Balearia’s fast monohull ferry RAMON LLULL got new MTU 20V4000M73L engines, which will increase its speed by 30%.
That will allow her to connect Denia and Formentera in less than two hours.
Improvements have also been made to the interior, such as the creation of a premium lounge, the introduction of digital signage, a new entertainment platform, and internet access. In total, eight million euro has been invested.
Ferry Passengers Increasing (+4%) And Ro-Ro Decreasing (-1%) In The Port Of Ancona
In 2018, 1,151,266 passengers were handled in the port of Ancona, 6% more compared with the year before, and 1,084,235 of those were transported by ferries (+4%).
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The ferry companies active in the port of Ancona are Minoan Lines, Superfast Ferries and Anek Lines (to and from Greece), Grandi Navi Veloci and Adria Ferries (to and from Albania) and Jadrolinija and Snav (to and from Croatia).
As for the ro-ro traffic, 147,650 trucks and trailers were handled in the port in 2018, which means a 1% decrease compared with the previous year.
AS Tallink Grupp Statistics For February 2019
In February 2019 AS Tallink Grupp transported 620,006 passengers, which is a 0.4% decrease compared to February 2018. The number of cargo units increased by 1.1% to 29,115 units and the number of passenger vehicles decreased by 1.2% to 66,835 units in the same comparison.
Finnlines Plc published its financial review for the period January–December 2018. The Grimaldi Group company continues to perform well, with the result increasing by EUR 12.5 million to EUR 95.1 million.
Revenue also increased by 9.9% to EUR 589.4 million.
During Q4, the cargo volumes remained strong, increasing the revenue compared to last year from EUR 131.8 million to EUR 141.5 million. The result for October–December was EUR 19.7 (14.8) million.
In a statement, CEO Emanuele Grimaldi confirmed the success of the strategy:
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Tallink saw a significant increase in the number of cargo units transported: + 5.7%, totalling nearly 385,000 cargo units transported in 2018.
The total number of passengers increased with 900 to the highest number ever: 9,756,611.
Tallink Grupp’s passenger numbers increased on nearly all the group’s routes and the number of cargo units transported increased on all the routes, with record numbers of passengers and cargo being transported on the Estonia-Finland routes and Estonia-Sweden routes, and the largest ever number of passengers transported also on the Latvia-Sweden route in 2018.
Despite the records achieved, the group’s revenue and profit were impacted by higher fuel costs, lower charter revenue and a longer-than-planned docking of one of the group’s vessels in spring 2018.
In 2018 Tallink Grupp’s vessels completed a record number of 10,070 trips.
See also the Moodie Davitt Report in the Media section
Cavotec Secures Automated Mooring Order
Cavotec has signed an agreement with a port operator to equip two berths at a terminal with MoorMaster™ automated mooring systems.
Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2019, with the systems entering service in 2020. The order value amounts to approximately EUR 10.3 million.
MoorMaster™ improves safety, reduces environmental impact, and substantially increases operational efficiency by cutting mooring times and reducing vessel motion.
To date, around 280 MoorMaster™ units have performed some 500,000 moorings at ferry, bulk and container handling ports, as well as locks and ship-to-ship applications worldwide.
Irish Ferries Challenges Passenger Compensation Ruling
Irish Ferries has brought a High Court challenge over a finding that it must pay compensation to thousands of passengers affected by the cancellation of sailings between Ireland and France last summer.
The company says it had to cancel the services because a new ferry it had ordered, the WB Yeats, to operate the service between Dublin and Cherbourg was delayed for several months.
The challenge has been brought against the National Transport Authority’s decision in January that arising out of the cancellations the company breached EU regulations concerning the rights of passengers travelling by sea.
Argentinian ferry operator Buquebus has entered into a design contract with Australian shipyard Incat for a dual-fuel LNG high-speed ferry.
Buquebus operates a ferry service between Buenos Aires and Uruguay. In 2013 the company introduced the LNG-powered Incat ferry FRANCISCO.
The main difference in the design of the potential new ferry and FRANCISCO is that the latter was powered by a gas turbine, but Incat is suggesting the former be powered by reciprocating engines. Incat Tasmania chairman Robert Clifford explained “It will be simpler than using gas turbines as these are very complex engines and the delivery of gas is difficult.”
From 4 till 15 March, NISSOS CHIOS will replace AML’s MOROCCO STAR between Algeciras and Tangier Med.
