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May 27
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Godby Shipping : About The RoRo Market

By 2021 Newsletter week 21

The Godby Shipping Newsletter gives some interesting insights:

  • The roro market reached its peak end 2018 – beginning 2019 and then gradually declined during 2020 and early 2021.
  • On the demand side there was a combination of uncertainty regarding Brexit, a trade conflict between USA and China and early signs of a general economical downturn.
  • On the supply side there was pressure coming from the relatively large orderbook for roros.
  • The roro market is a lot better than a year ago but some of the contracts will lock in low or very low rates at least until end 2021.
  • Profitability will therefore be affected by the spring 2020 market collapse for years to come.
  • Godby thinks that the roro market will be relatively weak – but hopefully rising – during the whole year 2021 and probably also 2022.

Charters:

  • BALTICA: Sea-Cargo did not declare the optional periods. Instead, chartered to TransProCon for military shipments on the Mediterranean Sea for the period May – June. (afterwards sold to Salamis – see below)
  • MISTRAL contract with Smyril has been extended until September 2021 with options for to extend until December 2022
  • BALTIC BRIGHT: charter contract with Holmen
  • LINK STAR UPM-Kymmene until May 2021
  • MIDAS Accordia Shipping until December 2021
  • MIMER CMA CGM December 2021
  • MISANA and MISIDA Sea-Cargo December 2021 + options
May 27
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Salamis Lines Purchased RoRo BALTICA

By 2021 Newsletter week 21

Cypriot-based Salamis Lines signed an agreement for the purchase of the roro BALTICA from Godby Shipping.

The ship is expected to be delivered in Piraeus, 25 July 2021 after the termination of her charter to the Swedish Trans Pro Con.

Salamis Lines is also operating her close sisters ALEXO (since 2017) and AKRITAS (since 2019) on the Greece-Cyprus-Israel route.

May 27
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SHORT NEWS

By 2021 Newsletter week 21

BLUE STAR MYCONOS Back In Service On June 16

BLUE STAR MYCONOS: scrubber conversion is almost completed.

Photo: Christos Chatzaras

HSC PAROS JET Introduced On Sitia-Dodecanissa On May 23

Seajet’s HSC PAROS JET has been introduced on the subsidized Sitia – Kassos – Karpathos – Halki – Rhodes line on May 23. She departs from Sitia three days a week, while on Sunday she goes to the port of Diafani as well.

Norway Is Gradually Re-opening: Color Line Can Start Non-Landing Mini-Cruises

The new rules from the Norwegian Government allow Color Line to offer return trips from Oslo, without going ashore in Kiel.

The ships can also take professional freight drivers.

The return trip starts with COLOR MAGIC (9 June) and COLOR FANTASY (24 June).

CEO Trond Kleivdal sees it as a positive signal and hopes that the borders to the Nordic countries will open soon.

STENA EUROPE Has Technical Problems

Due to ongoing repair work to the STENA EUROPE at dry-dock, it has been necessary to cancel sailings up to Thursday 3rd June. Fishguard-Rosslare service has been suspended.

 

Trelleborg Is Preparing For Nils H.

Port of Trelleborg is adapting one of its berths with a new side ramp for TT-Line’s upcoming 230m vessel, to be put into operation in 2022.

 

Spirit Of Tasmania Looks For Local Suppliers

TT-Line Spirit of Tasmania is seeking Expressions of Interest from Tasmanian/Australian based companies for the provision of local goods and services for its new vessels which will be delivered in 2023 and 2024.

 

ARK DANIA on Vlaardingen-Immingham

DFDS roro ship ARK DANIA is no longer sailing Dunkerque-Rosslare with unaccompanied freight. Instead, the vessel is operating on Vlaardingen-Immingham.

At the end of May, the charter of La Méridionale’s PELAGOS will end. The vessel will return to the Med. It is not known if DFDS will replace her with another vessel.

May 20
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FERRY SHIPPING

By 2021 Newsletter week 20

Pre-Brexit, Pre-1999 Return Of The Irish Sea?

On 24 May 2021, Stena Line is bringing its new vessel STENA ESTRID back to its key Holyhead – Dublin route (after it sailed between Rosslare and Cherbourg).

STENA HORIZON will again operate alongside STENA FORETELLER on Rosslare – Cherbourg.

The ships had swapped due to increased freight demand on direct routes to France and low travel volumes between Holyhead and Dublin.

The end of lockdowns have resulted in increased freight volumes and a high demand for travel between Ireland and Britain.

Added bonus: duty free (which is now possible because of Brexit after it was abolished in 1999).

STENA ESTRID will provide two daily return crossings each way between Holyhead and Dublin. Where it is expected that onboard Duty-Free sales, now available after Brexit, will become very popular.

The DFDS roro vessel ARK DANIA has left the France-Ireland route. She was the only vessel used for non-accompanied freight. The roro had been introduced on the route in April as 4th ship.

CLdN is about to add tonnage to its Continent – Ireland routes: ALF POLLAK (photo) and CADENA 3.

May 20
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Sicily Region’s Regional Fleet Renovation To Start With Two New Ropax Ships

By 2021 Newsletter week 20

Regione Siciliana launched a public procedure aimed at building and providing a pair of ropax ships in 900 days.

  • Tender price of EUR 130 million.
  • Based on the Naos Design P364 project
  • Dual-fuel diesel electric
  • 900 lane metres and 1,000 passengers capacity, 105 cabins
  • Deadline for submitting offers is 29 June 2021.

The first ships are expected to enter into service before the end of 2024 and are likely to be operated by the former regional ferry company Siremar which is today jointly controlled by Caronte & Tourist and Liberty Lines.

May 20
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CÔTE D’OPALE delivered to DFDS

By 2021 Newsletter week 20

Ropax vessel CÔTE D’OPALE –the fifth E-Flexer vessel from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai) – was delivered on 17 May 2021.

  • The 214.5m ship will become the longest ferry operating in the English Channel
  • Capacity: 3100 lane meters + 120 cars, 1000 passengers
  • Long-term chartered by DFDS for Calais-Dover
May 20
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Travelling By Ferry In Greece (Summer 2021)

By 2021 Newsletter week 20

On 14 May 2021, the Greek Minister of Shipping and Island Policy announced the revised health protocols concerning the transports by ferry in view of the summer season 2021. More specific:

  • The capacity of ferries with cabins increased to 85%
  • The capacity of ferries without cabins increased to 80%
  • The capacity of the High-Speed Crafts that have special filters increased to 80% as well

Furthermore, passengers that wishing to travel by ferry should have:

  • either a vaccination certificate (14 days after the second dose)
  • a 72-hour PCR test or a 24-hour rapid test or a 24-hour self-test or a certificate of illness (2 months after disease and up to 9 months)
  • all domestic and foreign travelers, over the age of 5, are obliged to carry these special documents
  • the ferry companies will carry out all the necessary control checks on the documents mentioned
May 20
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Estonia Is Changing The Financing Of The Construction Of A New Ferry

By 2021 Newsletter week 20

In order to develop the ferry connection between the Estonian islands and the mainland, the Estonian state plans to purchase an additional ferry.

According to the initial plan, the ship was to be ordered through AS Tallinna Sadam subsidiary TS Laevad OÜ, but now it is planned to order it through the Transport Administration in order to seize the opportunity to use the modernization fund and CO2 trading revenue to finance the shipbuilding.

May 20
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IN THE MEDIA

By 2021 Newsletter week 20

EQT, Molslinjen’s Private Equity Fund Owner Considers Merger With Torghatten

Last year EQT announced the purchase of Danish Molslinjen and a few weeks later Norwegian Torghatten.

The Swedish private equity fund will create a leading ferry company in the Nordic region and is ready to invest several billions of kroner.

The plans may include a merger between Molslinjen and Torghatten, the partner told ShippingWatch.