Molslinjen launched a calculator on their website, where motorists can get an estimate of how much they can save in terms of money and kilometres.
We did the test and imagined a journey from Kolding to Helsingør.
The answer was “We can’t help you save money, but you can save 21 km behind the wheel and enjoy a break on board Molslinjen.”
So, in this case it was cheaper to drive via the island of Fyn.
Godby Shipping is a proud sponsor of the non-profit project of building the sailing vessel EMELIA in Mariehamn. She will be over 25 meters long with two masts and eight sails and is planned to be ready for sailing during summer 2026.
The project will secure that the tradition of building and sailing traditional vessels is carried on to future generations. The original EMELIA was built in 1889-1890.
More info www.emelia.ax
Or in English “Boost for Gaelic language from CMAL”
AI can offer several benefits to the ferry industry by enhancing efficiency, safety, and customer experience. Here are some ways AI can help the ferry industry:
Overall, AI can help the ferry industry by optimizing operations, improving safety, enhancing customer experience, and reducing costs. By leveraging AI technologies, ferry operators can achieve increased efficiency, sustainability, and profitability.
Source: Scandlines press room
Soon the shipping companies will also have to pay for their carbon dioxide emissions. Viking Line lacks alternatives to fossil fuels and describes emissions trading as a direct tax in the short term. It is expected to cost the shipping company around 25 million euros per year.
Source: https://svenska.yle.fi
In Norway, the Eide Knudsen family in Bergen will become a new co-owner of the ferry company Fjord Line, writes Finansavisen. The brothers Tom and Iwan Eide Knudsen become owners of Fjord Line together with Frode Teigen and Johan H. Andresen.
Gotlandsbolaget closed 2022 with a strong negative operating result, above all due to extreme fuel prices. One of the measures taken to stop an escalating continued loss, was that Destination Gotland adjusted the ticket prices. The operating profit for the first quarter of 2023 is, as expected, negative due to the low season, but stabilized fuel prices and the effect of the decisions taken at the end of 2022 lead to an improvement compared to the same period in 2022.
The stabilized fuel prices have meant that Destination Gotland has been able to lower its ticket prices from April and forwards.
Quarter January-March 2023
Revenues and costs during the quarter are lower than the previous year mainly as a result of items relating to Stockholms Reparationsvarv and Hansa Destinations being included, as well as for the four product tankers that were sold in autumn 2022.
Adjusted operating profit amounted to SEK -62.9 million (-98.5), corresponding to SEK -25.2 (-39.4) per share. The improvement is due to the previous year’s result being burdened by a negative result for Hansa Destinations, as well as adjusted prices in Gotlandstrafiken and the fact that the price of fuel has stabilised.
Revenues and results are normally low during the first quarter as a result of the low season for Gotland’s hospitality industry, which also historically means a negative result.
Net sales losses on the sale of the vessels VALENTINE and HSC GOTLANDIA amounted to SEK -30.5 million.
The complete interim report for the period January to March 2023 is available here in Swedish.
Baleària‘s CAP DE BARBARIA, the first electric ferry in Spain, started sailing between Ibiza and Formentera.
With a capacity for 390 passengers and 14 trucks, it makes four daily departures in each direction.
The ferry was designed by Oliver Design and built by Astilleros Armón Vigo.
