RoRo ferry MARSHAL ROKOSSOVSKY of Project CNF19M ordered by FSUE Rosmorport for Ust-Luga-Baltiysk line is undergoing mooring trials.
Up to half of all lorries bringing goods into Britain are returning to Europe empty as British companies put off resuming exports to the Continent to avoid getting caught by new customs regulations.
Morocco Cruise Line (MCL), a start-up company (which we already announced last year) will open two new lines, one between Tangier Med and Motril and the other between Tangier Med and Sète.
Grimaldi’s EUROCARGO NAPOLI seems to become the first vessel in the fleet.
To be confirmed!
Corsica Linea’s PAGLIA ORBA suffered some hull damage whilst entering the port of Bastia in very bad weather conditions, on Monday 25/1. The vessel hit an underwater ridge.
The company has chartered KALLISTE (photo) from La Méridionale.
Godby Shipping announced that it agreed to acquire roro vessel BALTIC BRIGHT (built 1996 and capacity of 1,068 lane metres)
Incat’s Hull 094 BUCCOO REEF
The 100-metre BUCCOO REEF has been built for the seabridge between Port of Spain Trinidad and Scarborough, Tobago.
After having been delivered she sailed away from Hobart. However, she made a U-turn
and returned to Tasmania after alarms were triggered on the vessel, some 398 nautical miles from Hobart.
Former Dutch Ferry Arrived on Recycling Beach
As expected, veteran ferry and former PRINSES BEATRIX (1978), DUC DE NORMANDIE (Brittany Ferries), WISTERIA (Transeuropa Ferries), VRONSKIY (Trasmediterranea) has been beached in Aliaga, Turkey. She arrived on 18 January 2021 as DAMLA.
Connecting Ireland after Brexit
Ireland has ramped up direct shipping routes to mainland Europe since the end of the Brexit transition period. This has resulted in new routes and the addition of tonnage capacity.
Rather than giving the information in bits and pieces we want to keep an overall view on the market. That’s why we start with this weekly feature: a logbook of what’s happening.
This is a growing project. We start with the different events on the seabridge between the Republic of Ireland and the Continent. As from next week we’re also going to keep track of the landbridge connections.
Feedback is always welcome.
Click on the picture to access the logbook.
The degradation of the role and the contribution of the coastal shipping to the country’s development – by the state – was highlighted by the Hellenic Passenger Shipping Business Association (SEEN), which also submitted specific proposals.
Read the full story on our website
Last Saturday saw the first departure of CORSICA MARINA SECONDA from Cartagena to Toulon, loaded with trucks with fruit and vegetables.
The ferry has been chartered from Corsica Ferries by a French company.
The route over land is about 1,200km. With this “motorways of the sea” drivers arrive in Toulon with their tachygraph on zero.
Frequency: weekly
Departure: Saturday 10pm
Journey: 25-28 hours
Initiative led by port authority of Cartagena, the regional government and Agencia Marítima Blázquez
Photo: Jean-Pierre Fabre
Marcus Risberg (left picture), Managing Director for Swedish subsidiary Tallink Silja AB leaves Tallink Grupp to take up a new position as CEO of Destination Gotland.
Mr Risberg will replace Christer Bruzelius, who retires after 9 successful years.
Tallink Grupp announced that Mr Ats Joorits (right picture) will take up the position from 15 March 2021.
