The chartering situation of the Godby Shipping Fleet is as follows
The first two of Havila Voyages’ four new coastal ships, HAVILA CASTOR and HAVILA CAPELLA, were launched at the Tersan shipyard on Saturday 5 September.
Arild Myrvoll, CEO of Havila Kystruten said that because of the pandemic, the first two ships will not be ready for the new year as originally planned. “It looks like delivery may take place during Q1 of 2021,” he said.
In anticipation of the new ships, Havila Voyages has received approval for two replacement vessels, but the demand for the coastal route between Bergen and Kirkenes is currently very uncertain, and the need for capacity at the start of the new contract on 1 January 2021 is under evaluation.
Havila Voyages has an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Transport to operate four of the eleven ships that sail the classic coastal voyage between Bergen and Kirkenes from 2021 to 2030. The seven other ships will be operated by Hurtigruten.
It is unclear when ships number 3 and 4 will be delivered, as the Spanish yard went bankrupt.
The ships will have LNG propulsion and the world’s largest battery packs.
The new ropax ferry ordered by Rete Ferroviaria Italia (Rfi) at San Giorgio del Porto and T. Mariotti shipyards, was successfully launched a few days ago with a load-out and float-off operation.
The ferry, suitable for the transportation of railway carriages, wagons, passengers and vehicles, will be deployed in the Strait of Messina.
The hull of the new unit is now heading from San Giorgio di Nogaro to Genoa, under tow by tug GIANEMILIO C. (MarineTraffic).
The construction will be completed in the coming months.
The hull is already equipped with engines, generators, propulsion machinery and systems.
Klaipèda-based shipyard Western Baltija Shipbuilding officially started the steel cutting ceremony of the 60m car ferry KLAIPĖDA for operator Smiltynės perkėla AB.
This double-ender will be used to connect the shores of Klaipèda.
Capacity: 600 pax and 40 cars or 8 trucks.
Tallink Grupp has appointed Joonas Joost as the group’s Finance Director with effect from Monday, 7 September 2020.
Energy and Environmental Upgrade of the Port of Igoumenitsa
A new era in the management and operation of port facilities is inaugurated after the approval by the European Commission of the project ALFION – Alternative Fuel Implementation in Igoumenitsa Port, which concerns the energy upgrade in the Port of Igoumenitsa.
According to the statistics released by the Italian port authorities association ‘Assoporti’, the total throughput of passengers transited in H1 was 9,262,808 units (-56.1%), of which 1,897,445 transported on deep-sea ferry links (-63,5%) and 6,882,420 on short-sea routes (-40,3%).
As for the deep-sea ferry segment, the port of Olbia is the leading one with 305,222 passengers (-63.8%).
The passenger traffic decreased almost in every port:
Looking at the ro-ro traffic, some 43,875 tons of cargo were handled in Italy, which mean -9%.
No Need to Self-Isolate for Eurotunnel Passengers?
GetLink’s (EuroTunnel) figures for August are surprising: Le Shuttle carried 267,942 passenger vehicles, or only -28% compared to last year (373,084).
On August 15, the UK re-imposed quarantine, causing a busy day on August 14, with with 11,600 vehicles and 30,000 passengers.
Interesting to see is –quoting Eurotunnel’s website– that there is no need for self-isolate if you haven’t left your car.
The website says that, “Our understanding of the UK Government’s position is that if you drive through a country that is not on the list for quarantine exemption on your way to the UK, without getting out of your car, or allowing anyone to enter your car, then there is no additional need to self-isolate on your entry to the UK. You must check the status of all the countries you have visited, in which you have got out of your car.”
Dieppe-Newhaven Hit by Sudden English Quarantine Decision
“For the first time in the history of the route Dieppe-Newhaven, the volumes of August were lower than in July, with 1,000 less cars.”
DFDS decided to lay up one of the two ferries, and to reduce return crossings from 3 to 2.
Jean-Claude Charlo, director DFDS asks the politicians for help, on behalf of all ferry operators.
“A ship costing CAD$ 100 million and in service only ten weeks, that doesn’t make sense.”
Pierre Fitzgibbon, Canadian Minister of Economy and Innovation
Quote heard on Radio Canada, about the replacement of the CTMA VACANCIER, a 1973-built ferry used in summer as a cruise ship between Montréal and Cap-aux-Meules.
The Minister said that there is plenty of secondhand tonnage on the market, and that the cruise destinations should be expanded to e.g. the Saguenay Fjord and the Iles-de-la-Madeleine. The season should also be longer.
