Karin Orsel has been appointed the first female President ever in the history of ECSA, starting on 1 January 2024 for a two-year term, with Mikki Koskinen joining as the new Vice-President. She succeeds Philippos Philis, who has held the position since January 2022.
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Norled won the tender for the ferry connections Stokkvågen-Lovund and Stokkvågen-Træna after delivering a concept that cuts emissions by up to 90%. Three new battery-hybrid ferries will enter the connection in 2027. The three new buildings that will join the connection will all have capacity for 60...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/norled-wins-the-stokkvagen-tender/
Baleària has purchased the cruise ferry RUSADIR after completing more than half a year of charter on the Malaga – Melilla route. The ferry was originally built as HONFLEUR for Brittany Ferries. The power comes from LNG or MDO and drives an electric propulsion system. Baleària considers LNG a...
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After buying a Suardiaz Ro-Ro vessel —now the YSABEL— the Spanish armed forces acquired a second ro-ro vessel: CADENA 4. The vessel belonged to a company within the CLdN sphere. The former COLOR CARRIER was last chartered by Baleària on the route between the continent and the Canary Islands....
https://ferryshippingnews.com/spanish-mod-buys-a-second-ro-ro/
Aegean Sea Lines has announced that its vessel ANEMOS will temporarily replace Seajets’ AQUA BLUE on the Lavrion – Agios Efstratios – Lemnos – Kavala route. This decision comes after Seajets opted not to participate in the Hellenic Ministry of Shipping’s recent tender in December 2023 for the North...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/aegean-sea-liness-anemos-temporarily-on-the-north-aegean-run/
The new Utsira ferry will be operated by Norled. An island right out in the open ocean, Utsira is one of Norway’s smallest municipalities in terms of population size. There is only one ferry connection: from Haugesund (a town between Bergen and Stavanger). The contract is for 20 years with an...
In December 2023 AS Tallink Grupp transported: In the fourth quarter of 2023 (October-December) AS Tallink Grupp transported: During the full year 2023, Tallink Grupp transported: Summary of what Tallink Grupp’s CEO Paavo Nõgene said: Photo: Tallink Shuttle vessel MyStar, photo credit: Marten…
Moby has officially announced that two of its ferries, the ro-pax units MOBY VINCI and SHARDEN, will be sold to a company controlled by the MSC Group in the coming months. Specifically, the ferries are to be acquired by Aponte’s Conglomerate Maritime Limited for a total sum of EUR 109 million. This...
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VIKING CINDERELLA will make her long-awaited comeback on the Helsinki-Stockholm route on March 8. Although the vessel has not been in Finland in nearly 20 years, she has maintained her popularity as many people ‘s favourite vessel. In 2003, Cinderella’s red hull was painted white, and the popular...
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