Mergers and acquisitions between shipping companies, consolidation, bigger ships, ports and berths to be redesigned, reshoring of production to Europe or North Africa, Mediterranean trades, new technologies and the impact of the war in Ukraine. These are some of the trending topics on the table...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/ettore-morace-good-news-for-the-motorways-of-the-seas-also-in-spain/
Modernization and replacement of vessels, terminals and IT systems are the centrepieces of BC Ferries’ Performance Term Six submission provided to the BC Ferries Commissioner recently for rate determination activities. The 12-Year Capital Plan responds to anticipated passenger and vehicle growth...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/bc-ferries-more-ships-more-service/
Turkish shipbuilder Sefine launched NEREA, the new ferry ordered by Siremar (company part of Caronte & Tourist group) in Q1, 2021. This new 8,300 GT ropax, entirely financed by Caronte & Tourist, is part of a wider fleet renovation plan. Another sister ship of the ELIO series has been commissioned...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/sefine-shipyard-launched-nerea-first-ropax-for-siremar/
October 4, 2022 – Holland Shipyards Group signed a contract with Trafikverket Sweden for the delivery of two plus two autonomous all-electric ferries. The ferries will sail according to autonomy level 2 and will be controlled from the remote control center based in Stockholm. The contract includes...
As the last of the four hybrid ferries operating between Puttgarden (Germany) and Rødby (Denmark), the double-ended ferry PRINSESSE BENEDIKTE has just had four new thrusters installed. The new thrusters are far more efficient and thus energy-saving than the previous push thrusters. Accordingly,...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/scandlines-completes-investment-project-in-low-noise-thrusters/
Regent, the builder a new generation of electric hydrofoiling wing-in-ground (WIG) effect craft, has added German ferry operator FRS to its growing list of customers.
https://ferryshippingnews.com/frs-has-plans-with-electric-hydrofoils/
The latest acquisition of Seajets, HSC SPEED JET is currently on her way to Greece under tow by tug DUKE II. The ship was purchased in November 2021 from Latin America (Venezuela) and she is a sister ship of HSC POWER JET. She was built in 1996 by Austal and served on behalf of Scandlines...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/seajets-new-acquisition-hsc-speed-jet-is-on-her-way-to-greece/
Ferry – freight: Due to lower volumes on the Dover Strait and on the Baltic Sea, total volumes in September 2022 were 7.5% below 2021. Freight volumes were above 2021 in all other regions. North Sea volumes were above 2021 despite a negative impact from a strike in Felixstowe port as volumes to a...
Piraeus, October 7, 2022, — inauguration festivities of SMYRNA DI LEVANTE of Levante Ferries. The fully rebuilt ropax is a new “sea bridge”, connecting Thessaloniki with Izmir for the first time on October 10, 2022. The interior of the ship was completely redesigned by Mr Apostolos Molindris and...