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Jan 23
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FERRY PORTS

By 2020 Newsletter Week 4

Port of Zeebrugge 2019: 14.2% Growth

This 14.2% growth is the result of advancement in all important sectors in the port of Zeebrugge: roro, liquid natural gas, containers and new vehicles.

The roro traffic rises 3.7% to a total volume of nearly 16.5 million tonnes.

Growth: Ireland (+6.3%), Spain (+153.1%), thanks to great results on the Santander connection by Cobelfret and the scaling-up of the Finnlines connection to Bilbao. Deepsea roro also rises (13.9%).

The roro traffic with destination UK decreases with -2.5% and Scandinavia roro cargo also drops -2.7 percent. The year 2019 was marked with many Brexit deadlines. A shift of cargo to the Ireland destinations and a Brexit effect can explain the loss in UK roro loads. The reshuffling of services to Gothenburg have led to a small loss on this destination.

Jan 23
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Port of Kiel: Ferry Traffic Contributing More and More to Overall Transshipment Rate

By 2020 Newsletter Week 4

The Port of Kiel achieved a sound result last year, with cruise and ferry traffic still in growth modus.

The focus of investments lies on the implementation of the BLUE PORT strategy: shore power and intermodal traffic. Port of Kiel will be climate-neutral by 2030. “About €15 million are being invested in the construction of shore power plants. They will be ready in 2020. All three ferry and cruise terminals will be equipped. Color Line was the first to have shore power.

The core business of the port is the general cargo handled in the ferry traffic sector and with nearly 6 million tons it accounts for 85 % of the overall transhipment activities by now.

The biggest volume handled was on the DFDS Kiel – Klaipeda (Lithuania) service.

The additional freight ferry from Color Line has a positive impact on the route Kiel – Oslo whereas fewer unaccompanied trailers were transported between Kiel and Gothenburg.

Jan 23
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SHORT NEWS

By 2020 Newsletter Week 4
  • The P&O ro-ro service between Calais and Tilbury is no more.
  • Croatian DIV Group is set to buy Norwegian shipyard Kleven, the builder of Hurtigruten’s two expedition ships. DIV owns the Brodosplit shipyard in Split. Deal is expected to be executed in the next few weeks.
Jan 23
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PRIDE OF BRUGES in Rotterdam for Maintenance

By 2020 Newsletter Week 4

Welcome On Board STENA ESTRID

Thank you, Steven Tarbox, for sharing with Ferry Shipping News your pictures of STENA ESTRID. This selection of pictures should help to give an impression.

PRIDE OF BRUGES in Rotterdam for Maintenance

January is the period when ferry companies send their ships for maintenance to the Damen shipyard in Rotterdam.

PRIDE OF BRUGES is seen passing Maassluis, heading for Damen Verolme on 20 January 2020.

PRIDE OF BRUGES is normally operating for P&O on the Zeebrugge – Hull route.

New Ferry ÆrøXpressen in Service between Rudkøbing – Marstal

Jan 23
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VIDEO

By 2020 Newsletter Week 4

Stena Line’s CEO Niclas Mårtensson on Sky News

What’s the State of the Ferry Industry in Face of More Stringent Emission Regulations and Brexit?

Jan 16
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FERRY SHIPPING

By 2020 Newsletter week 3

Boreal is Awarded the Contract for the ‘Inner Oslofjord 2021’

A new operator for the island ferries in the Inner Oslofjord will be Boreal Sjø, as from from November 1, 2021. This is the first time Boreal Sjø has entered into a contract with public transport company Ruter, following a tender competition with a total of five contenders..

The contract runs until 2034.

Five electric ferries will be built. They have been designed by Multi Maritime. The first will be ready in the winter of 2021-2022. In the summer of 2022, all five ships will be operational.

The new ferries all have a capacity for 350 passengers (compared to 236 passengers now). Although running fully electric, they will have a backup with diesel.

Jan 16
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NISSOS MYKONOS & NISSOS CHIOS Will Be Integrated into Blue Star Ferries

By 2020 Newsletter week 3

The HSW’s sisters NISSOS MYKONOS [link: Fakta om Fartyg] and NISSOS CHIOS [link: Fakta om Fartyg] will soon sport the Blue Star Ferries livery following the recent decision of the Atiica Group, as they operate mainly on Blue Star Ferries routes and share the Blue Star Ferries’ fleet design.

The two popular ferries will be renamed BLUE STAR MYKONOS and BLUE STAR CHIOS, while their refurbishment will start soon in Perama.

Both ships will be fitted with scrubber units while their interior public areas will change in order to follow the Blue Star Ferries philosophy.

The Hellenic Seaways fleet will be confined only to the large ferries of the North Aegean as well as the high-speed crafts.