The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s Heysham Passenger Terminal has undergone a new refurbishment, just in time for the opening of the Manx borders.
The City of Turku Redeems the Viking and Silja Terminals for EUR 23 million
Due to the fact that the entire port area in Turku will be rebuilt, the city will redeem passenger traffic terminal buildings for just over EUR 23 million. EUR 172 million is budgeted for the entire port project.
On Monday evening, the Turku City Council approved the Ferry Terminal Turku project. The plans cover the entire port area and the intention is to build a new joint passenger terminal for both Viking Line and Tallink Silja.
Tallinn-Stockholm Can Sail from Friday but Tallink Remains Cautious
The government on Tuesday agreed the Tallinn-Stockholm line could be restarted from Friday, June 11, but shipping company Tallink remains cautious due to Sweden’s high coronavirus infection rate.
Paavo Nõgene, chairman of Tallink’s management board, told ERR travel conditions have not yet been agreed and said it is too early to say anything specific about the reopening of the line.
Wallenius SOL RoRo Vessels Prepare for Launch
What began as a wish list from WALLENIUS SOL soon became a unique ship concept known as ‘the world’s largest ice-rated multi-fuel RoRo-ships’. And now, around two years later, their launch is not far away.
DUBA BRIDGE to be Scrapped
Former MERCEDES DEL MAR (built as BASS TRADER in 1976, ex IONIAN BRIDGE, BLUE BRIDGE, BRIDGE, DUBA BRIDGE) arrived in Alang on June 2, for recycling.
Latest News From The Maritime Continuity In Italy
Regarding the public tender launched for the subsidized Genova – Porto Torres link, both Tirrenia CIN and GNV had been excluded by the Italian transport ministry, while Grimaldi appealed to the Regional Administrative Court in Rome contesting some aspects of the procedure.
The tender will have to be relaunched, but the Onorato-controlled group has just announced that they (Moby and Tirrenia CIN) will operate the same line for the whole year with no need for public money.
On June 1, Grimaldi Euromed officially started the new Naples – Cagliari – Palermo link with ropax CORFU. This follows a public tender for the maritime continuity where Grimaldi Group emerged as the only interested player.
For Grimaldi Group this is the first line calling the port of Naples, in the city where the company is headquartered.
(CORFU completed her last sailing on Igoumenitsa – Ancona on May 30).
On the route Naples – Cagliari Moby – Cin will also be active with a new regular ro-ro cargo line.
Result before taxes: SEK –1,129 (–2,101) million
Consolidated EBITDA: SEK 1,054 (1,028) million.
Consolidated EBITDA, excluding net gain on sale of assets and change in fair value of
investment properties: SEK 845 (761) million.
Available liquidity was further strengthened
FERRY OPERATION
Revenu SEK 2,312 million (2,803)
EBITDA increased compared to last year despite only half a month of negative Covid-19 impact last year. Passenger and car volumes are still under pressure but are compensated by strong freight volumes and cost reductions. SEK 317 million (211)
SHIPPING
The first delivered RoPax newbuilding in Q3 2020 has commenced its 10-year charter contract (Brittany Ferries) which contributes to a stable EBITDA for RoRo operations: SEK 73 million (70).
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Genova Trasporti Marittimi, a 50-50 joint venture participated by the Genoa-based Finsea Group and San Giorgio del Porto shipyard, announced to have purchased the 1985-built ferry ICHNUSA from Blu Navy.
The vessel in question (325 passengers and 200 lane metres capacity) will be deployed to reactivate the Santa Teresa di Gallura – Bonifacio route linking north of Sardinia with south of Corsica. Corsica Ferries will be the technical manager of the vessel at least for the first months.
Genova Trasporti Marittimi emerges as a brand-new player on the Italian ferry market.
Construction of the first of the two new Superstar ro-pax vessels has begun. The traditional steel cutting ceremony of FINNSIRIUS was held at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) in China on 1 June 2021.
The environmentally friendly ropax vessels will bring innovative solutions to Finnlines’ services and will enhance the customer experience to a new level.
With space for 1,100 passengers and a deck capacity of 5,100 lane metres, the 235-metre long Superstar ropax vessels will be Finnlines’ largest passenger-freight vessels.
HSC HELLENIC HIGHSPEED Enters Service On July 2
Hellenic Seaway’s HELLENIC HIGHSPEED (1997) will be introduced on the new Piraeus-Mykonos-Ag. Kyrikos (Ikaria)-Leros line on July 2.
She will serve that line daily except Saturday until October 3, 2021, while every Wednesday and Friday she will call at the port of Fournoi too.
SEVERINE to CoTuNav
Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation charters roro SEVERINE to replace ULYSSE, because of urgently needed repair work. ULYSSE should be back on June 7.
DFDS ARK DANIA and ARK GERMANIA on Göteborg/Brevik – Gent
ARK DANIA and ARK GERMANIA will service the Göteborg/Brevik – Gent route during a couple of weeks.
HUMBRIA SEAWAYS is still at the shipyard in Odense, Denmark. She is expected to be back on the Göteborg – Gent route June 25.
Oslo – Frederikshavn – Copenhagen starts on 2 July
The DFDS Oslo – Frederikshavn – Copenhagen route will resume sailings on 2 July for PEARL SEAWAYS and 3 July for CROWN SEAWAYS.
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Good News for Truckers: A Ferry Departure Every 36 Minutes
DFDS and P&O Ferries have entered into a mutual space charter agreement on the Dover-Calais ferry route.
Ferry Shipping News understands this has been under consideration for a long time.
Truck drivers will be able to board the next available sailing on the Dover-Calais route, regardless of which of the two companies is operating the crossing.
It will reduce the time drivers spend waiting at the ports, giving them access to a departure every 36 minutes and reducing gate-to-gate journey times by an estimated 30 minutes.
All commercial activities and relationships with freight customers remain entirely under the control of each operator. The Dover-Calais agreement is similar to space charter agreements entered into by DFDS on routes on the North Sea, the Baltic Sea and in the Mediterranean.
The new agreement is for freight vehicles only and does not apply to sailings on the DFDS Dover-Dunkerque route
DFDS operates three ropax ferries between Dover and Calais (and 3 on Dunkerque):
- COTE DES FLANDRES
- COTE DES DUNES
- CALAIS SEAWAYS (to be replaced by newbuilding COTE D’OPALE).
P&O Ferries operates five ropax ferries on Dover – Calais:
- SPIRIT OF BRITAIN
- SPIRIT OF FRANCE
- PRIDE OF CANTERBURY
- PRIDE OF KENT
- PRIDE OF BURGUNDY
The agreement is expected to start during the summer.
The Port of Dover has welcomed the announcement “as a powerful statement of returning focus to driving the unrivalled benefits of the Dover-Calais crossing: to preserve and maximise the unique advantages of high pace, frequency and capacity provided to supply chains on the shortest sea crossing between the UK and its principal global trading partner – the EU.” [Statement Port of Dover]
