Swedish Gotlandsbolaget and Australian shipyard Austal have signed a letter of intent to design Gotlandsbolaget’s new catamaran, “Gotland Horizon X”.
Tallink published its annual report, audited.
Ferry Shipping News presented the unaudited version on 24 February 2023. [link]
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Norsepower Oy Ltd., provider of mechanical sails for large ships, has successfully secured 28 million euros in its latest Series C fundraising round.
French asset manager Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Management dedicated to sustainable investment, led the fundraising through its impact private equity Mirova Environment Acceleration Capital fund*.
Additional participants in the round included:
With a focus on impact, these organisations have joined forces to enable Norsepower to scale up production and expand the reach of its fuel-saving and emissions-reducing technology.
Photo: Matthias Tasler/Scandlines
Ponte Ferries has decided to shut down its highspeed ferry link between Italy (Augusta in Sicily) and Malta (La Valletta).
The newcomer which operated the line for some months last year has asked the port authority of Augusta to have its concession to operate the service revoked.
Ponte stopped crossings with HSC ARTEMIS in September saying it was taking a break for the winter season. That announcement followed delays and cancellations of various trips.
The 1982-built ferry MOBY ZAZA has been chartered by SNAV, an MSC company.
During summer she will be deployed on the reopened maritime bridge linking the ports of Ancona in Italy and Split in Croatia.
The Moby ship, which offers 700 lane metres garage deck and can accommodate up to 1,860 passengers, will sail on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from Ancona and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from Split.
In the summer of 2022, MOBY ZAZA was chartered to Balearia.
According to recent information, Jadrolinija’s DUBROVNIK (1978, former DUCHESSE ANNE) was sold, probably to a Greek ferry operator for the Italy-Albania service.
However, Croatian media supports the idea that she might be scrapped.
The Irish-built vessel was serving on the Bari – Bar and Bari – Dubrovnik lines since 1996 and currently is at the Viktor Lenac shipyard in Croatia.
The ship was initially offered for sale on October 15, 2022, following a tender announced by the Croatian national shipping company at an estimated minimum price of EUR 2.85 million. However, none of the interested companies offered the minimum price and the ship was led to a second tender, where she was eventually sold at EUR 1,8 million.
What remains to be seen is who the mysterious buyer is.
On April 3, 2023, Seajets’ new acquisition SUPERRUNNER JET 2 (former GOTLANDIA) left the port of Visby for Greece. The ship passed the Kiel Canal and made a stop in Cherbourg. She is expected to arrive in Greece around April 13th.
She was delivered to Seajets on March 8 and will probably enter service in 2024.
