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May 28
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Scrubber Conversions Progress At Perama And Malta

By 2020 Newsletter week 22

Fast is the progress on Corsica Linea’s A. NEPITA, which is undergoing her small scale conversion at the Perama Repair Zone. So far, she had her livery and flag changed (Cyprus), and her scrubber installed.

The large ship is on long-term charter from STENA LINE

There is more progress on the Attica Group’s scrubber conversions. SUPERFAST XI) is undergoing -in tandem- her dry docking (Perama) since May 21, while BLUE STAR PATMOS is in Palumbo Shipyards –out of the dry dock- and had her new enlarged funnel back in place. She is expected to be back mid-June.

May 28
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THREE SHIPS DOWN MEMORY LANE

By 2020 Newsletter week 22

In 1997 I travelled on several ferries between Italy, Elba, Corsica and Sardinia. Let’s look at some Corsica Ferries photographed during these journeys.

ELBA EXPRESS (1987, ANNE-LISE)

Built by Westamarin she was used by Elba Ferries between Piombino and Portferraio.

Now owned by Balearia, she is still in service as FORMENTERA DIRECT on the route Ibiza – Formentera.

CORSICA EXPRESS II (1996)

At that time, she was one year old, serving the route Genoa-Bastia.

In 2015 she was sold to a Sea Jets company, as PAROS JET. She can still be activated for service.

SARDINIA VERA (1975, STENA ATLANTICA)

One of four ferries built by Rickmers, she arrived in Italy in 1996, after years of operation for Canadian Marine Atlantic. For Sardinia Ferries she operated between Livorno, Civitavecchia and Golfo Aranci.

In 2001 she was chartered to Conseil General de Seine Maritime, Dieppe, France, for the Transmanche ferry service between Dieppe and Newhaven.

She is still operational in the Med and currently laid up in Piombino.

May 20
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FERRY SHIPPING

By 2020 Newsletter week 21

Interview with Marios Iliopoulos (SeaJets): “Almost no High-Speed Crafts this Summer”

Mr. Marios Iliopoulos is the owner of SeaJets, the first Greek shipowner to operate high-speed-crafts (HSC) as well as one of the world’s leader HSC operators. Until last year, his crafts connected 280 ports in the Aegean Sea. Therefore, his opinion and information on what we are going to expect this summer is of great importance.

May 20
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Kristian Durhuus Is ForSea’s New CEO

By 2020 Newsletter week 21

Kristian Durhuus succeeds Jens Ole Hansen, who has been acting as interim CEO of ForSea since February and who will now continue in his position as COO.

Since 2011, Kristian Durhuus has held the position of COO of Copenhagen Airport. Prior to that, he held managing roles within a number of larger organizations including LSG Lufthansa Service and G4S.

May 20
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Passenger Ferry Link To Sicily Reopened – Sardinia Not Yet

By 2020 Newsletter week 21

Maritime transport of passengers was reopened between Italy mainland and Sicily was reopened this week.

Transport minister, Paola De Micheli, publicly announced that ferry links can restart regularly, also in the Strait of Messina between Reggio Calabria and Villa San Giovanni between 06:00 and 21:00.

Ro-Ro traffic in the Strait will exclusively transit through the port of Messina – Tremestieri in Sicily.

Italy’s transport ministry also said that maritime transport for passengers on the route with Sardinia will remain closed at this moment.

Ferry links between Italy and Spain are set to be restored in the coming days.

May 20
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FERRY FINANCE

By 2020 Newsletter week 21

Fjord1’s Second Largest Owner Sells To Havila

Perestroika AS, a company controlled by Frederik W. Mohn, has on 13 May 2020 entered into an agreement with Havila Holding AS and Havilafjord

Holding 2 AS to sell all of its shares in Fjord1 ASA, constituting 18.459.849 shares, and representing 18.46% of the issued share capital of Fjord1.

Following completion of the transaction, Perestroika will no longer hold any shares or votes in the Company.

Perestroika was the second largest shareholder f Fjord1, after Havilafjord AS. Perestrika is a company from Frederik W. Mohn, one of Norway’s richest people.

Havila shipowner Per Sævik is now by far the largest owner of Fjord1.