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BC Ferries Looking For Shipyard To Build Five Vessels

By 2018 Newsletter week 41

On 5 October, BC Ferries issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEOI) for the procurement of five new major vessels.

  • The competitive bidding process is open to all shipyards, including consortiums.
  • Vessels to enter service in 2023.
  • To replace QUEEN OF ALBERNI, QUEEN OF NEW WESTMINSTER, QUEEN OF COWICHAN, and QUEEN OF COQUITLAM. Plus an additional vessel to address forecasted increases in traffic in the coming years, and to build resiliency in the fleet.
  • Focus on ecology.
  • After RFEOI the next step will be a Request for Pre-Qualification, followed by a Request for Proposals.
Oct 11
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STENA NORDICA Re-Enters Service On Karlskrona-Gdynia

By 2018 Newsletter week 41

Ro-pax STENA NORDICA entered service as the fourth ship between Karlskrona and Gdynia on Saturday 6 October.
The reason is the growing demand for freight and passengers.
Before the route had 3 ro-pax and 1 ro-ro. Now there are up to 4 departures a day from each port, with a weekly total of 46 departures.
The 4 ro-pax now: STENA VISION, STENA SPIRIT, STENA BALTICA and STENA NORDICA.

Oct 11
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FERRY FINANCE

By 2018 Newsletter week 41

Tallink Amends Group Dividend Policy And Intends To Reduce The Company’s Share Capital 

The Management Board of Tallink Grupp adopted a decision to supplement the Group’s dividend policy. With the decision the Group’s dividend strategy foresees the payment of dividends in the amount of 0.05 EUR per share going forward, the company’s financial results permitting.

In addition, the Group’s Supervisory Board gave the Group’s Management Board the instruction to prepare a proposal for the 2019 general shareholders’ meeting to reduce the company’s share capital by at least 7 cents per share. The aim of the reduction is to improve the company’s capital structure.

Oct 11
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

By 2018 Newsletter week 41

European Parliament Strengthens ‘Polluter Pays’ Principle For Ship Waste Management

The Transport Committee of the European Parliament adopted today the Meissner report on the Port Reception Facilities.

ESPO welcomes in particular the proposal to strengthen the ‘polluter pays’ principle by discouraging the delivery of unreasonable quantities of garbage, including dangerous waste, for a fixed fee.

It aims to make sure that ships deliver their garbage at every port call and don’t skip waste deliveries to save time.

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IN THE MEDIA

By 2018 Newsletter week 41

Port Of Gdynia To Increase Efficiency With New Terminal

Port of Gdynia Authority S.A. has announced a tender for construction of a public ferry terminal. The estimated cost of the investment is approximately 180 million PLN, with 116 million PLN covered by the European Union.