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2022 Newsletter week 42

Oct 24
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Pioneering green ferry design

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Ferry electrification:

  • Standardized designs are available to the market, providing good results on various routes.
  • Difficulties arise when sailing distances increase and berthing times are shorter.
  • In these demanding situations, the standard green ferry designs do not provide a feasible solution.

Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam has recently taken the challenge and designed two green ferries.

  • The routes of both vessels required non-standard solutions to match the operational requirements, meaning long distance and severe weather conditions.
  • Design 1: an electric ferry with a state-of-art battery system and optimized hull shape for
  • Design 2: a double-ended ferry, outfitted with a hydrogen-powered electrical propulsion system.
Read more on vuykrotterdam.com
Oct 24
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SBS LINES: New RoRo service from Lavrio to Thessaloniki and Limassol

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On October 13, 2022, it was announced that the SBS LINES CYPRUS introduced two roro vessels on the new commercial line Thessaloniki-Lavrio-Limassol since October 1, 2022.

The two ships (CENK T and CENK G) will approach the port of Lavrio every Thursday (from Limassol) and every Saturday (from Thessaloniki).

Port Authority Managing Director Mr. Georgios Vakondios said that: “the growth of the international Ro-Ro sector is a priority for the port of Lavrio and that more agreements are in the works”.

Oct 24
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Warm reception of SMYRNA DI LEVANTE in Turkiye

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According to the headlines on the Turkish press, warm was the reception of the Levante Ferries’ RoPax SMYRNA DI LEVANTE at the port of Smyrna.

The press underlined that SMYRNA DI LEVANTE is “the ship of friendship” and added that “this is what the Aegean Sea deserves”.

Levante Ferries’ executives appeared fully satisfied by their ship’s first results, while the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs, of the Turkish Ministry of Transport said, “that the new line is the new gateway to Europe for our exports through Thessaloniki”.

SMYRNA DI LEVANTE connected the port of Thessaloniki with Smyrna -for the first time- on October 10, 2022, and will offer three weekly evening sailings from each port.

Oct 24
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Intesa Sanpaolo supports the renewal of the Grimaldi Lines Eco Green Fleet

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  • Two loans for a total of €70 million concluded for the purchase of the vessels ECO MEDITERRANEA and ECO ADRIATICA.
  • Both lines of credit are characterised by a pricing mechanism linked to the achievement of specific ESG (environmental, social and governance) targets. The transaction’s sustainability goals include, on the one hand, a significant reduction of pollutant emissions, and, on the other, the expansion of the use and installation of photovoltaic systems on individual ships.