Møre og Romsdal county municipality has awarded a contract for the ferry connections Eidsdal-Linge, Stranda-Liabygda, Hundeidvik-Festøy and Sæbø-Leknes-Standal-Trandal to Fjord1.
There was only one competitor: Norled.
The contract for inner Sunnmøre will apply from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2033.
Works will be done to allow larger, new ferries on the Eidsdal-Linge route.
New ferries are also expected for Stranda-Liabygda.
The photo shows the quay in Eidsdal.
The Norwegian road administration shelved the plans to build a tunnel under the Oslofjord.
This made operator Bastø Fosen decide to order their fourth newbuilding for the Horten-Moss ferry route across the Oslofjord.
The ferry will be hybrid but the aim is to let her run 100% on battery.
Shipyard will be Sefine, Turkey. Delivery October 2020.
Baleària’s first of two LNG-dual fuel ro-pax ferries left the shipyard Cantiere Navale Visentini and is now in dry dock at the port of Trieste for the final works before the final sea trials scheduled for the next weeks.
The newbuilding hull n° C224 and already named HYPATIA DE ALEJANDRIA is set to be delivered to the Spanish ferry company Baleària Eurolineas Maritimas SA in the first two months of 2019.
The second unit hull n° C225, which is a sister ship and will be renamed MARIE CURIE, is expected to follow some months later, with delivery date mid 2019.
These new ferries will have a capacity of 2,100 freight lane meters, 810 passengers and 150 cars each.
Baleària ordered the two sister vessels back in January 2017 for €200 million and both will be deployed on the Balearic Islands’ routes.
The glamorous village of Portofino near Genoa, following the fierce winds and rains which devastated tourist icons in Italy in the last few weeks, is now only reachable by sea, after the main road collapsed.
Following the event, the ferry ICHNUSA owned by BN Sarnav (joint venture controlled by BluNavy and participated by Delcomar) has just been deployed for two spot connections from the port of Genoa to Portofino and back for the transport of trucks and cars.
Ichnusa is normally deployed between Sardinia (Santa Teresa Gallura) and Corsica islands (Bonifacio) during the summer months.
Aldo Negri, head of BluNavy, said: “After the first two voyages performed during the emergency phase, we are now talking with the Municipality of Portofino in order to understand whether a regular maritime connection with Portofino would be viable and economically sustainable”.
Direct Ferries announced the winners of the Inaugural Direct Ferry partner of the year awards at a Gala dinner in the NED hotel in London where ferry partners from all over the world gathered.
The awards were based around customer experience, strength and quality of the technical integration and API offered and growth on the Direct Ferries platform.
The winners were:
Direct Ferries is the world’s largest ferry demand platform and online travel agent.
Port Of Rotterdam Wins The ESPO Award 2018!
On 8 November 2018, Port of Rotterdam Authority was awarded the ESPO Award 2018 in recognition of its engagement with the city or wider community, through the creation of a good workplace environment for its current and future employees and the demonstration of its investment in a diverse and inclusive environment, facilitating mutual respect, non-discrimination and personal development. The ESPO Award was handed out by the Deputy Director-General of DG Move, Maja Bakran, during a ceremony at “Palais des Académies” in Brussels.
Viking Line Group Reports First Nine Months
Period January 1–September 30, 2018
-3.6% Consolidated sales EUR 378.1 million
+22.2% Operating income EUR 7.7 million
+21.8 Consolidated income before taxes EUR 5.6 million
+26.3 Income after taxes EUR 4.8 million
-4.1% Passenger-related revenue EUR 343.0 million
+2.5% Cargo revenue EUR 33.4 million.
-7.5% passengers 4,967,745 (in 2017 Viking Line operated fast ferry Viking FSTR, not in 2018)
+0.5% cargo 95,081
Q3
-2.7% Consolidated sales EUR 152.3 million
+0.0% Operating income amounted to EUR 21.3 million
Learning From Ro-Ro Ferry Accidents
Over a seven-year period more than 3,000 casualties involving ro-ro vessels were reported by accident investigation bodies into EMCIP (European Marine Casualty Information Platform).
Drawing lessons from this data is the objective of EMSA’s latest safety analysis which focuses specifically on the investigations involving ro-ro vessels. As many as 439 safety recommendations were made following the investigated accidents, one fifth of which were fire related.
Eamonn O’Reilly was unanimously re-elected as Chairman following a vote of ESPO’s General Assembly in Brussels. E. O’Reilly has been chairing the organisation during the last two years.
The General Assembly also re-elected Annaleena Mäkilä and elected Zeno d’Agostino as Vice-Chairs. Ms Mäkilä is currently Managing Director of the Finnish ports Association and has been Vice Chair since 2014. Mr d’Agostino is President of Assoporti, the Italian Association of Ports and President of the Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea. Z. d’Agostino replaces Bernard Mazuel (UPF-France) who has been Vice Chair for the last four years.
Irish Shipping Volumes Increased By +6% In Q3 2018
The latest IMDO iShip Index recorded an increase of +6% in shipping and port activity in the Republic of Ireland in Q3. The Index reached 1,037 points, the fourth consecutive quarter in which it has exceeded the baseline of 1,000 points. This continues the trend of steady growth in the ports and shipping sector since 2009.
