Between Klaipeda (Lithuania) and Karlshamn (Sweden), DFDS increased weekly departures from nine to ten. Ro-pax PATRIA SEAWAYS added a weekly round trip to the nine DFDS performs today. The extra sailings take place in the weekend, on Saturdays at 8:00 from Klaipeda and 23:59 from Karlshamn. Crossing time is 13-15 hours
Photo: PATRIA SEAWAYS © DFDS
Ferry and ro-ro are the best performing segments in the Port of Rostock.
Positive business development, new staff, effective sustainable initiatives and a more efficient roadmap: Stena Line draws a positive summary of the first half of 2018 at the traditional half-year press conference of Rostock Port GmbH.
In the passenger area, it was very good in the first half of 2018. Stena Line recorded 15% more passengers and 19% more vehicles. Sales rose 18%. The advance bookings for the summer season are also positive.
The freight division of Stena Line is also doing well: in 2017, Stena was able to increase its freight volume by 3%, and the trend continues. In addition to the classic trailer traffic, the demand for conventional rail transports and project loads is increasing.
Photo: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern entering the port of Rostock © Stena Line
In the first five months of this year, volumes are rising significantly in the Port of Lübeck
At the intermodal terminal Baltic Rail Gate, too, things are going well. The two gantry cranes handled more than 30% extra.
The Port Authority of Santander (APS = Autoridad Portuaria de Santander) closed the year 2017 with a profit of €1,9 million which represents an increase of more than 329% compared to the year before.
Interesting for the readers of Ferry Shipping News is the fact that the tonnage transported by ro-ro vessels increased by 11.2%, mainly due to the new ro-ro service by CldN. Faithful customer Brittany Ferries has also seen an increase by 13%.
Nationalized Shipyard In Saint-Nazaire Gets Its Historic Name Back
Shipyard STX France in Saint-Nazaire, has been renamed “Chantiers de l’Atlantique”. On 11 July the yard was nationalized by the French State, after it acquired all the shares from the Koreans. However, that is for a short time only. The distribution of shares is coming into the next phase, which will look like this.
In a final phase, expected to be reached before the end of the year, Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri will become majority shareholder as soon as all authorisations have been obtained.
Since many years this yard is focussing mainly on cruise ships.
Record Traffic For Northlink
NorthLink Ferries reported a passenger increase, which coincides with recent VisitScotland tourism figures which highlighted a rise in visitors to Orkney by 20% since 2013, while the number of visitors to Shetland increased by 10% over the same period.
Grimaldi is offering the Jinling yard $10,000 for each day in advance of the scheduled delivery date their 12 new ro-ro ships.
C.T.M.A. is the shipping operator serving the Iles de la Madeleine archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. The company has two ferries, the 1973-built CTMA VACANCIER and the 1972-built CTMA VOYAGEUR.
In May Minister Philippe Couillard promised financial support from the Government, for the construction of a new ferry.
In an interview with ICI Radio Canada, Mr Germain Chevarie, Member of Parliament for Îles-de-la-Madeleine, says CAD 50 million will be invested by the Québec Government, but the total cost of the project is unknown.
Port Hardy – Bella Coola route of BC Ferries has been delayed again and now won’t open until 16 September. More time is needed to refurbish NORTHERN SEA WOLF, the former Greek ferry AQUA SPIRIT. The conversion has proved much more difficult than expected.
