Finnlines has published its Annual Report for 2020 at www.finnlines.com/annualreport2020.
On March 10, 2021, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) finalised the sale of the AMHS vessels FAIRWEATHER and CHENEGA to Servicios y Concesiones Maritimas Ibicencas S.A. of Ibiza, operating as Trasmapi.
Sales price: CHENEGA USD 3.1 million and FAIRWEATHER USD 2 million.
On March 13, 2021, Alpha Lines’ HSC SPEED CAT 1 was put into the water at the Spanopoulos Group Shipyards.
The ship was purchased from the Croatian Adriatic Lines in September 2020 and is undergoing extensive refit since the beginning of February 2020. After the completion of the repair works as well as the necessary sea trials, she is expected to be introduced on the Piraeus – Poros – Hydra – Spetses line.
Photos: www.arxipelagos.gr
On March 13, 2021 BLUE STAR MYKONOS was withdrawn from service and transferred at the Perama repair zone in order to undergo her scheduled scrubber conversion.
The “blue ship” will be out of service for about 3 months (until June 16).
She has already been replaced by her sister ship BLUE STAR CHIOS on the Kavala-Lemnos-Lesvos-Chios-Samos-Ikaria-Piraeus line.
Photos: www.arxipelagos.gr
The start-up company Morocco Cruise Line (MCL.ma) took delivery of the roro ship EUROCARGO NAPOLI which has been owned and operated up to date by Grimaldi Group.
MCL is expected to open two new lines, one between Tangier Med and Motril and the other one between Tangier Med and Sète. The vessel is currently in the port of Motril.
EUROCARGO NAPOLI: 175m / 18.5 knots / 1,940 lane metres / cars 400
Italy’s finance police arrested two ferries and seized a sum exceeding EUR 64 million from the ferry company Delcomar.
The Franco-Del-Giudice-controlled company is active on the short sea routes surrounding the islands of Sardinia.
Two vessels are deployed on the routes Carloforte-Portovesme and Carloforte-Calasetta.
A public service contract was awarded in 2016 for up to nine years, for more than EUR 100 million.
Prosecutors from the “Procura della Repubblica” of Cagliari stated that the company does not respect the requested standards reported in the public procedure for the maritime continuity .
Some of the contested factors are linked with the speed, the equipment and the safety standard of the vessels.
Wallenius SOL Adds Kokkola
Wallenius SOL continues to expand its service, now strengthening its offering by adding Kokkola on the north- and southbound route Antwerp – Zeebrugge – Tilbury, since end of February.
From Tuesday, 16 March 2021, Confido will open a new coronavirus testing location at Terminal D, Port of Tallinn and will thus make it easier for passengers to obtain the necessary negative COVID test certificates, required for travelling to Finland since the end of February.
In The picture: LIEKUT
SeaRoad’s new charter vessel LIEKUT departed Cape Town on 9 March bound for Melbourne and is scheduled to arrive at Station Pier on 26 March.
In preparation for LIEKUT’s arrival – which will service the Bass Strait route – SeaRoad has invested $15 million in developing the East Devonport terminal. This includes fendering, berth strengthening, and mooring bollards works, which are currently being completed for the 210-metre-long ship. In Melbourne, $600,000 of fendering relocation, pile restoration and mooring bollards works are also close to completion.
SeaRoad’s total lane metre capacity will grow by almost 70% when LIEKUT replaces the existing SEAROAD TAMAR.
LIEKUT will conduct its maiden, non-commercial, voyage from Melbourne on 1 April, arriving in Devonport on 2 April for operational testing.
The ship will then depart Devonport on its first commercial voyage on 5 April (Easter Monday) and travel to Webb Dock, Port Melbourne overnight, arriving on 6 April.
Levante Ferries Released Renderings From SMYRNAS’ Interior Conversion
Levante Ferries revealed renderings from the remodeled interior of SMYRNA, former ROSTOCK of Unity Line.
The ship is undergoing an extensive conversion. Her interior decoration will meet two cultures, East and West, since the oriental element is combined with the modern.
SMYRNA is expected to be dry docked in the summer, while she will be probably introduced on the Thessaloniki – Smyrna line in early 2022.
Renderings: Molindris / Levante Ferries
