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May 20
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Tallink Silja Has Notified 450 Staff In Sweden They Are To Be Dismissed

By 2020 Newsletter week 21

“This is a tough but necessary decision for the company to survive the corona crisis,” said Tallink Silja AB’s MD Marcus Risberg.

He urges the Swedish government to act quickly.

In addition to the negative effect of the missing voyages, due to the virus, the company has also been hit hard by the fact that the shipping support that is normally paid, and is absolutely crucial for the Swedish shipping industry, has now been withdrawn when the vessels are not in traffic.

“We have for a long time argued for the government that our business does not work without the maritime support during this extremely difficult time. We hope that the Government and Parliament understand the seriousness and speed of a temporary change in the law on maritime support so that we do can retain the remaining staff, says Marcus Risberg.

May 20
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FERRY PORTS

By 2020 Newsletter week 21

Tilbury2’s New RoRo Terminal Completes Successful Ship Trials

Great-Britain’s newest and largest unaccompanied ro-ro terminal at Tilbury2 took a step closer to opening with the successful completion of ship trials at the weekend.

P&O’s BORE SONG and NORSTREAM  arrived at the new ro-ro terminal on the Thames on Sunday 17 May where the port team carried out a full test of the marine facilities including manoeuvring and tying up the ship to test the berth; lowering the ship’s ferry ramp to test the pontoon facilities; and carrying out a full risk assessment. The ship trial was deemed a success with a smooth execution of all the test points being achieved.

The ferry terminal, which is due to open next week (week 22), has a capacity of 500,000 units and will operate in partnership between the port and P&O Ferries importing and exporting containers and trailers with food, drink, medicines and other vital supplies to-and-from Europe

May 20
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

By 2020 Newsletter week 21

Interferry welcomes the European Commission’s guidance on the gradual relaxation of travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and relaunching of transportation links that will go into effect in advance of this summer’s travel and tourism season.  Earlier, Interferry had issued its own ‘best practice’ guidelines for the safe resumption of passenger ferry services once local authorities provided the green light.

May 20
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TECHNOLOGY

By 2020 Newsletter week 21

Reducing Energy Consumption By Retrofit

DFDS’ VICTORIA SEAWAYS and two MR tankers from Hafnia and Maersk Tankers are part of Green Ship of the Future’s Retrofit project.

Green Ship of the Future has released a report to show how retrofitting can result in significant reduction of energy consumption decreasing fuel consumption and emissions on board three vessels, including the DFDS ferry. According to the project findings, this can be achieved through technology that is available today with a return of investment of less than three years.

The report finds that VICTORIA SEAWAYS can potentially achieve up to 11.1% reduction of fuel consumption by implementing new and proven technology that is easily implemented such as new propellers and new hull coating exemplified by Hempel in this report. All the suggested solutions were calculated towards an estimated payback time of three years to show the potential of making a green investment in a manner that minimizes operational cost and improve the potential of profitability.

May 20
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IN THE MEDIA

By 2020 Newsletter week 21

Will Nordics Be First To See Fledgling Duty-Free Revival In Europe?

Hopes for a gradual revival of decimated travel retail sales were raised last week with the resumption of passenger traffic on some Finnish ferry services on the Baltic Sea.

May 20
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SHORT NEWS

By 2020 Newsletter week 21
  • DFDS UK posted on their Facebook page a picture of the new COTE D’OPALE under construction in China.
  • A subsidiary of AS Tallink Grupp, Baltic SF IX Limited and Marine Atlantic Inc, have concluded to extend the current charter agreement of ropax ATLANTIC VISION (ex SUPERFAST IX) for two years, until November 2022. The vessel has been on the long-term bareboat charter since November 14, 2008.
May 20
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THREE SHIPS DOWN MEMORY LANE

By 2020 Newsletter week 21

Last week we started with some 1998 pictures from Mykonos. Let’s go back to Greece this week, same year, same Cycladic island.

SUPERFERRY II (built 1974 as PRINCE LAURENT)

This former Channel ferry was built as PRINCE LAURENT for the Oostende-Dover route, operated by the Belgian State-owned RMT. In 1992 she was sold to Strintzis and was sent to Perama for rebuilding. After Oostende Rafina became her second home port, from which she still operates today for Golden Star Ferry.

PENELOPE A (built 1972 as HORSA)

Another Channel veteran is this former HORSA, built for Sealink. Her second life started in 1992 when she started to sail for Agoudimos Lines.

In 2014 she was advertised for sale and laid up in Eleusis. She’s still moored there, side by side with Nel Lines’ MYTILENE.

They will probably go to the scrapyard soon.

ANEMOS (built 1975 as FERRY MUROTO)

After a short life in Japan this FERRY MUROTO arrived in Greece in 1988. She is still at Perama as the ALEXANDRA L, after a career with Nomicos Lines, Minoan Flying Dolphines, ANEK Lines, NEL Lines and Kefalonian Lines. She was about to travel this summer, but her conversion still goes on. She was purchased by Seajets.

May 14
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FERRY SHIPPING

By 2020 Newsletter week 20

Drastic Measures For Passengers Travelling By Ferry In Greece

Greek Ferry Travel To Start On May 18

On May 8, the Greek Minister of Shipping and Island Policy announced the new protocol for passengers travelling by ferry.

However, those measures have caused reasonable concern to the Greek Ferry Operators as Covid-19 will apparently change the way we used to travel.

In any case, and according to a Hellenic Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy official announcement, travel to the Greek islands by ferry will start on May 18, 2020.