- Earlier this week, laid-up ferry IONIOAN SKY started to list to starboard. The ferry once belonged to the NEL Lines fleet, and has been immobilised since 2013.
- CLdN’s MAZARINE is in Poland (Remontowa) to get an additional car deck
- Maybe you’ve heard the rumour about a new ferry line between Vigo, Cork and Plymouth? Some sources linked this project to Grimaldi, which was denied by the Italian company.
- Copenhagen Malmö Port and DFDS have reached an agreement to establish a shore power facility in Copenhagen, which means that the CROWN SEAWAYS and PEARL SEAWAYS will be able to receive electricity from land.
Genoa From The Sky
When returning from the Grimaldi EuroMed Conference, our Italian correspondent Nicola Capuzzo took these shots from his aircraft, when arriving in Genoa. MOBY WONDER and MOBY AKI can be clearly seen, being prepared for their new life on the DFDS IJmuiden – Newcastle route.
The white vessel on the left is SUPER-FAST BALEARES and the Corsica Ferries ship is the 1972 veteran SARDINIA REGINA.
If only all sea ports had an airport in the harbour area.
This is a view on the normal ferry operations, with several GNV and Tirrenia ropax units alongside.