Tallink Grupp Q3: improvement and positive impact of difficult decisions

By 2023 Newsletter week 43
  • 1 775 821 passengers (-6.2%).
  • Two vessels less operating on the routes in Q3 2022: -16.6% trips (1,709 trips in Q3 2023 vs 2,050 trips in Q3 2022).
  • Net profit MEUR 48.7 million (+28.5%).
  • EBITDA MEUR 82.1 million (+21.3%).
  • Revenue MEUR 240.7 million (-5.8%).
  • Revenue per passenger increased on some of the routes and ticket, hotel accommodation and charter revenues all also increased.
  • At the end of the third quarter (30 September), the company’s total liquidity buffer (cash, cash equivalents and unused credit facilities) amounted to MEUR 199 million (MEUR 226.0 million at 30 September 2022).
  • Q3 investments MEUR 6.1 million.

 1 January – 30 September

  • Revenue MEUR 641.6 million (+13%).
  • EBITDA MEUR 177.7 million (+108%).
  • Net profit MEUR 76.7 million (MEUR 2.8 million loss).

Tallink Grupp’s CEO Paavo Nõgene:

„Nothing in these results is the result of chance, a good economic climate or anything similar. It is all down to simple hard work, tough decisions, strong cost control, teamwork and stubborn perseverance.”

 “Both our third quarter and 9 months financials show clearly continuing recovery after very challenging years and the positive impact of the many difficult decisions we have taken as a company between 2020 and today.”

 “What is clear, is that the strategy we have chosen for our operations for the foreseeable future, mixing vessel chartering with the most optimal levels of vessels in operation on our core routes, is the right one for now.”

Attica Board approves merger with ANEK

By 2023 Newsletter week 43

The Attica Holdings board of directors approved the merger plan with ANEK SA, absorbing the latter, at its meeting on Monday 23 October.

The shareholders of ANEK will receive 0.1217 new ordinary registered shares of ATTICA, with a nominal value of thirty MEURo cents (€0.30) each, for each one (1) old, ordinary or preference, registered share of ANEK, with a nominal value of thirty MEURo cents (€0.30) each.

ATTICA shareholders will continue to hold the same number of ATTICA ordinary shares as they held prior to the occurrence of the results of the Merger.

As a consequence of the issue of new shares to be allocated to the shareholders of ANEK in accordance with the above exchange ratio, the share capital of ATTICA will be increased by the amount of €8,207,505 through the issue of 27,358,350 new dematerialised, ordinary, registered shares with voting rights, with a nominal value of €0.30 each.

Airbus renews its transatlantic fleet with lower-emission ships

By 2023 Newsletter week 43

Airbus will renew the entire fleet of chartered vessels that transport aircraft subassemblies between production facilities in Europe and the United States with three modern, low-emission roll-on/roll-off vessels, supported by wind-assisted propulsion.

Airbus has commissioned shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs to build, own and operate these new, highly efficient vessels that will enter into service from 2026.

Continued economic instability impacts Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ throughput figures, but Ro-Ro is stable

By 2023 Newsletter week 43
  • Ro-Ro traffic remains unchanged (0.9%).
  • Throughput of transport equipment grew by 8.9% thanks to growth in the throughput of new cars (+12.6%) to 2.67 million units.
  • 7 million tons of unaccompanied cargo (excluding containers) was shipped on RoRo vessels (-1.4%).
  • The portion of this cargo related to Ireland grew by 18.5%, while traffic to and from the UK fell (-3.8%).

Seatrials started for Caronte&Tourist’s new ferry NEREA at Sefine Shipyard

By 2023 Newsletter week 43
  • Naos Ship & Boat Design revealed that Turkish shipbuilder Sefine started seatrials for NEREA, the new ferry ordered by Siremar (company part of Caronte & Tourist group) in 2021 and scheduled for delivery in the coming months.
  • This new 8,300 GT ropax, entirely financed by Caronte & Tourist, is part of a wider fleet renovation plan.
  • NEREA is being built according to a design from Naos Design and will be deployed on the port of Milazzo – Aeolian Islands.
  • Dimensions are: 110m long, 20m wide, 800 passengers, 420 lane metre
  • Propulsion: Dual-fuel LNG hybrid

(Photo credit: Naos Ship and Boat Design)

Electric ferries across the English Channel? By 2030 says DFDS

By 2023 Newsletter week 42

The French Minister for Foreign Trade, Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, Olivier Becht and CEO of DFDS, Torben Carlsen, met to discuss decarbonisation of the shipping sector and the electrification of maritime traffic across the English Channel.

DFDS commits to invest in innovation and technology and deploying a fleet of battery-powered vessels in the Eastern Channel by 2030.

Source: DFDS

DFDS: Sell & Leaseback

By 2023 Newsletter week 42

To increase financial flexibility, DFDS has entered into an agreement with Navigare Capital to sell and leaseback three freight ferries: FLANDRIA SEAWAYS, HUMBRIA SEAWAYS and SCANDIA SEAWAYS.

  • Total sales price of DKK 1.46bn
  • Leasing period 5 years
  • The agreement includes a right of first refusal to purchase the ferries at the end of the leasing period.