Polish Engineering company Nelton and Danish shipyard Hvide Sande worked together for developing an energy-efficient ferry. The 50m carferry for Danish AeroXpressen, will operate between Marstal and Rudkøbing. The shallow waters were challenging for the design.
The ship will be driven by two electric motors powered by a set of batteries and two generators. Summer capacity is 196 passengers and 32 cars. Delivery is scheduled from Hvide Sande in Denmark in the Q4, 2019
Stena Line is creating new capacities for rail transport and project cargo with the new Rostock-Trelleborg timetable.
As Stena Line saw an increase of 3% of ro-ro traffic, with demand for rail transports and project cargo rising, the company decided to have trainferry SASSNITZ operating Rostock-Trelleborg some days per week, as from September. Normally this vessel is serving the Sassnitz-Trelleborg route. (see also under: Ferry Ports)
Polferries is still dealing with an unavailable, chartered NOVA STAR. A new date for entering service has again been postponed again, now until 31 July, due to unspecified ‘technical reasons’. In the local press, Polferries are blaming owner ST Marine.
On Sunday 15 July, Minoan Lines started a new daily route, connecting Piraeus with Chania.
Chania is the second largest city of Crete, after Heraklion, and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north coast of the island, about 145km west of Heraklion.
The 6h30 minute route is operated by the Grimaldi Group owned cruise ferry MYKONOS PALACE.
Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) has taken delivery of double-ended ferry ARMAND-IMBEAU II. Built by Davie Shipbuilding, ARMAND IMBEAU II is able to operate entirely on LNG. She has icebreaking capability, necessary for year-round operations on the Saint Lawrence River, more specifically the busy Tadoussac–Baie-Sainte-Catherine link near Québec. She’s entering service in October. A sister vessel, JOS-DESCHÊNES II, is expected in autumn.
Color Line has agreed to purchase the ro-ro ship FINNCARRIER and plans to put the ship on the Oslo-Kiel route in January 2019. The establishment of a separate ro-ro offer represents a new area of activity for Color Line, and is part of the company’s growth ambitions from a Norwegian point of view, says CEO Trond Kleivdal. FINNCARRIER is currently operating on the Finnlines network (Hull-Helsinki).
Wagenborg Shipping Sweden was awarded a contract with General Electrics for the transport of several wind turbine components between Terneuzen (The Nethetlands) and Piteå (Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden). The shipments are part of the Markbygden project which is, once i completed, a windmill park consisting of over 1,100 wind turbines just outside of Piteå.
Successful Port Of Kiel Has More Projects
Dr. Thilo Rohlfs, state secretary of the ministry for economy, transport, labour, technology and tourism for the country of Schleswig-Holstein, made use of a visit to the port of Kiel to learn more about the current port investment projects.
Today, the port of Kiel handles over 7 million tons of cargo and over 2 million passengers per year.
As part of a tour of the harbour, Port of Kiel’s managing director Dr. Dirk Claus informed the state secretary of the current investment plans:
Photo Port of Kiel
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.
