On 29 April 2022, Aegean Speed Lines announced [press release] the suspension of its activities on the Piraeus-Serifos-Sifnos -Milos line after 17 years of continues presence in the Hellenic Coastal Shipping.
Its only vessel, HSC SPEEDRUNNER III, has been sold to SeaJets, who already owns former HSC SPEEDRUNNER IV.
The Eugenides Group (Aegean Speed Lines) says “it intends to continue its presence in coastal shipping.”
The new delegation of maritime public service (“DSP”) was voted on Thursday (28 April 2022) by the majority by the Assembly of Corsica, after 7 hours of stormy debates between the territorial executive and the opposition.
The new DSP 2023-2029 will cover the connection between five Corsican ports and Marseille. Each year, during seven years, EUR 85 million will be available.
The opposition voted against or abstained, for two main reasons:
From several sources Ferry Shipping News understands that the European Commission acknowledged the need for a subsidized service.
Next step: selecting the ferry operators.
As from Wednesday (4 May), EUROCARGO CAGLIARI will join the sisterships EUROCARGO ALEXANDRIA and EUROCARGO GENOVA on the line (3,850 lane metres or 250 trailers each)
In total, the service will provide eight sailings per week from each of the three ports.
Curt Stavis, the Danish founder of SpeedFerries, makes his reappearance on a (unfinished) website, promoting a new ferry project.
“BioFerries”, if started, would connect Boulogne-sur-Mer with Dover.
The website is registered by Victus Star Ltd, with Curt Stavis as main shareholder. [Gov.uk]
In its strive towards net-zero emissions come 2050, the shipping industry should steer a different course from the one that is focusing only on the CO2 emissions from the fuel. We must focus on the broader picture in the CO2 emissions debate. This is the unambiguous message from OSK-ShipTech, the Danish naval architecture consultancy, which has been instrumental for the designs of many recent high-profile ro-pax ferries.
Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency announced that the new controls for EU-UK movements, which were previously due to take effect on the 1st of July 2022, have been delayed until further notice.
The following import border controls which were planned for introduction from July 2022 will now not be introduced:
Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea has again been awarded the public service contract for the routes between the Spanish peninsula and the Canary Islands.
Shipyard Hijos de J. Barreras one step closer to having a new owner. The Bankruptcy Court favours Armón as favourite shipyard to take over the shipyard.