On 14 December 2019, DSB’s Euro-City Train 39 had the honour to end an era. It was the last train to cross by ferry.
The day after, trains to Hamburg started to drive via Fyn, with the same travel time, or even less.
More Revenue and Profit for Moby in First 9 Months
Moby published its interim report for the first 9 months.
Revenue went up 4.7%, from EUR 478,843,000 to 501,306,000.
Profit of EUR 32,894,000 (excluding the impact of IFRS 16) against a loss of EUR 12,669,000 in same period last year.
Port of Ystad Works Are on Track
The expansion of the port with two new ferry berths is going very well. The construction of the breakwater is now approx. 1500m long, all the sheet piles for the ferry berths are installed and very soon the whole new pier will be filled.
One third of the dredging is completed and the material from the dredging is being reused between the new and the old breakwater. The area will be an important part of the port´s future development.
Shipping Sector Proposes USD 5 Billion R&D Board to Cut Emissions
The global maritime transport industry has submitted a proposal to form the world’s first collaborative shipping R&D programme to help eliminate CO2 emissions from international shipping. The proposal includes core funding from shipping companies across the world of about USD 5 billion over a 10-year period.
Highlights of the proposal:
- A new non-governmental Research & Development organisation to pave the way for decarbonisation of shipping.
- Core funding from shipping companies across the world of about USD 5 billion over a 10-year period.
- To accelerate the development of commercially viable zero-carbon emission ships by the early 2030s.
“Greta Thunberg is right to say that ‘creative accounting and clever PR’ often lie behind supposed commitments to sustainability, but our plans are transparent, and our regulator has teeth. Now we ask the wider shipping community for their blessing. Change on this scale is difficult and often daunting. But in this case, it could not be more necessary. “
-Guy Platten, Secretary General International Chamber of Shipping
Consortium Granted NOK 37.6 million to Supply Hydrogen to Ferries and Cruise Ships in Geirangerfjord
The Hellesylt Hydrogen Hub, a consortium of leading players in the hydrogen field, including Hexagon, has been awarded NOK 37.6 million under the PILOT-E funding scheme for the development of a hydrogen production facility that can deliver hydrogen to ferries and cruise ships in the Geirangerfjord, as well as to other mobility applications. The ambition is to achieve zero-emission operations in the Geirangerfjord by producing green hydrogen locally.
Climeon has developed a new steam turbine solution tailored for Viking Line’s new ship VIKING GLORY. The two steam turbines have now passed a Factory Acceptance Test with Viking Line and the certification body DNV-GL present. The steam turbines will be delivered to the ship over the upcoming months.
Moment has been selected by Corsica Linea to deploy an onboard entertainment solution. This enables Corsica Linea to upgrade its service on the Mediterranean routes by providing reliable digital platform to passengers, accessible from their own mobile devices.
Connected to the dedicated ship’s server with their personal devices (smartphones, tablets, computers), passengers can access a rich variety of high-quality content. The platform can also boost on-board sales thanks to its shopping functionality: users can browse a digital catalogue and look for products of interest.
- As from the beginning of December the roro ALF POLLAK was also redelivered by DFDS to Tirrrenia CIN and is now deployed on the Malta – Catania – Livorno – Genoa regular service together with the sister ship MARIA GRAZIA ONORATO.
- TT Line informed us about the fact that the steel cutting of the new LNG ropax has started at the Jiangsu Jinling shipyard.
- Mr Thomas Doepel has been appointed COO of Finnlines Group and Mr Mikael Lindholm has been appointed Head of Newbuilding Department. Both Mr Doepel and Mr Lindholm are members of the Executive Committee and report to the President and CEO Emanuele Grimaldi.
Port of Barcelona, Wednesday 18 December
This week FSN was in Barcelona to visit COSTA SMERALDA, the first LNG-powered cruise ship for Costa.
It was a good place to observe the ferry movements in port too.
