Inter Shipping in Trouble?
According to this Moroccan newsletter “News Tourisme”, ferry operator Inter Shipping has run into financial trouble. Also other media reported similar stories.
Flagships Ferry Taking Shape in Turkey
The zero-emission hydrogen ferry bound for Stavanger will sail under the name HIDLE (Norled). The LMG-designed ferry is currently under construction at Ada Yard in Istanbul, Turkey.
She will operate on the route Judaberg-Helgøy on the west coast of Norway, with six stops.
Daily operation will see her sailing a distance of 140 nm during 19 hours of operation (6 a.m. – 1 a.m.).
The H2 fuel consumption is estimated to be 460 kg/day, which is comparable to ca. 1900 litres / day of (bio)diesel
Corsica Linea has suspended all ferry crossings between France and Algeria, until August 31.
The reason is that Président Abdelmadjid Tebboune has decided to close all borders of his country after a rise in Covid-19 cases.
GNV’s MAJESTIC is the first ferry to leave the Nuova Meccanica Navale yard in Naples, with a scrubber installation.
The completion of the works on the other seven GNV units is expected by the first half of 2021 and will entail, overall, an investment of approximately 90 million.
(picture taken before installation)
CEO of P&O Ferries Janette Bell has decided to stand down after three years in the role. Her interim replacement will be the current Managing Director for Short Routes David Stretch.
She has led the ferry company through the Brexit process, the Covid-19 pandemic, and two new ferries have been ordered.
Contract Signed for a New Ferry for Isle Of Man Steam Packet Company
A new purpose-built vessel for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company will be constructed in South Korea.
The contract was signed on July 31, with shipbuilders Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), based in Ulsan.
The new vessel is expected to commence service in Spring 2023.
Contractual delivery: 30 November 2022.
Price tag: EUR 76.8 million
Actual fleet:
The new vessel will replace the BEN-MY-CHREE, which will then be used as a back-up vessel.
Grandi Navi Veloci, a ferry company part of MSC Group, announced that a new ro-pax unit currently under construction at Cantiere Navale Visentini shipyard will be added to its fleet next year.
The newbuilding is scheduled for delivery next spring and is a sistership of CIUDAD DE VALENCIA just handed over to Trasmediterranea (photo below).
(203m / 32,000 GT / 157 cabins / 1,000 passengers / 2,564 lane metres / 24 knots speed)
Further details were not disclosed but, as the technical management of the ship will be in the hand of a company controlled by the Visentini family, it’s likely that Grandi Navi Veloci will take the new ro-pax unit in long-term charter, maybe with purchase option.
Exactly one year ago, Gianluigi Aponte, founder of MSC Group, revealed that the project for 2 + 2 new ferries at GSI shipyard in China was suspended due to the higher price requested.
As of today, the Genoa-based ferry company operates a fleet of 16 vessels deployed on the national and international market linking Sicily, Sardinia, Spain, Tunisia, Morocco, France and Albania.
From August 13, Stena Line will be adding a port-call in Karlskrona (Sweden) on the existing ferry route between Liepaja (Letland) and Travemünde (Germany).
“We see an increasing demand for sea transportation in the Baltic region. This is an expansive region where Stena Line already has a strong presence and we are pleased to expand our customer offering. Our intention is to increase the frequency and capacity even further going forward.”, says Erik Thulin, Trade Director Baltic Sea North.
The route between Liepaja and Travemünde is operated by the two Danish-flagged RoPax vessels STENA GOTHICA and URD, both with a freight capacity of 1,600 lane meters. The new weekly port-call in Karlskrona will initially be in the direction Liepaja-Travemünde on Thursday evenings.
Click on the map to see a live view of Stena Line’s freight routes.
Click on a ship to see its details.
Two months ago, Flow Ship Design already came up with a rendering of a hybrid double-ended ferry (diesel-electric), designed to carry 600 passengers and 170 cars.
This ferry is also part of the METRO project, for the Croatian domestic route Brestova-Porozina.
What does the competition do?
TT Line has a route connecting Trelleborg (Sweden) with Klaipeda (Lithuania) and of course Travemunde (Germany) – Trelleborg.
DFDS has a route connecting Karlshamn (Sweden) with Klaipeda (Lithuania) and Kiel (Germany) – Klaipeda.
Croatia-based Flow Ship Design has published a new rendering of a ropax ferry. It has been designed for the EU-funded METRO project within the framework of the Interreg Italy – Croatia Programme.
METRO stands for “Maritime Environment-friendly TRanspOrt systems”.
Some characteristics of the hybrid ropax:
Short international routes in Adriatic Sea (Italy-Croatia / Ancona-Split)
Passengers 1,340 Crew 75
Cruising speed 15.5 knots.
Fully enclosed Main hold capacity of 630 lane meter or 2020 m2,
In addition hoistable car deck with parking area of 1865 m2
Stern and bow ramps
Twin screw, twin rudder, twin dual fuel engines driven with abt. 400 m3 LNG storage tanks. Two shaft generators (PTO/PTI) coupled with battery system with abt. 5 MWh capacity to cover entire range of electric power demand.
Two months ago, Flow Ship Design already came up with a rendering of a hybrid double-ended ferry (diesel-electric), designed to carry 600 passengers and 170 cars.
This ferry is also part of the METRO project, for the Croatian domestic route Brestova-Porozina.
Soon after Morocco reopened its borders, Baleària started a ferry service from the French port of Sète to Nador.
The vessel is REGINA BALTICA, with according to the company’s website, a Moroccan crew.
GNV is already operating this route (and 5 Moroccan routes in total, from Italy, France and Spain)
Baleària has scheduled eleven crossings, in order to meet the demand from people of Moroccan origin residing in European countries. (six trips from France and five from Morocco).
The last crossing is planned for September 7, but the company is exploring the possibility of more trips.
All passengers must present a negative PCR test carried out no more than 48 hours before travel. For Moroccans living in Northern France, Belgium or Holland this is a challenge, because of the driving distance and time.
The capacity of the vessel is currently restricted to 1,300 passengers (1,675) and 300 vehicles (350).
