large ship was dry docked at the Perama repair zone and changed her livery. She is expected to be introduced on Barcelona-Ibiza on 31 January 2022.
https://ferryshippingnews.com/gnv-chartered-golden-bridge-for-the-balearics/
The ferry company BluNavy has just welcomed in its fleet the ropax unit ANTONELLO DA MESSINA chartered in from Siremar (jointly controlled by Caronte & Tourist and Liberty Lines). After some tests the ship started covering the Piombino – Porto Ferraio route offering 4 roundtrips per day and...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/antonello-da-messina-chartered-by-blunavy/
Throughout 2021, ForSea has sailed between Helsingborg-Helsingör according to the normal timetable regardless of the pandemic’s. Freight traffic trends +8.5% freight compared to 2020 +3.5% freight compared to 2019 This can be seen as an effect of changed consumption patterns, as more and more...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/forsea-increase-in-traffic-despite-pandemic/
Hai You Shipping (Taiwan) ordered her first CoCo Yachts designed and Glow Marine of Singapore-built fast ferry, a Coastal Cruiser 400. The Coastal Cruiser 400 is specially designed for Hai You Shipping, and features a reversed bow, a length over all of 42.80m, and a beam of 10.3m. The hull is...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/hai-you-shipping-orders-a-coco-yachts-coastal-cruiser-400/