P&O Ferries took the decision to close its Europoort – Teesport service 23 January 2023.
Ro-ro vessel ESTRADEN will sail from Teesport to Zeebrugge on Sunday 22 January.
In December 2022 P&O Ferries already stopped the charter of BORE SONG
The British Columbia Ferry Services Board announced in a press release the appointment of Nicolas Jimenez as President and CEO of BC Ferries, effective March 6, 2023.
Mr. Jimenez, who is currently the President and CEO of the Insurance Corporation of B.C., was selected following an international executive search.
Norwegian Havyard Leirvik, which is owned by listed Eqva ASA, has signed a contract with Boreal Sjø for the conversion of the ferry VANNES.
The ferry will be rebuilt to meet requirements from the Norwegian Maritime Authority so that it can operate in an extended trade area.
“The reconstruction of VANNES is a typical example of rebuilding assignments, of which there are expected to be many in the years to come. They normally have a contract value somewhere between NOK 10 and 20 million and are executed over a three-, four-month period,” says Sales Manager Silje Smådal.
Aegean Sea Lines’ cruise ferry ANEMOS was officially delivered to her new owners on January 18. The ship raised the Greek flag during a short ceremony, while she is scheduled to depart for Greece on January 23, 2022.
Among the Greek crew is also the CEO of Aegean Sea Lines Mr Ioannis Depastas. The ship is expected to arrive at the port of Piraeus in early February and she will be led to Perama repair zone in order to undergo a small-scale conversion before entering service on the Piraeus-Western Cyclades line.
Photo: Aegean Sea Lines
Minoan Lines and Fast Ferries agreed to cooperate on the Piraeus – Heraklion (Crete) line as from Spring 2023 in order to offer high quality services and further transport development to the islands they will serve.
For this purpose, high-speed crafts THUNDER and SANTORINI PALACE, will run combined routes from Piraeus and Heraklion respectively, providing regular, fast and safe connection of the Cyclades islands with Piraeus and Heraklion as well as between them. The sailings itinerary is expected to come out in March 2023.
The news comes from French magazine Le Marin. If La Méridionale sells PELAGOS, this will affect the line between Marseille and Morocco (a route that is not performing well).
Trade unions are already ringing the alarm bell and have asked the resignment of the Director General.
Photo Jean-Pierre Fabre
On 17 January 2023, the keel has been laid for the new Marfret Ferrymar ro-ro vessel, at the Chinese Dajin Shipyard.
This French company operates in the Caribbean between Guadeloupe, Martinique, St-Barthélemy and St-Martin. The new vessel will replace the 900-lane-metre MARIN.
Incat Tasmania might have the solution.
Customer Buquebús asked if it was possible to replace the planned LNG powerplant with a battery-electric solution.
Incat Group Chairman and Founder Robert Clifford said “the customer wants this to happen, Incat wants this to happen, and whilst there are matters to be finalised, I am extremely confident that Incat can deliver this ground-breaking ship. In my experience unless we see something come in from left field, this is a ‘done deal’.”
130m | 2,100 pax | 226 vehicles | to be delivered in 2025
To mark the launch of Ferry Market Values, the database company VesselsValue has provided an overview of the Global Ferry Fleet. This includes top owning countries and companies, fleet development over the last ten years, age profile of today’s fleet, most valuable Ferry (>12,999 GT) and most notable deals from 2022.
Italy emerged as the leading ferry country (with $ 4,037 million of ships’ market value), China stands at the second place ($ 2,638 million) and Japan at the third place ($ 2,558) considering both live and on order units.
Looking at the Top owning companies Grimaldi Group is the market leader for its fleet market value ($1,495 million), followed by Tallink group ($1,310 million), Stena Group ($1,271 million), Grandi Navi Veloci ($ 1,214 million) and DFDS ($ 1,115 million).
The 2,430 lane metre ro-ro ROSA DEI VENTI has been sold to Corsica Ferries, some sources told Ferry Shipping News. She was owned by Giovanni Visentini Trasporti Fluviomarittimi.
It’s an option declared at the end of the 5-years bare boat charter agreement with Grendi Trasporti Marittimi. Grendi will continue operating the vessel on the route linking the port of Marina di Carrara with Sardinia (ports of Cagliari and Olbia).
Grendi also extended the time charter agreement of the ro-ro WEDELLSBORG for 17 months. She is owned by Visemar Levante and also operating (since 2021) on the same maritime link in Italy.