+ Turnover € 63.5 million (€ 52.0 million). This change is mainly due to the significant increase in revenue from the concession agreement of Pier II+III (+29.5%), container terminal sector (+20.1%), car terminal sector (+29.7%), as well as ship repairing sector (+48.3%).
+ Profit before tax € 18.7 million (€ 8.6 million)
+ Earnings after taxes € 13.3 million (€ 4.4 million)
New Ship Simulator
Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine has inaugurated a brand new ship simulator in Ålesund, Norway. It will be used for customer training courses, and for advanced engineering and technology development work.
Europe Opens The Door To Recover The Motor of the Sea Link Between Gijón And Nantes
The EU approves Baleària’s project to operate a ferry service between Gijón and Nantes.
Baleària presented a project in cooperation with the ports of Gijón, Nantes and Valencia and the company Gas Natural Fenosa.
The ferry company would receive EUR 12 million for the conversion of one of their ships into a LNG-power.
Baleària will now have to decide which ship.
Parliamentary candidate, Alison MacCorquodale (Labour), has called for immediate action to charter a freight vessel for the Stornoway-Ullapool route in order to ease pressure on the LOCH SEAFORTH and the wider CalMac network.
She has pointed to reports that ro-ro vessel, CLIPPER RANGER, which was formerly deployed on the Stornoway-Ullapool route is “resting” at the Cammell Laird yard on Merseyside.
The Naviera Armas order seems to be imminent. It will require the Barreras shipyard to maximise the suitable space, and eventually expand. The Armas ferry would be 190m long.
The yard is already building ships for Havila Kystlink and Ritz-Carlton.
The Board of Directors have asked the commercial court to put the yard in liquidation.
First Autonomous Ferries Presented At Norwegian Maritime Safety Conference
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU has developed an autonomous all-electric passenger ferries for urban water transport. The small vessel has been presented at the “Sjøsikkerhetskonferansen 2018” in Haugesund.
Watch a demo
Mr Roberto Prever, President at Naos Ship and Boat Design srl, was so kind to share with Ferry Shipping News his pictures of TASMANIAN ACHIEVER II. Built by the Jinling shipyard, she has been doing successful sea trials. Speed was above the expectation, there was an excellent response to the rudders and vibration was well below the limits.
Toll Shipping will operate the two new ships in the Bass Strait, between Tasmania and mainland Australia.
Last Friday I (Mike Louagie) embarked on Holland America Line’s KONINGSDAM for a cruise out of Civitavecchia. Especially the American guests were impressed by Superman and Superwoman on the Tirrenia ferry BITHIA.
As soon as we left the port, CRUISE ROMA entered, coming from Barcelona.
Passing the Strait of Messina is always a navigational highlight. One of the ships was the UN RoRo vessel CÜNEYT SOLAKOGLU.
All creatures big and small… Jadrolinja’s ferry HANIBAL LUCIC is looking very small compared to the KONINGSDAM.
Photographed in the Corfu Strait is ANEK Lines’ ASTERION II.
North West Ferries’ AGIOS SPIRIDON serves different islands out of Igoumenitsa. She is seen here approaching Kerkyra (Corfu).