2023 Newsletter week 34

Grimaldi: Two new state-of-the-art ro-ro ships on the Venice – Bari – Patras line

With the new state-of-the-art ro-ro ships, ECO CATANIA and ECO MALTA, the Italian Grimaldi Group launched zero-emission-in-port vessels in Patras, Venice and Bari at the end of June 2023. Each of the two ‘GG5G’ class ships can carry around 500 trailers and 180 cars (7,800 lane meters), which is...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/grimaldi-two-new-state-of-the-art-ro-ro-ships-on-the-venice-bari-patras-line/

FINNSIRIUS made two calls in Southern Italy and Northern Europe before reaching Naantali

FINNSIRIUS, just delivered to Finnlines by China Merchants Jinling shipyard, called at the port of Gioia Tauro before reaching the port of Naantali to start the regular line with Långnäs and Kapellskär from mid- September. In Southern Italy, the Superstar-class new vessel discharged new cars loaded...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/finnsirius-made-two-calls-in-southern-italy-and-northern-europe-before-reaching-naantali/

Rederi AB Eckerö: Performance record on all routes, vessel sales completed and extensive loan amortisations

Q2, 2023 H1, 2023 Outlook The third quarter has started with volumes in excess of pre-pandemic levels. The continued relatively high bunker prices, high inflation and volatile Swedish krona create continued uncertainty. Despite these uncertainties the company is expected to deliver a full year...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/rederi-ab-eckero-performance-record-on-all-routes-vessel-sales-completed-and-extensive-loan-amortisations/

The Swedish Competition Authority approves cooperation between Gotlandsbolaget and Viking Line

Viking Line and Gotlandsbolaget announced on 9 August 2023 that they are forming a joint company with the task of developing and offering cruises with BIRKA STOCKHOLM between Stockholm-Mariehamn and Stockholm-Mariehamn-Visby. The completion of this business transaction and the start-up of the new...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/the-swedish-competition-authority-approves-cooperation-between-gotlandsbolaget-and-viking-line/

Increased passenger traffic in August and July at the major Greek ports

According to the Hellenic Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy’s data, from July 1 to August 15, 2023, there was an increase in passenger traffic by 6.58%. More specifically, a total of 3,140,906 passengers were transported from the country’s three major ports (Piraeus, Rafina, Lavrion), compared...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/increased-passenger-traffic-in-august-and-july-at-the-major-greek-ports/