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2022 Newsletter week 40

Oct 06
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GIUSEPPE LUCCHESI to Cotunav

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The charter of Moby Group’s roro GIUSEPPE LUCCHESI has begun. Cotunav started to operate her between Rades and Italy (12+12 months).

Moby Group, with only one roro left after all others have been successfully chartered out, is in the meanwhile looking forward to the delivery of the new ropaxes. The first is soon to be delivered by GSI SHIPYARD in China, adding freight capacity.

Oct 06
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First major build milestone for Islay Ferries

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The construction of two new ferries for Islay is officially underway after the first piece of steel was cut on 3 October 2022).

The steel-cutting ceremony took place at Cemre Marin Endustri shipyard in Turkey, where the two vessels are being built for Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL).

94.8m | 450 passengers | 100 cars or 14 commercial vehicles

The Islay vessels form part of a 10-year programme of investment by CMAL, backed by £580 million from the Scottish Government for five years from 2021 to 2026.  Plans will deliver 21 new vessels for the fleet and multi-million-pound upgrade of harbour infrastructure over the next decade.  Further multi-million-pound investment will be needed to fund plans from 2026 onwards.

Oct 06
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CargoBeamer operates test train between Marseille and Calais

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CargoBeamer wrote history by successfully running the first ever train with trailers between Marseille and Calais. The train serves as the first successful railway line for unaccompanied transport of craneable and non-craneable semi-trailers on rail, a field CargoBeamer is specialized in. Travelling from the Port of Marseille Fos to the CargoBeamer-Terminal in Calais, the service enabled 28 units to be transported on sustainable rail instead of the road.

Oct 06
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Finnlines invests heavily in passenger traffic with two new RoPax vessels for Finland-Sweden route

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  • The first of two new RoPaxes will start operating on the Naantali–Långnäs–Kapellskär route in autumn 2023.
  • The vessels are part of a EUR 500 million investment programme.
  • FINNSIRIUS and FINNCANOPUS will significantly enhance the company’s passenger experience. Both vessels will have a capacity of 1,100 passengers, which is about twice the capacity of existing vessels on the route. The cargo capacity will increase from just over 4,000 lane metres in the current vessels to 5,200 lane metres.
  • The new vessels will feature high-quality restaurants, a sauna and spa section, business and lounge facilities, extensive shopping areas and a variety of other services. A lot of the processes will be digitalised, and self-service kiosks will make it easy to handle things on board the paperless ships.

“Superstar RoPaxes will be larger than the existing Star class and they will be Finnlines’ flagships both in terms of size and technology,” says Antonio Raimo, Line Manager at Finnlines.

All you need to know about the Superstar Ropaxes