The first sailing from Amsterdam will be on 15 July and the first sailing from Newcastle on 16 July 2020.
Kasper Moos, VP & Head of Passenger said, “we have been busy making several changes onboard to ensure passengers can relax and enjoy socially distanced travel. Our capacity will be reduced tremendously to guarantee social distancing onboard.”
At a rapid pace CLdN expands its roro network and frequencies. The compagnie is also much more active in its communication, a change with the past.
CLdN announced it will now have two weekly departures from Zeebrugge to Esbjerg: one on Saturday (arrival on Sunday) and one on Wednesday (arrival on Thursday).
FRS carried out a return trip on Friday, July 3, for mainly German citizens and people of other northern European nationalities who stayed in Morocco after the border closure that the country announced last March. The crossing took place with the FRS ferry KATTEGAT. It brought about 300 passengers and 180 vehicles from Tangier Med to Algeciras.
Last May, FRS organized a return campaign for British citizens.
FRS serves all routes on the Strait of Gibraltar. In 2019, more than 1.9 million passengers, 88,000 vehicles and 114,000 freight units were carried.
Over 100 meters long and with the capacity to transport 90 cars and 372 pax – these are the parameters of the new hybrid ferry that CRIST will build for the Finnish ferry operator Finferries.
The steel-cutting proces has started on 1 July 2020.
The P 315 ferry will be powered by shore-charged batteries. The diesel power generators will serve as a backup power source for the unit, used in bad weather or large ice buildup along its route.
The ferry is to be operated by a crew of three. Vessel is designed by LMG Marin.
It seems that the pollution from the shipwreck of EXPRESS SAMINA threatens the island of Paros.
Three special anti-pollution vessels and a vessel of the Port Authority of Paros are trying to reduce the ecological damage in the Gulf of Parikia, but also in the wider area.
The French build EXPRESS SAMINA sank in the evening of September 26, 2000 after colliding with a rock off the coast of Paros island. The accident resulted in 81 deaths and the loss of the ship. Since then, her shipwreck lies in the sea area of Portes rusting. Now, after 20 years, her rusty hull has become a serious threat for the surrounding shores of the island.
In any case, the lifting of the shipwreck was initiated by the Public Port Authority, which had even proceeded to an open tender for its removal. However, the Minister of Shipping abolished –with law- the Public Port Authority and the tender was canceled.
In the announcement of that open tender, there was also a special reference to the dangers and risks posed by the shipwreck, both for the environment and navigation while the cost to the public budget was estimated to EUR 1,24 million.
Not one, but two ro-ro ships are chartered by Grandi Navi Veloci for the Genoa – Palermo motorway of the seas, in order to free car capacity on the company’s ro-pax fleet.
Just a few days after the PAULINE RUSS arrived in Italy to start a three-month charter for Grandi Navi Veloci, this week also the sister ship ELISABETH RUSS reached the port of Genoa where it started to operate a regular freight link with Palermo.
Both vessels have been chartered for the summer season at a daily rate of some EUR 6,000 each.
Eckerö Group Shuts Down Birka Cruises
Victim of the pandemic, Eckerö Group has decided to close its subsidiary Birka Cruises Ab.
The Group sees no opportunity to start a profitable traffic again, according to CEO Björn Blomqvist in local media.
The company has operated on the Mariehamn-Stockholm line for 49 years.
Outgoing Cypriot Deputy Shipping Minister Natasa Pilides announced during a press conference on Monday July 6, that EU approved for a maximum state aid of EUR 6 million annually, for a Cyprus – Greece ropax ferry connection.
A crossing between Cyprus and Piraeus takes 16 hours. Last service was two decades ago.
The tender process can now be started.
The Norwegian shipyard has been struggling for a while. During the construction of two ships for Hurtigruten the ownership was transferred to Hurtigruten. In January 2020 the yard was taken over by DIV Group (Croatia – Brodosplit).
Bank accounts were frozen in June after credit agreements were cancelled.
Tom Hautekiet Becomes New Ceo Port Of Zeebrugge
On 2 July 2020, the Board of Directors has decided to appoint Tom Hautekiet (left) as the new CEO of the Port of Zeebrugge.
