Moby in its last financial report also revealed that both the newly built ro-ro ships ALF POLLAK and MARIA GRAZIA ONORATO (owned by Siem and chartered out to F.lli Onorato Armatori) were bareboat chartered to Moby for 8 years. The overall financial commitment for the entire chartering period is:...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/moby-charters-the-two-siem-ro-ros-for-eight-years/
Los tres buques de Brittany Ferries operarán con GNL y son parte de los ocho encargados por Stena Roro a AVIC International.
https://sectormaritimo.es/brittany-ferries-fleta-tres-buques-ropax-a-stena-roro
Los buques irán equipados de una propulsión híbrida a gas natural licuado que les permitirá superar los objetivos establecidos por la OMI.
https://sectormaritimo.es/firmados-los-dos-primeros-pctc-con-propulsion-hibrida-a-gnl
La demanda de TMCD internacional ro-ro mantiene su vigoroso crecimiento, mientras que la oferta no sigue la misma tendencia.
https://sectormaritimo.es/publicado-el-informe-del-observatorio-estadistico-del-tmcd-en-espana
The company is increasing the number of sailings in each direction.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/271919/cldn-expands-irish-service-ahead-of-brexit/
Swedish Ports of Stockholm finished 2018 with a record reaching with stable freight volumes and a record number of cruise passengers. According to the Ports’ 2018 summary, a new revenue record of SEK 866 million (USD 94.9 million) was reached, meaning SEK 10 million more than the record set in 2017.
Specifically, overall 9.6 million tonnes of freight was transmitted through the Ports of Stockholm in 2018, equal to 2017’s amount of freight.
In addition, ro-ro freight transport rose by 4%, reaching...
https://safety4sea.com/ports-of-stockholm-finish-2018-with-stable-freight-volumes/
El puerto de Santander rozó los seis millones de toneladas al cierre del ejercicio, lo que supone un crecimiento del 6,4% respecto a 2017, así como recuperar los niveles de actividad precrisis. De hecho, las estadísticas publicadas por el organismo portuario muestran que durante 2018 se alcanzó el tercer mejor resultado de los últimos 18 años.
La mercancía general creció un 21,4% y se situó en 2,3 millones de toneladas. En este apartado, destaca la buena evolución del tráfico Ro-Ro que, tras...
http://elvigia.com/el-puerto-de-santander-recupera-los-niveles-de-actividad-precrisis/
In a recent development, the Italian Ro-Ro operator Moby Lines has announced that they are planning to enter the bunkering business, reports Ship and Bunker.
What’s the plan?In a letter addressed to the employees of the company in December, the CEO Achille Onorato said that in 2018 the firm had invested in “terminal operators, shipping agencies and we are going to do the same in bunkering business.”
“In a very short period of time, we are going to offer bunker services. We at Moby should all keep...
http://mfame.guru/ro-ro-operator-announce-bunkering-intentions/
Stena Line, a Swedish ferry company, launched its first next generation RoPax vessel at the Avic Weihai Shipyard in China. The first new vessel, to be named Stena Estrid, sailed for the first time on January 16. The vessel is to start service on the Dublin to Holyhead route in early 2020.
Mainly, the RoPax vessel is the first out of three new E-Flexer vessels to voyage to the Irish Sea by 2021. The other two vessels from the series will be running the line between Belfast and Liverpool.
On the...
https://safety4sea.com/stena-line-voyages-first-next-gen-ferry-in-china/
In the past, the Luxembourg-based company CLdN Ro-Ro, decided to build the world’s biggest short-sea ro-ro vessels. Celine, after one year of operating, has fully met her owner’s expectations. The former, along with sister-vessel Delphine, incorporate high technology from other vessel types and are LNG-ready.
Mainly, Gary Walker, Director of CLdN addressed that since operating in the North Sea, large vessels decrease the unit price; the company is covering longer distances and larger vessels...
https://safety4sea.com/worlds-two-biggest-short-sea-ro-ro-vessels-are-lng-ready/