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Jan 12
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Record-breaking passenger volumes for Wasaline in 2023

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Wasaline announced excellent results for 2023.

+4.4% passengers

+14.3% cars

+11.6% buses

-5.9% cargo units, mostly due to the ending of traffic to and from Russia. The volume of imported paper has decreased due to lower demand. Export from Finland has remained approximately at the same level.

Turnover for Wasaline stayed the same compared to 2022.

Wasaline expects the first two quarters of 2024 to be difficult for both passenger and freight services due to the current economic downturn.

The shipping company is closely monitoring the (heavy) ice conditions in the Kvarken strait and is prepared to reduce the frequency of departures if necessary.

Jan 12
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DFDS December volumes: freight 2% lower, passengers 8% higher

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Ferry – freight:

  • Total volumes in December 2023 were 2.4% below 2022.
  • North Sea volumes were below 2022 due to volume decrease between the UK and the Netherlands while all other routes were above 2022.
  • Mediterranean volumes were below 2022 following lower volumes between Istanbul and Italy due to primarily timing differences in automotive manufacturing. All other routes were above 2022.
  • Channel volumes continued to be above 2022 driven by the Dover Strait routes.
  • Baltic Sea volumes were below 2022 due to a lower activity level in Sweden and the Baltic countries.
  • In 2023, the total transported freight lane metres decreased 7.9% to 38.4m from 41.7m in 2022. The decrease was 4.2% adjusted for Channel.

Ferry – passenger:

  • The number of passengers in December increased 8.1% following more Channel passengers as well a higher number of passengers on the routes connecting Norway-Denmark and UK-Netherlands.
  • The number of cars increased 4.0%.
  • In 2023, the total number of passengers increased 19.4% to 4.5m from 3.8m in 2022.
Jan 06
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AS Tallink Grupp Statistics

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In December 2023 AS Tallink Grupp transported:

  • +6% passengers 491,222
  • -23.9% cargo units 22,514
  • -1.7% passenger vehicles 59,577

In the fourth quarter of 2023 (October-December) AS Tallink Grupp transported:

  • +3.3% passengers 1,338,921
  • -20.7% cargo units 76,198
  • -1.5% passenger vehicles 172,972

During the full year 2023, Tallink Grupp transported:

  • +4.5% passengers 5,705,600 passengers across all the company’s routes. Passenger numbers increased on the company’s current regular Estonia-Finland and Estonia-Sweden routes compared to 2022 but decreased on the Finland-Sweden routes due to a smaller number of vessels operating.
  • +2.6% passenger vehicles 840 881
  • -20.9% cargo units 323 990 units

Summary of what Tallink Grupp’s CEO Paavo Nõgene said:

  • 2023 has been a year of more slow and steady recovery.
  • No sharp increase because some vessels are chartered out.
  • Chartering out makes perfect sense from an operational and risk reduction point of view as the markets are not ready yet for increased capacity on our routes.
  • Addition of MyStar to the Tallinn-Helsinki route is a success.

Photo: Tallink Shuttle vessel MyStar, photo credit: Marten Merila

Jan 06
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Norled wins the Stokkvågen tender

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Norled won the tender for the ferry connections Stokkvågen-Lovund and Stokkvågen-Træna after delivering a concept that cuts emissions by up to 90%.

Three new battery-hybrid ferries will enter the connection in 2027.

The three new buildings that will join the connection will all have capacity for 60 passenger cars and 250 passengers including crew.

The battery capacity for each of the ferries is approximately 8,000 kWh, making them the ferries with the largest battery capacity in Norway.

Norled has entered into a letter of intent with the shipyard Havyard for the construction of three of the battery ferries and also has an option for a fourth vessel.

LMG Marine has designed the ferries.

Jan 06
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Norled wins Utsira tender

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The new Utsira ferry will be operated by Norled.

An island right out in the open ocean, Utsira is one of Norway’s smallest municipalities in terms of population size. There is only one ferry connection: from Haugesund (a town between Bergen and Stavanger).

The contract is for 20 years with an option for an additional 10 years (5+5).

Breeze Ship Design in Leirvik will design the new Utsira ferry. The new double-ender ferry will be fully electric and designed to accommodate 179 passengers and 29 cars.

The new contract will commence on May 1, 2025.

Jan 06
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Baleària buys the hybrid ferry RUSADIR

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Baleària has purchased the cruise ferry RUSADIR after completing more than half a year of charter on the Malaga – Melilla route.

The ferry was originally built as HONFLEUR for Brittany Ferries.

The power comes from LNG or MDO and drives an electric propulsion system.

Baleària considers LNG a transition towards decarbonization. The company says it prepared to operate with renewable sources that are neutral in CO2 emissions.

Jan 06
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VIKING CINDERELLA to return on the Helsinki-Stockholm route

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VIKING CINDERELLA will make her long-awaited comeback on the Helsinki-Stockholm route on March 8. Although the vessel has not been in Finland in nearly 20 years, she has maintained her popularity as many people ‘s favourite vessel.

In 2003, Cinderella’s red hull was painted white, and the popular vessel was reassigned to the Stockholm-Mariehamn route for 20 years, with just a few summer visits to Helsinki.

“We are just as enthusiastic as many of our passengers in being able to bring CINDERELLA back to Helsinki to serve together with GABRIELLA”, says Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, Johanna Boijer-Svahnström. Read more about VIKING CINDERELLA’s rich history here.

CINDERELLA in 2003 – Photo: Kristian Bäckström – Wikipedia