Estonian ferry operator Estonian State Fleet (ESF) will launch a tender for the construction of a new hybrid ferry for the Virtsu-Kuivastu route. The tender will be launched in September 2024 while the ferry is scheduled to be completed by the autumn of 2026. ESF said that, after an initial...
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TUI Cruises welcomes 2,500-guest newbuild to fleet
Germany’s TUI Cruises took delivery of its newest cruise ship in a ceremony on Monday, June 10. Built by Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku, Mein Schiff 7 will later sail to Kiel, from where it will depart on its maiden operational voyage under the TUI banner on Wednesday, June 12. The Malta-flagged...
https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/cruise/tui-cruises-welcomes-2500-guest-newbuild-to-fleet/
Iran assures future release of crew of seized containership
The government of Iran is set to release all 25 crewmembers of a commercial vessel that local paramilitary forces seized earlier this month, the country’s foreign minister told local media. Hossein Amirabdollahian said that the crew of the containership MSC Aries have been granted consular access...
Iran seizes containership in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian forces seized a containership operated by Switzerland-based MSC in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, April 13. The Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries was some 80 kilometres off the coast of the UAE when it was boarded by Iranian heliborne troops, who subsequently ordered the crew to bring the...
AWARDS 2023 | Best Medium SAR Boat – Orinoco – Baltic Workboats
Best Medium SAR Boat – Orinoco – Baltic Workboats Over recent years Estonia-based Baltic Workboats has become globally renowned for its strong, safe, efficient, attractive and economical work, pilot SAR and patrol boats. They have been exported widely and that is a very good sign. This particularly...
Hamburg Port Authority subsidiary orders new pilot boat
Flotte Hamburg, a subsidiary of Germany’s Hamburg Port Authority, has placed an order for a new pilot boat to be built by Baltic Workboats of Estonia. The vessel, which will be named Hamburg Pilot 1, will have an LOA of 17.95 metres, a beam of 5.87 metres, a draught of only 1.5 metres, a...
AWARDS 2023 | Best Medium Pilot Boat – Shipeku – Baltic Workboats
Best Medium Pilot Boat – Shipeku – Baltic Workboats Estonia’s Baltic Workboats is constantly increasing the depth and breadth of its market. This fine, fast wave-piercing aluminium pilot boat will operate in the Gulf of St Lawrence from Montreal in Canada. The self-righting vessel is ice-capable as...
AWARDS 2023 | Best Medium Patrol Boat – Balchik – Baltic Workboats
Best Medium Patrol Boat – Balchik – Baltic Workboats At 45 metres LOA, this patrol boat is nearing the maximum size of boats built, to date, by the fast growing Estonian aluminium boat designer and builder Baltic Workboats (BWB). Much of BWB’s production is for export and, as it was built for the...
Ignitis and CIP grab one more Estonian offshore wind area
Ignitis Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have won an auction-based tender for the development of offshore wind in the Liivi 1 sea area in Estonia. The tender took place from January 11 to January 17, 2024, and Ignitis and CIP placed the highest bid in the amount of €1.165m...
https://splash247.com/ignitis-and-cip-grab-one-more-estonian-offshore-wind-area/
Estonia launches a call for tender for a new generation zero emission ferry
On 11 December 2023, the Estonian State Fleet announced the procurement of a new energy-efficient ferry. The deadline for submission of tenders for the construction and design of the vessel is 17 January 2024. The new Estonian ferry will be unique in the region: A conceptual ferry design and...