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Mar 01
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Keeping The Customer Happy Costs Money

By 2018 Newsletter week 09

In its third quarter results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, BC Ferries reported a net loss of CAD 14.8 million. (CAD 4 million in year before)
Net earnings for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2017 were
CAD 100.9 million, down from CAD 118.2 million.
The lower results can be explained by BC Ferries’ commitment to improve the customer experience. BC Ferries implemented service enhancements and provided additional round trips to accommodate the higher traffic volumes. The additional trips and the sea trials associated with the introduction of three new vessels in the nine months ended December 31, 2017 resulted in an increase in fuel consumption, labour and training related costs.

Mar 01
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Double Profit For Nlc Ferry- Wasaline

By 2018 Newsletter week 09

For the fifth year in a row, the one-ship company Wasaline increased the traffic volume and improved the consolidated result with 106%.

  • Turnover EUR 19.3 million
  • Result EUR 1.79 million (EUR 0,86 million)
    The number of passengers increased by 8.4 % and the freight units increased by 24.3 %.

Photo: Wasaline

Mar 01
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FERRY OPERATIONS

By 2018 Newsletter week 09

New Tilbury River Berth To Increase Capacity Threefold By 2020

P&O Ferries has agreed with Forth Ports to move to a purpose-built GBP 150 million river berth on the Thames at the Port of Tilbury which will treble its freight capacity to 600,000 units a year by 2020.
Janette Bell, Chief Executive of P&O Ferries, added: “The river berth will also enable us to cut our crossing time by one hour (7 instead of 8), meaning that our customers will be discharged an hour earlier at 5am, enabling them to bypass the morning rush hour on the M25.”
The planned new terminal will be linked directly to the A13 via a new road, providing quick and easy access. It will also have a bespoke layout enabling customers to locate their unit promptly as part of a 30-minute gate-to-gate turnaround.

Photo: P&O Ferries

Mar 01
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Port Of Ystad Continues To Strengthen Links With Poland

By 2018 Newsletter week 09

Port of Ystad’s good relationship with Poland was further strengthened by the visit of CEO Björn Boström to Deputy Maritime Minister Grzegorz Witkowski in Warsaw.
The Swedish town is expanding its ferry port, which will benefit the connection to Świnoujście, and the Polferries newbuildings.
Ystad has been very good in bringing all politicians and actors together, in order to become a major port on the axe Sweden-Poland-Europe.
Import from Sweden to Poland is expected to increase by 27% by 2020, and export from Sweden to Poland by 40%. (Source: Gdynia Maritime Academy)

Photo: Mike Louagie

Mar 01
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The Mismatch In LNG Requirements Between Buyers And Suppliers Is Growing, Says Shell

By 2018 Newsletter week 09

The global LNG market has continued to defy expectations, growing by 29 million tonnes in 2017, according to Shell’s latest LNG Outlook. Based on current demand projections, Shell sees potential for a supply shortage developing in the mid-2020s, unless new LNG production project commitments are made soon.

The Shell LNG Outlook, now in its second year, highlights key trends in 2017 and focuses on future global supply and demand, and can be downloaded below.

Photo: Mike Louagie

Mar 01
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TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS

By 2018 Newsletter week 09

Only Two Major Ferries Scrapped In The Last Quarter Of 2017

The French environmental organisation Robin des Bois (‘Robin Hood’) has published its 50th quarterly shipbreaking report. Since the start of the publications in 2006, more than 10,000 scrapped ships have been reported.
Some trends:

  • Overall, the tonnage of vessels demolished in the last quarter of 2017 shows a drop by 29%.
  • The Chinese Government has identified ship breaking as a major pollution risk. The end of the year was marked by the suspension of operating licenses for all but 2 or 3 facilities in Xinhui and near Shanghai. As a result, the tonnage of dismantled vessels fell sharply in China.
  • The Top 4 of recycled tonnage consists of 1) India, 2) Bangladesh, 3) Pakistan, 4) Turkey.

Only two well-known ferries have been reported as scrapped:

  • OLYMPUS (ROPAX 2, LÜBECK LINK, FINNROSE) was beached in Alang in late November. (see page 81)
  • MED STAR (LA PAZ STAR, STRADA CORSA, STENA TRANSPORTER, FLANDERS, PRIDE OF FLANDERS, NORDIC FERRY, MERZARIO HISPANIA, MERZARIO ESPANIA). On her way from Rhodes to Santorini, a fire broke out in the engine room in June 2017. She was beached for demolition in Aliaga on December 8. (see page 86)

Photo: P&O Ferries’ PRIDE OF FLANDERS in 1995 ©Mike Louagie

Mar 01
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Port Of Antwerp To Host The Launch Of The World Ports Sustainability Program

By 2018 Newsletter week 09

The international port community is taking up the challenge to help shape a sustainable supply chain for the future. It is within this context that 22 and 23 March 2018 will see the official launch of the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) in the Port of Antwerp.
The program is based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals drawn up by the United Nations. With WPSP, global ports aim to enhance and coordinate future sustainability efforts around five essential themes: future-proof infrastructure, climate and energy, societal integration of ports, safety and security as well as governance and ethics. The program is initiated by the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) and developed in cooperation with regional and international port-related organizations.

Mar 01
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SHORT NEWS

By 2018 Newsletter week 09

Mediterranean’s first LNG-powered ferry, ELIO, built for Caronte & Tourist SpA by Sefine Shipyard, was launched on February 24.
The ferry has been named after the late Elio Matacena, the founder of C&T.

Photo: Sefine Shipyard

  • Nisa Navegacion of Chile, the parent company of NAVIMAG, has ordered a 150m, ro-pax from the Guangdong yard in China. Delivery March 2019.
  • NOVA STAR, which we reported as being sold to a Polferries company, will in fact be chartered by Polska Żegluga Bałtycka SA for two years. The confusion was caused by the word ‘acquired’ on the Polferries website. Several sources confirm the two-year bareboat charter, which started on February 9, and will see the ship in service on the Gdansk-Nynäshamn route as from end of March. (with thanks to PortalMorski)
Feb 22
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A Dream Scenario For OSK-Shiptech

By 2018 Newsletter week 08

Last week, MSC Group and Onorato Armatori have signed a historical contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) for the order of four luxurious ro-pax ferries. OSK-ShipTech is behind the concept design for the largest ferry order ever.
“Our two largest clients are now doing business together, so to us, this is a dream-scenario, where we are appointed designers on the basis of earlier projects and long-term successful cooperation with all parties. This is such a significant project, and this order is a fantastic opportunity to bring our competencies, the yard’s strength and the owners’ joint pool of many years’ of experience into play,” says CCO of OSK Group, Anders Ørgård.
The contract includes an option for four additional ferries of the same type. In any case, this a record ferry order – and a quantum leap for the joint cooperation between GSI and OSK.