Nasdaq announced on 3 December that AS Tallink Grupp commenced on Nasdaq Helsinki Main Market.
Its shares are listed on the main market of Nasdaq Tallinn since December 2005.
Tallink Grupp is the 75th company to be admitted to trading on Nasdaq’s Nordic markets in 2018, and it represents the 14th listing on Nasdaq Helsinki in 2018.
Scrap Prices Took A Plunge
In its quarterly report, environmental organization Robin Des Bois only noticed two ro-ro vessels that were sent to the scrapyard between 1 July and 30 September 2018.
ASSTAR TRABZON ex LIDER SAFAK, ex CATUMBELA RIVER, ex IVAN GORTHON, ex BRAVIK built in 1974 in Kiel for Rederi Ab Kihlship, Gotenburg.
GUZELYURT ex KANTARA, ex SALAMIS, ex CENK K, ex SALIH TOPAL, ex DENA I, ex ALPILLES, ex HANSA built in 1969 in Hamburg
440 USD is the average price per ton in the Indian subcontinent at the end of the quarter. The decline at the beginning of the quarter slowed down sales; shipowners and brokers have been waiting for better days. In Turkey, the fall of the lira in August led to a fall in purchase prices down to circa 230 USD; they are recovering at the end of the quarter.
High-Speed Broadband on ECKERÖ
Eckerö Line has worked on different solutions to improve the internet connection for its guests during the ferry journey between Grisslehamn and Eckerö.
By installing two new moving antennas aboard the ferry ECKERÖ, as well as two moving antennas on land, Eckerö Line can now offer its guests a significantly more stable internet connection on the ship than before.
Previously, there has been a challenge with the connection when the ship was too far away from land, but it is now no longer a problem.
The new high-speed broadband also creates the opportunity for conference guests to conduct video conferencing on board.
SORRENTO Fire: Claims Rejected, Ship Owner And Operator Not Guilty
A court in Palma has rejected the claim filed by one of the victims who lost a car in the fire on SORRENTO, 28 April 2015. Both owner (Grimaldi) and operator (Trasmediterranea) are not responsible for the fire, said the judge.
The ruling is based on the report of the Civil Guard. He placed the origin of the flames in a reefer trailer. There was no failure in the electrical installation of the ship, all the permits were in order and the performance of the crew was deemed adequate.
An investigation revealed Stena had issues with food information on its Göteborg route. During an inspection on STENA SCANDINAVICA the staff gave wrong information about food ingredients. Eggs were found in meatballs, although the allergen information said the meatballs were egg-free.
Stena Line took action and reviewed food lists and allergens.
Several Baltic ferry companies are focusing on minimizing food waste at the buffet restaurants, a typical place where people tend to take too much.
Tallink Silja is looking at the entire food chain from the galley to the passengers. Smaller plates help a lot. However, different passenger profiles create different consumption patterns (example: 200 ice-hockey players versus 200 retired people).
Viking Line has set up signs at its buffet, where they invite people not to take more food than they can eat.
Putting smaller portions in the buffet also helped a lot. It helps the passengers to take the right sizes of portions.
Finnlines has been focusing on getting better at assessing the amount of needed food.
On the Helsinki-Travemünde route the company provides food coupons that allow the combination of a light breakfast and then a hearty lunch.
The privately-led project to construct a rail link under the Gulf of Finland has received 100 million euros from a Dubai construction firm.
The Visentini Shipyard has produced a short video about the two LNG-powered Balearia ro-pax ferries under construction.
Before And After
The photo shows the GNV ferry EXCELLENT, which collided in October with the quay in Barcelona in extreme weather conditions. She also hit a gantry crane that collapsed and took fire.
The ferry has now been repaired by the Palumbo shipyard in Messina.
