The Armon shipyard in Gijón has already built 90% of the aluminium structure for the Margarita Salas, Baleària’s second dual-engined fast ferry for passengers and cargo. The ship is scheduled to be launched this autumn and to come into operation next spring on the Barcelona-Ciutadella-Alcúdia...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/fast-ferry-margarita-salas-to-be-launched-in-autumn/
Fayard A/S and Odense Havn A/S have per 1 July 2023 entered into an agreement on the extension of Fayard’s involvement in the Port of Odense. The parties have entered into a 30-year non-cancellable lease agreement, in which Fayard has secured the right to dispose of the unique shipyard facilities...
In June 2023: -1.3% passengers, driven mostly due to chartering of vessels (less capacity) -24.9% freight units +5.1% passenger vehicles In Q2 2023 (April-June) -0.7% passengers: the decrease was driven mostly due to chartering of vessels including SILJA EUROPA and GALAXY I that transported more...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/tallink-grupp-statistics-for-june-2023-and-q2-2023/
O Ferries extended with 3 years the charter agreement with Bore Ltd on the RoRo vessels NORSKY and NORSTREAM, maintaining its presence on the Zeebrugge-Teesport and Zeebrugge-Tilbury routes for the long term. P&O Ferries also reinforced its commitment to the Zeebrugge-Teesport route through a...
On Monday 10 July, the European Parliament will discuss in Strasbourg the final agreement on both the Regulation on the deployment of Alternative Fuel Infrastructure (‘AFIR’) – which sets the framework for the deployment of onshore power supply (OPS) in ports – and the Regulation on the use of...
In recent weeks, Baleària has increased the consumption of natural gas on its 10 dual-fuel engined ships to 100%. The shipping company estimates that this will allow it to stop emitting around 80,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere between June 1st and the end of the year. In October 2021, in...
On June 30, 2023, SeaJets, Kiara Shipping and Golden Step Shipping Ltd submitted a new improved proposal to the Piraeus Bank for the acquisition of ANEK Lines. [see last week’s news: Surprise: SeaJets submitted a proposal for the acquisition of ANEK Lines] According to the new letter, which was...