Tallink Loan Delayed Due To Using Vessels Registered Abroad As Collateral
According to KredEx CEO Lehar Kütt, it has taken time to get loans to Estonian shipper Tallink signed due to the volume of the loan contract and the legal complexities of using vessels registered to other countries as collateral for the loan.
Another Set Of Sea Trials For MOROCCO SUN
On May 29 AML’s MOROCCO SUN had another round of sea trials in the Saronic Gulf, testing her engines. Despite the major repairs done the previous months –with original parts from Pielstick–, the smoke problem has not been eliminated completely. The Irish-built old lady is expected to return back in service on the Strait of Gibraltar.
Arab Bridge Maritime’s AMMAN Arrived In Greece For Repairs
On May 29, Arab Bridge Maritime’s AMMAN arrived at Neos Molos, Drapetsona for repairs. In 2019, she was chartered to AML for the Marhaba 2019 season. Her actual presence in Greece means she will probably be chartered again for the summer season 2020.
It seems that despite the Covid-19 restrictions, AML is getting prepared for the new season on the Algeciras-Tangier Med line and if the developments are good, AML will introduce three vessels on the above line this summer: MOROCCO SUN, AMMAN and MOROCCO STAR.
DFDS Copenhagen – Oslo Route Resumes Service On 25 June
DFDS will start out with the minimum number of staff required for operational start-up, and will monitor booking development closely and change manning on board and ashore when needed.
Sea Trials Of Electric Ferry FESTØYA For Norled
The first of four hybrid electric-powered LMG-designed car ferries under construction at Remontowa Shipbuilding SA went to sea for the first time.
Today we go back to Ancona, in 1998.
KRALJICA MIRA
Built as HAMMERSHUS in 1965, by Meyer Werft.
Started to serve the route Copenhagen-Rönne-Ystad.
Did several seasons with TT-Line between Travemunde and Bornholm.
Left the Baltic in 1993, and ended up in the Adriatic.
In 1994 she sailed for Sem Maritime Company’s traffic between Split – Ancona.
Scrapped in 2005.
EGITO EXPRESS
Built as ESPRESSO CAGLIARI, Livorno 1975
She is still active as LAMPEDUSA, between Trapani and Pantelleria for Traghetti delle Isole.
ESPRESSO VENEZIA
Sister vessel to the previous ferry, she was built in 1977.
In 1994 she ended up in Greece via Ventouris. Fakta om fartyg gives an overview of all her routes.
As EXPRESS PEGASUS she is still alive but laid up near Piraeus.
New Zealand State-owned KiwiRail is taking the next step to procure a new generation of Cook Strait ferries.
A Request for Proposal (RFP) to find a preferred shipyard to build two new ships for the Interislander is being issued today, the next step in the procurement process.
The NZD 400 million contribution in Budget 2020 has enabled KiwiRail to go out to international tender to build the new ships, which are intended to arrive for service in 2024 and 2025. When the ferries are delivered, it will be over 25 years since New Zealand last introduced a brand-new purpose-built ferry to its fleet.
KiwiRail’s iReX Project was established to replace the existing three ship fleet with two new, large, rail-capable ships to be brought into service during 2024 and 2025.
KiwiRail has engaged OSK ShipTech to design the ferries.
The two ferries will be able to carry twice as many passengers as the current three ship fleet, 300% more rail wagons and almost double the number of trucks and other vehicles.
The new ships will be much more fuel efficient and produce significantly lower CO2 emissions. They will be able to run on battery power at times. KiwiRail is also future proofing the design so new fuel sources can be adopted as they become available.
The RFP process to identify the successful shipyard is expected to be completed before the end of the year.
Minoan To Launch A New Connection Between Patras, Igoumenitsa And Venice
From next June 4, and until the end of the summer season, Grimaldi Group will link Italy and Greece with a new ropax service calling at the ports of Patras, Igoumenitsa and Venice (Marghera).
This new service was revealed by some media in Greece and already on the website of Grimaldi Group-controlled Minoan Lines.
The Visentini ropax VENICE (former CIUDAD DE CADIZ) will be deployed on the route and the frequency will be twice a week, thus competing with the Greek ferry company Anek Lines.
Grimaldi has been serving the line between Venice, Bari and Patras since 2015 bust just for cargo shipments and currently there are two ro-ro ships serving this line (EUROCARGO GENOVA and EUROCARGO ALESSANDRIA).
Norwegian company Boreal, owned by Hong Kong-based company China Everbright Limited ordered two ferries in The Netherlands.
The Wärtsilä designed plug-in hybrid ferries will be built by the Holland Shipyards Group, and put into operation on the Abelnes-Andabeløy and Launes-Kvellandstrand routes.
Boreal signed a contract with Agder County Municipality on the operation of the two ferry connections in December last year. The 10+2 year contract starts on September 1, 2021.
COPENHAGEN, a hybrid passenger ferry operating between Rostock and Gedser, was retrofitted with a Norsepower Rotor Sail unit measuring 30m in height and 5m in diameter. The installation was completed in a matter of hours, following meticulous preparation over the past few months.
AG Ems and Royal Niestern Sander celebrated the official start of the section building for the LNG conversion of the passenger ferry MÜNSTERLAND (1986). Royal Niestern Sander will design and build a completely new aft ship for the passenger ship from 1986, including dual fuel engines, LNG storage tanks, propulsion systems, all LNG installations, pipelines and other systems.
The rendering below shows the conversion of sister vessel OSTFRIESLAND
The Italian roro shipping company Ignazio Messina & C. has welcomed the latest entry in its fleet. JOLLY BLUE is the name of the vessel recently bought from Toll Group by MSC Group trough the subsidiary Conglomerate Maritime Ltd and has reached the sister ship JOLLY EXPRESS which was already subchartered to Messina line last year.
Both ConRo vessels, each with a 2,500 lane metres capacity, are deployed on the Tunisia – Italy routes. More specifically JOLLY BLUE is deployed on the Tunis-Gioia Tauro-Naples rotation while the JOLLY EXPRESS calls at the ports of Tunis, Naples and Genoa.
The last new entry in Ignazio Messina’s fleet will replace the veteran ro-ro CHODZIEZ (1988) whose charter is set to expire in the coming months.
