Keynote speakers from the military, merchant fleet and port sectors will feature when Interferry addresses three of shipping’s most important issues:
The 2018 Interferry conference in Cancun is hosted by Ultramar, Mexico’s leading passenger ferry company, and takes place on Monday and Tuesday October 8-9 as the core of a knowledge-sharing, networking and social event running from October 6-10.
Negative and challenging results for Moby S.p.A.
Summary. No comment.
(% 2018 versus 2017) H1, 2018 (H1, 2017)(in thousands)
-1.6% Revenues = -233,375 (-237,152)
Operating Profit = -39,340 (-3,546)
+158,2% Result Before Taxes = -57,768 (-22,372)
+144,4% Net Result = -60,208 (-24,632)
+153,7% Group Profit = -60,332 (-23,783)
Woodward Group Confirms It Bought Three Ferries
The provincial government of Labrador signed a new multiyear, CAD 362-million ferry deal with Woodward Group.
As announced last week in Ferry Shipping News 36, this company has purchased the three double-ended ice-class 1A ferries MUHUMAA, SAAREMAA and HIIUMAA .
What will happen with SAAREMAA is not clear
Passengership Info has an interesting article on the lengthening of Grimaldi Lines’ two ferries CRUISE ROMA and CRUISE BARCELONA.
It is not only a matter of increasing passenger and vehicle carrying capacity. The ferry operator has also implemented a very environmentally friendly approach and shall add a bank of mega- lithium batteries, to have zero emissions in port.
To complement the mega-lithium battery, the works also include installing a scrubber system.
The President of the Vigo shipyard, Mr José García Costas, told the newspaper Faro De Vigo that the yard has secured work for the next three years.
Photo: Havila Kystlink
Croatian Uljanik Shipyard is in trouble. SIEM cancelled the order for four car carriers.
What happens with the CLdN order for ro-ro ferries is unclear. In 2016, Uljanik signed a contract for the construction of 2 + 2 + 2 vessels for CLDN (5,500 lane meter).
The hunt for new investors is open.
Port Of Calais Less Worried About Brexit Than Six Months Ago
This is in a nutshell what CEO of Port of Calais Jean-Marc Puissesseau said on local TV.
Watch the interview on YouTube (in French)
Dirk Jankowsky photographed the former VILLUM CLAUSEN in the Kiel Canal on Sunday 9 September. The fast craft has been renamed WORLDCHAMPION JET. She’s on her way to Greece for SeaJets.
Captain Apostolos Kaknis was so kind to sent us this photograph of CRUISE OLYMPIA lit by a warm Greek sunshine.
He also provided this view (below) from NISSOS SAMOS in Piraeus (Hellenic Seaways).
This picture was taken last year, in Incheon, South-Korea. It shows a ferry with the long name of NEW GOLDEN BRIDGE 2 (Weidong Ferry).
Some sources say that this ship could come to Europe soon. We don’t do rumours. We do nice pictures. This one was taken onboard cruise ship VOLENDAM, Holland America Line.