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Oct 24
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

By 2019 Newsletter week 43

Moby SPL’s PRINCESS ANASTASIA To Change To New Terminal In Helsinki

PRINCESS ANASTASIA will switch to using South Harbour in Helsinki from the start of the new cruise season 2020. On March 22, 2020, the ferry will make its first call to the Makasiini terminal.

Makasiini terminal is located much closer to the city centre which makes easier for passengers to find their way to Old Helsinki. It is only five-minute walk from the Market square and Helsinki Cathedral. The new location is also convenient for the embarking passengers, as the terminal is located within walking distance from the railway station and other ferry terminals. Tram and bus stops are located in front of the terminal.

For convenience of passengers, the terminal will be equipped with luggage storage, spacious check-in and waiting areas. MOBY SPL sales office will be opened at the terminal as well.

Oct 24
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

By 2019 Newsletter week 43

Interferry Innovation Conference Highlights Zero-Emissions Quest

 The drive towards zero-emission ferries captured major attention among a record 420 delegates drawn to London earlier this month by a wide-ranging technical, operational and commercial agenda.  With climate change an issue shared by every ferry operator, the movement away from fossil fuels-powered ferry vessels was a featured topic alongside sessions including manned and autonomous vessel management systems, shipyard innovations, satellite network advances, a real-time solution for insurance risk analysis and data-based personalisation of the passenger experience.

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Oct 24
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

By 2019 Newsletter week 44

ALFRED To Replace PENTALINA

Stena Estrid Successfully Completes Sea Trials

STENA ESTRID, the first of Stena Line’s three new ferries destined for the Irish Sea, has successfully completed her sea trials in China’s Yellow Sea.

She is now on schedule to start operating on the Dublin to Holyhead route in early 2020.

STENA ESTRID is the first of five new Stena Line next generation RoPax vessels that are being constructed at the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China, three of which will be introduced on the company’s Irish Sea routes from Dublin to Holyhead and Belfast to Liverpool.

Sister ship STENA EDDA is due to commence operations from Belfast to Liverpool in spring 2020, with the third vessel STENA EMBLA expected to be introduced on the same route in early 2021.

Oct 17
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FERRY SHIPPING

By 2019 Newsletter week 42

Polferries Acquire NOVA STAR

ST Engineering’s marine arm has sold its ropax ferry NOVA STAR to Polferries.

The vessel has been on a bareboat charter to Polferries since September 2018 and is deployed in the Gdańsk-Nynäshamn route.  The charterer has since exercised a purchase option.

NOVA STAR was designed and built by ST Engineering, originally for LD Lines.

Oct 17
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New Record For Cantiere Navale Visentini With The Launch Of Ropax CIUDAD DE VALENCIA

By 2019 Newsletter week 42

Cantiere Navale Visentini broke a record with the newbuilding CIUDAD DE VALENCIA, the longest ropax ever launched at the shipyard based in Porto Viro, Rovigo.

Designed by NAOS Ship and Boat Design, the ship set to be chartered long-term by Trasmediterranea will have a length of 203m, a 25m beam and a capacity of 2,600 lane metres and 1,000 passengers. Delivery is scheduled for May 2020.

According to some rumours, the sistership due for delivery in 2021 might also be chartered by Trasmediterranea (Armas Group).

Oct 17
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Italy Approved Public Subsidies For Ferries Renewal On Short Sea Routes

By 2019 Newsletter week 42

The Italian transport ministry definitively approved a law which makes it possible for the Regional Governments to co-finance (15% of the total price) investments aimed at building new ferries or refitting old ones deployed on the short sea routes.

Subsidies will be granted for those companies in charge for the local public transport by sea.

The 10-years program is worth €250 million and will start in 2020.

Of the total amount some €69m are set for region of Sicily, €64m for Veneto (Venice), 60m for Campania (Gulf of Naples), €20m for Tuscany (Elba island), €15m for Sardinia and €13.2 for Lazio.

The first player expected to take advantage of these new subsidies is likely to be Siremar, ferry company 50% owned by Caronte&Tourist and Liberty Lines, and active on the Sicilian market.

Less than one year ago Vincenzo Franza, chairman of the company, announced that two new ferries would be ordered soon for the routes to and from Lampedusa and Pantelleria islands. The project had been developed by Naos Design and this new series of ropax units should have a 1,000 passenger capacity, up to 170 cabins and 650 lane meters plus 60 cars.

Oct 17
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CMAL Has Purchased LOCH SEAFORTH After Completing A Deal With Lloyds Banking Group

By 2019 Newsletter week 42

Flensburg-built LOCH SEAFORTH, which operates the route between Ullapool and Stornoway, was financed by Lloyds Banking Group and has been leased to CMAL for the past five years through an operational lease agreement.

“Purchasing the Loch Seaforth outright will also bring considerable financial benefits by delivering savings to the public purse over the longer term when compared with a more expensive leasing arrangement,” said Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, Paul Wheelhouse.

When plans for a replacement vessel were approved by the Scottish Government in 2011, CMAL sought proposals for funding in the form of lease options from banks and other financial institutions to finance procurement of the vessel. Following a tender process governed by EU procurement rules, Lloyds Banking Group was appointed to provide the operating lease.