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Dec 08
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New Baleària route between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico after summer 2024.

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Baleària plans to open a new ferry route between San Pedro de Macorís (Dominican Republic) and Mayagüez (Puerto Rico) after summer 2024.

  • Distance 133 miles.
  • 7 hours crossing.
  • Plan to build a terminal in the port of San Pedro de Macorís and adapt the one in Mayagüez.
  • Possibly first LNG-powered ferry in the Caribbean.

Baleària has been operating in the Caribbean since 2011, where it currently connects the Fort Lauderdale with the Bahamian islands of Grand Bahama and Bimini.

This new service will be Baleària’s third route in the Caribbean and its sixth internationally.

Source: Balearia Press Room
Dec 08
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Liberty Lines celebrated the launch of the first fast hybrid ferry

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HSC VITTORIO MORACE, with a length of 39.5 meters and a capacity of 251 passengers, is the world’s first HSC hybrid fast unit. It is equipped with two MTU-Rolls Royce hybrid engines, allowing it to operate entirely in electric mode within ports before recharging the batteries while sailing at 30 knots in open sea.

It is the first of the 9 innovative fast hybrid ships that will join the fleet by 2026.

The vessel was launched at the Astilleros Armon shipyard in Navia, Spain.

Dec 08
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Electrification + lengthening + autonomous battery-changing robot

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  • The high-speed ferries BARONESSEN and BARONEN returned to the Brødrene Aa shipyard to replace their diesel engines with batteries.
  • The vessels will also be lengthened by 10m to address the reduced energy efficiency as a result from the addition of heavy batteries.
  • Innovation in charging: with the assistance of a robotic arm and a battery carousel, the battery module can be replaced in approximately 3 minutes. SHIFTR enables a swift transition to a fully charged battery while the boat is docked, resulting in significant time savings.
  • Using a robotic arm and a battery carousel, changing the battery module can be done in about 3 minutes. SHIFTR makes it possible to change to a fully charged battery while the boat is docked, thus saving a lot of time. At the same time, the power grid will not be burdened to the same extent as with fast charging. Slow charging takes place at lower power, and will be less of a burden on the infrastructure.
Dec 08
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Deltamarin to do the approval and detail design of La Méridionale’s upcoming ro-pax vessel project

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Deltamarin, part of China Merchants Group, has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) for the approval and detail design of La Méridionale’s upcoming ro-pax vessel project.

As a part of the contract, Deltamarin will be responsible for providing both the approval and detail design services for the construction of the new ro-pax vessel pair. Deltamarin has earlier provided the shipyard with consultancy and contract design services on the project.

Source: Deltamarin
Dec 08
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Viking Line + Gotlandsbolaget = BIRKA GOTLAND

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In August, Viking Line and Gotlandsbolaget presented a new joint investment in cruise traffic between Stockholm, Mariehamn and Visby. Now it is clear that the Baltic Sea’s new cruise vessel will be called BIRKA GOTLAND.

Under the leadership of CEO Susanne Kaarnimo-Knight, BIRKA GOTLAND will offer cruises from the end of March 2024.

Around Easter 2024, the first cruise will depart from Stockholm to Mariehamn. During spring and summer, the ship will also go via Visby on selected departures.

After that, the destinations are gradually expanded during the summer months with several popular destinations such as Härnösand, Ystad, Bornholm and Riga.

Dec 01
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Irish Ferries boosts revenues as passenger numbers soar

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The Ferries Division within the Irish Continental Group has demonstrated exceptional performance. Revenues surged by 4.4% in the initial 10 months of the year. Notably, in the period leading up to November 18th, there was a remarkable 12.4% increase in car shipments and a 3.3% rise in Ro-Ro freight.

However, container freight faced challenges attributed to a deceleration in deep-sea volumes. Despite this setback, the overall performance of the Ferries Division underscores its resilience and success in a dynamic market.

 

Volumes (Year to date, 18 November 2023) 2023 2022 Change vs 2022
Cars 588,700 524,700 +12.2%
RoRo Freight 639,900 616,100 +3.9%
Container Freight (teu) 248,500 291,100 -14.6%
Terminal Lifts 277,300 286,100 -3.1%
Read the trading statement
Dec 01
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BC Ferries: Q2 results 2023 reflect continued strong traffic

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BC Ferries’ net earnings (compared to same period last year)

  • For the 3 months ended September 30, 2023: $102.1 million (+26.9%)
  • For the 6 months ended September 30, 2023, $117.3 million (+32.8%)

Passengers

  • Q2: 7.8 million (+4%)
  • Year-to-date: 13.6 million (+5%)

Vehicles

  • Q2: 3.0 million (0%)
  • Year-to-date: 5.5 million (+2%)

Revenue

  • Q2: +11% primarily as a result of an increase in vehicle and passenger traffic levels, tariff rates, fuel surcharges and retail revenue.
  • Year-to-date +10% over the same period in the prior year impacted by factors such as changes in overall traffic levels, traffic types and tariff rates.
  • While revenues were higher, expenses from operations increased by 11% mainly due to continued inflationary pressure across all cost categories.
Dec 01
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Sefine delivers a fine new ferry

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Sefine Shipyard delivered NEREA (Newbuilding 54), a hybrid dual-fuel Diesel/LNG/Electric ferry to Caronte&Tourist.

  • NEREA is a 110 meter, 18-knot speed, 115 vehicle capacity, modern RoPax ship.
  • She was built to operate in Class “B” (less than 20 nautical miles from the coastline) with 800 people and in Class “A” navigation (short international voyage) with 400 people.
  • Two 360° Azimuth thrusters, electrically driven, 2 bow thrusters, a pair of non-retracting wing stabilizers DYNAPOS-SAM, 2 large and 2 small generators, one emergency generator.
  • Photovoltaic cells (200 W/m2) were installed on a 200 m2 surface as sun protection.
  • Zero Emissions in Port.
  • The battery can also be used to optimize energy consumption.

Photo source: Linkedin