Ro-Ro and Passenger Ferries

Strong year confirms Marseille Fos growth trend

Marseille

Volumes last year in key areas of activity confirmed Marseille Fos as the leading French cargo and cruise port – a result matched by dynamic progress at its logistics and industrial sites.    

Total cargo throughput improved 1% on 2017 to 81 million tonnes.  Standout performances included a seventh consecutive year of growth in container traffic, which rose 2% for 1.4 million teu, and a 12% increase in dry bulks at 15.2MT.  Meanwhile cruise numbers leapt 15% to 1.7 million passengers. 

In...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/24/strong-year-confirms-marseille-fos-growth-trend/

RMT welcomes transfer of Argyll Ferries to publicly owned CalMac from today

Mick Cash

Maritime union RMT today welcomed the transfer of the Argyll Ferries contract to the publicly owned CalMac and heralded it as a victory for union members and the on-going campaign to end profiteering and uncertainty on Scottish Ferry services. 

Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, Paul Wheelhouse MSP, announced last year that he would be scrapping the halted tender process and directly awarding the Gourock-Dunoon contract to CalMac. The union has held consultative meetings...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/21/rmt-welcomes-transfer-of-argyll-ferries-to-publicly-owned-calmac-from-today/

RMT to take demands for a fair deal for workers on BREXIT Ferry contracts direct to Chris Grayling

Mick Cash

Maritime union RMT will be taking the demands for a fair deal for British workers on Government Brexit ferry contracts direct to Transport Secretary Chris Grayling on Friday morning.

RMT will be holding a protest outside the DfT at 10am on Friday 11th January (Department for Transport, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR) setting out the following three core demands on the Government contracts:

  1. All ferries to be fully crewed up with UK ratings
  2. Recognition of UK...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/08/rmt-to-take-demands-for-a-fair-deal-for-workers-on-brexit-ferry-contracts-direct-to-chris-grayling/

Baleària begins retrofitting the Nápoles, the first of six ferries it will switch to LNG

The ship will reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by more than 9,000 tons a year

The shipping company Baleària has begun retrofitting its Nápoles ferry to be powered by liquified natural gas. The ferry arrived at the Gibraltar Gibdock shipyards yesterday where they will modify the engines and install an LNG tank with the work expected to be completed by February 15th.

Thus, the two engines currently on the ship (MAN9L48/60) will become 9L51/60DF versions which are dual-fuel liquefied natural gas...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/19/balearia-begins-retrofitting-the-napoles-the-first-of-six-ferries-it-will-switch-to-lng/

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