On 1 November 2021, Mikko Juelich took over the position as Trade Director for Business Region Germany at the Swedish ferry company Stena Line.
For the last five years, he was Managing Director of Container CSG in Luebeck, Germany. Before his time in container shipping, he held various positions at the ferry company Finnlines.
Mikko Juelich succeeds Ron Gerlach, who has moved to Stena Teknik where he will become the company’s Technical Director.
By November 12, shipping companies are expected to submit their final proposals on the terms of the new tender for the Greek-Cyprus ferry connection.
The Ministry of Shipping of Cyprus has long entered a period of consultation and contacts with many operators, where opinions were submitted and therefore many things change compared to last year’s tender. Further contacts have been made with the European Commission’s Central Competition Directorate to improve conditions, always on the basis of EU rules.
The aim is to launch a tender that will reflect as much as possible and within the allowed framework the views of the interested parties, so that this time the efforts will have positive results.
Until today, there has been a contact with more than 15 companies that meet the relevant criteria in the European market and have the ships to perform the ferry service. The tender document is open to everyone on the public tenders’ page of the Republic of Cyprus.
Source: Economy Today, Sigma Live
Moby announced that the Court of Milan on October 27th “has issued the decrees for the deferral of the meetings of creditors in the context of the composition with creditors of Moby and its subsidiary CIN”.
Under the ‘concordato preventivo’ procedure, the Court postponed the creditor’s meetings:
The postponement came after the Vincenzo Onorato-controlled group decided to present a new restructuring plan, supported by a part of the bond holders and where the refund conditions for some class of creditors were significantly improved.
Moby also announced that the shareholder’s meeting held on 28 October 2021 appointed Mr Gualtiero Brugger as member and chairman of the Board of Directors. He succeeds Vincenzo Onorato. Brugger is a professor in economics at the Bocconi University in Milan.
Finally, Moby also made public the decision of the Italian antitrust authority. They reduced the fine for abusing its dominant position for roro freight transportation on the routes linking Italy mainland to Sardinia. (from EUR 29.2 million to 1.0 million)
The total volume of the number of roro units handled in Q3 has increased by 10%, new cars by 23%.
Gothenburg RoRo Terminal receives calls from the United Kingdom, Ghent and Zeebrugge, amongst others. All markets show a positive development.
Challenge: British driver shortage and congestion problems in logistic chains.
Interview with line manager Antonio Raimo of Grimaldi Group, about the Zeebrugge – Cork route.
Boundary Layer Technologies, a California based marine technology startup launched their fully electric hydrofoil ferry concept design on 27 October 2021.
ELECTRA – twice the speed and range of existing electric ferries – has a range of up to 100 nautical miles and cruise speed of 40 knots due to Boundary Layer Technology’s proprietary hydrofoil technology and podded propulsion system.
Compared to fossil fuel alternatives, ELECTRA’s battery electric propulsion significantly reduces cabin noise by up to 20dB compared to conventional ferries.
The ELECTRA ferry offers OPEX reductions of up to 35% compared to fossil fuel burning fast ferry alternatives, as well as helps operators de-risk the future cost uncertainties of carbon taxes and emissions trading schemes being implemented globally.
ELECTRA was specifically designed with the Greek ferry market in mind.
“The ELECTRA ferry offers great appeal to many ferry operators in the Aegean and Mediterranean regions, who are currently evaluating their next generation highspeed craft fleet and want to comply to strict future emission regulations, reducing their environmental footprint asap” explains Pythagoras Nagos, former Chief Commercial officer of Hellenic Seaways, industry expert and a member of the ELECTRA advisory board.
The project has also gained traction with investors who are increasingly looking to fund green projects. “This would be a fantastic win for sustainable maritime transport and the blue economy. ELECTRA is the ideal zero emission catamaran to replace the aging fleet of Greek coastline hydrofoils and short haul ferries” says Spyros Poulios, Managing Partner at Athens-based impact investment fund Brace. “There is a real opportunity to form a coalition between our forward-thinking government, corporates, and global innovators to make industry-decarbonising projects like this a reality.”
After its inauguration last September, the Port of Calais opened its new terminal on the evening of Sunday, October 31. In order to mark this milestone in the Port of Calais’ history, the first passengers were welcomed in a festive atmosphere.
The Tersan Shipyard built HAVILA CAPELLA has been delivered to Havila Kystruten (Havila Voyages). The ship is on its way to Norway, where she will start her sailings on the traditional coastal route from Bergen on 1 December.
The owner says the ship has the world’s largest battery pack, with an autonomy of four hours.
Next ship will be delivered in January. Ships three and four arrive in the summer of 2022.
Havila Voyages is headquartered in Fosnavåg on Sunnmøre, and more than half of the shares are owned by the Sævik family.
27 January 2022: The larger ropax EUROPALINK will replace the current FINNFELLOW on the route, increasing cargo capacity by an additional 1,200 metres. (4,200m in total).
EUROPALINK will operate on the route together with FINNSWAN, making 14 calls a week at Port of Kapellskär.
