February 7, 2025
In connection with the presentation for the Capital Markets Day held by Attica Holdings S.A. on February 3, 2025, Attica posted a corporate presentation on its website, at the following link: https://www.attica-group.com/Press Releases & Announcements.
Two pages caught our special attention:
Fuel and Emission Cost Savings Initiatives (Slide 50)
- Scrubber Installation
- SOx emission control devices installed on main and auxiliary engines.
- Additional installation planned on 2 vessels, bringing the total to 10 vessels.
- 80% funded through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) for green investments.
- Expected cost savings through the use of high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO).
- Compliance with IMO regulations on sulphur emissions (effective May 2025).
- Estimated fuel consumption reduction: 3.9k metric tonnes.
- Reduction in environmental footprint by 3% to 5%.
- Energy-Saving Devices
- Implementations include:
- Silicone anti-fouling paints.
- LED lighting systems.
- Solar panels.
- Propeller optimisations.
- Onshore power supply integration.
- Expected reduction in fuel costs.
- Contribution to Attica’s ESG targets.
- Implementations include:
- Financial Impact
- Total remaining investment: €35 million.
- Estimated EBITDA impact:
- Scrubber installation: €7–8 million.
- Energy-saving devices: €1–2 million.
- Cost savings will be fully realised by 2026.
Newbuilds and Fleet Optimisation (Slide 51)
- Adriatic Vessels
- Two new Ro-Pax newbuildings to be deployed in the Adriatic.
- Signed bareboat agreement, with purchase option in 2032.
- Delivery expected in 2027.
- Designed to replace three existing vessels while maintaining freight capacity.
- Expected economies of scale and energy savings.
- Estimated vessel sale proceeds in 2027: €8 million.
- AERO Vessels
- Two vessels with 400-passenger capacity.
- One compact vessel with a 250-passenger capacity.
- Designed to replace high-speed vessels to reduce fuel consumption and maintenance costs.
- Homogenisation of product offerings in the Argo-Saronic route.
- Compact Dual-Fuel Ro-Pax Vessel
- Capacity: 1,500 passengers, 270 beds, and 825 lane metres.
- Fleet renewal and replacement of older vessels.
- Expected vessel sale proceeds in 2028: €37 million.
- Financial Impact
- Remaining investment:
- Adriatic vessels: €375 million.
- AERO vessels: €50 million.
- Compact vessel: €90 million.
- EBITDA impact:
- Adriatic vessels: €35–40 million.
- AERO vessels: €5–6 million.
- Compact vessel: €7–8 million.
- Remaining investment:
