Passenger Vessel News Roundup | September 28 – US and Norwegian cruise ships, Danish large Ro-Pax and UK-designed electric hydrofoil commuter ferry concept

A Norwegian cruise ship re-enters service after being fitted with a new propulsion system while construction is nearly complete on a US-operated polar expedition ship and ..

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New CO2 tax challenges Molslinjen in competition with the Great Belt Bridge

A future CO2 tax for Danish domestic ferries is set to cost Molslinjen approx. a quarter of a billion DKK per year. The bill will challenge the company’s ability to compete with the Great Belt Bridge on the important route over the Kattegat. The tax will be DKK1,125 per tonne of emitted CO2 by 2030.

https://ferryshippingnews.com/new-co2-tax-challenges-molslinjen-in-competition-with-the-great-belt-bridge/

NIB finances EQT-backed Molslinjen and Torghattens’ sustainability transformation in Denmark and Norway

NIB has signed a 7-year loan agreement with a EQT owned company to finance capital expenditures relating to electric ferries operated by Molslinjen A/S in Denmark and Torghatten AS in Norway. The EUR 84.71 million loan, which is fully eligible to be funded by NIB Environmental Bond proceeds, will...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/nib-finances-eqt-backed-molslinjen-and-torghattens-sustainability-transformation-in-denmark-and-norway/