Anek Lines’ ASTERION II is being chartered by Attica Group and will be operated by Superfast Ferries on the Patras-Igoumenitsa-Venice line.
The ropax was purchased by Alphaglobe Shipping Ltd. in 2018 and chartered (long-term time charter with purchase option) to Anek Lines until October 31, 2021.
Then a monthly charter followed until last week, when the charter was transferred to Attica Group.
The ships’ branding has been removed, and a Superfast banner added.
Photo: Arxipelagos.com
On Sunday February 13, Brittany Ferries’ SALAMANCA did some berthing-trials in Rosslare.
Photo Gordon Hislip, by kind permission Rosslare Europort.
The line, promoted by Ekol Logistics and with the participation of DFDS, Grup Arola and the Euroports terminal, has created the interest of companies in the province.
On February 10, 2021, the ro-ro route between the port of Tarragona and the Turkish port of Izmir was launched , which in its first year of operation has moved a total of 16,150 freight units.
Wärtsilä has been contracted by Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. to supply engines, fuel storage and supply systems for three new RoPax vessels, the first LNG-fuelled RoPax vessels to be built for the Polish maritime sector.
The ships will be operated by ferry companies Unity Line and Polferries.
The vessels will each operate with four highly efficient Wärtsilä 31DF dual-fuel engines. The LNG-fuelled engines can use bio-LNG, either on its own or blended with conventional LNG, to further reduce their carbon footprint. The operators intend to run the vessels entirely on bio-LNG by 2025.
Scandlines CFO Per Johannesen Madsen has decided to leave the German-Danish ferry operator and will resign from his position by the end of August 2022 at the latest.
Per Johannesen Madsen has been CFO and part of Scandlines’ Executive Management since 2012, responsible for the overall financial management of the group and its financial reporting. He has been in charge of a number of departments and projects – including the sale of Scandlines as a company and of the Helsingborg-Elsinore route. Now Per Johannesen Madsen has decided to continue his journey outside Scandlines.
Per Johannesen Madsen will continue his work for Scandlines until further notice and will also contribute to ensuring a smooth transition once a new CFO has been found. He will resign from his position by the end of August at the latest.
Baleària is negotiating with Armón Gijón to have a second fast ferry of the “Eleanor Roosevelt” class. This HSC was delivered by the shipyard in spring 2021.
The company is negotiating this second order from the Gijon shipyard due to the very satisfactory commercial result of the ELEANOR ROOSEVELT and the level of satisfaction expressed by its users.
Source: Informacion (in Spanish)