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2025 Newsletter week 26

Jun 27
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New Investment Boosts Echandia’s North American Expansion

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  • Swedish battery specialist Echandia has secured new long-term funding from U.S.-based S2G Investments, raising its latest round to SEK 325 million (USD 34 million).
  • The capital will support scale-up of production, U.S. market growth, and R&D from its new Marysville, Washington facility.
  • Echandia’s LTO battery systems serve ferries, RoRo/RoPax vessels, tugs, and offshore ships, with clients including Molslinjen and WETA San Francisco.
  • Revenue quadrupled in 2024 and is set to triple again in 2025 amid rising demand for zero-emission marine tech.
  • Echandia will supply batteries for the San Francisco Bay Ferry’s REEF programme, with deliveries starting in 2026.

Source: Echandia

Jun 27
3

ML FREYJA Starts New Charter With Grendi in Italy

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  • The RoRo ship ML FREYJA has arrived in Cagliari from Zeebrugge.
  • She will be renamed GRENDI STAR for a new long-term charter with Grendi Trasporti Marittimi.
  • Grendi, controlled by the Musso family, operates services linking mainland Italy (Marina di Carrara, Tuscany) with Sardinia (Cagliari and Olbia).
  • Built in 2017 by Cantiere Navale Visentini and owned by Visemar Levante (Visentini family), the ship offers:
    • 2,700 lane metres
    • Length: 191m
    • Beam: 26m
    • Draught: ~8m
    • Speed: 22 knots
  • Until recently, ML FREYJA was chartered by Mann Lines (now owned by Wallenius SOL) in Northern Europe, calling at Bremerhaven, Zeebrugge, Tilbury, Cuxhaven, Paldiski, and Turku.
  • She has been replaced by the newly built SOUTH ENABLER, also delivered by Cantiere Navale Visentini.

Photo Mike Louagie

Jun 27
3

Stena Futura Completes Sea Trials Ahead of Irish Sea Debut

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  • STENA FUTURA, the first of Stena Line’s new hybrid ferries, has completed successful sea trials.
  • The vessel is on track to enter service on the Belfast–Heysham route in late summer.
  • Trials tested key systems including engine performance, manoeuvrability, and safety equipment.
  • STENA FUTURA and sister ship STENA CONNECTA will boost freight capacity on the route by 40%.
  • Both ships feature hybrid technology, enabling battery propulsion and shore power use to support Stena Line’s sustainability goals.
Jun 27
3

Attica Group Supports Social Tourism Programme for 6th Year

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  • Attica Group continues its participation in Greece’s Social Tourism Programme 2025–2026.
  • Over 193,000 beneficiaries have travelled with discounted fares since 2020.
  • In 2025–2026, the programme will benefit 325,000 eligible travellers, including unemployed individuals, pensioners, and workers.
  • Attica offers 75% discounts on round-trip fares; some groups (e.g., people with disabilities) travel free.
  • Valid from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026 across domestic routes served by Blue Star Ferries, Hellenic Seaways, and ANEK Lines.
Jun 27
3

Deltamarin to Design Six Methanol‑Ready RoPax Vessels for Grimaldi

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  • Deltamarin has secured a basic and detailed design contract for six ‘Next Generation Med’ RoPax ships for Grimaldi Group.
  • Set for Mediterranean deployment under Grimaldi Lines and Minoan Lines, each 229 m vessel will host 3,300 lane metres, over 300 cars and up to 2,500 passengers, with more than 300 cabins.
  • These pioneer ships will be methanol‑ready and feature shore power compatibility, silicon hull coatings, optimised hull‑propeller designs and advanced power‑management—cutting CO₂ emissions per cargo unit by 50%+.
  • Design work starts immediately, with deliveries slated between 2028 and 2030.

Source: Deltamarin

Jun 27
3

DFDS Marks 150 Years of Esbjerg–UK Route

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  • DFDS celebrates 150 years since the first Esbjerg–UK sailing in 1875.
  • The freight route handles over 100,000 trailers annually (1.5 million lane metres).
  • Originally carrying cattle, later Danish exports like bacon, butter, and eggs.
  • Passenger services ran from 1925 to 2014, but freight has always been core.
  • CEO Torben Carlsen: “The route is a symbol of enduring partnership between Denmark and the UK.”
  • Two vessels—ARK DANIA and ARK GERMANIA—offer six weekly departures to Immingham (18.5h crossing).
Jun 27
3

Holyhead Terminal 3 Repairs Delayed

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  • Spain’s Ministry of Transport has extended Armas Trasmediterránea’s public service contract on the Cádiz–Canary Islands route until 30 June 2026.
  • The route connects Cádiz with Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and La Palma.
  • Main vessel: CIUDAD DE VALENCIA (605 pax, 240 vehicles, 2,564 lane metres), supported by VOLCÁN DE TINAMAR.
  • Corporate Commercial Director Óscar Martínez calls the extension “an important step” for island-mainland connectivity and trade—especially for exports like bananas.
  • The service is part of the operator’s plan to consolidate its Peninsula–Canary Islands operations in Cádiz and improve efficiency and competitiveness.
Jun 27
3

Armas Trasmediterránea Extends Cádiz–Canary Islands Public Service Route Until June 2026

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  • Spain’s Ministry of Transport has extended Armas Trasmediterránea’s public service contract on the Cádiz–Canary Islands route until 30 June 2026.
  • The route connects Cádiz with Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and La Palma.
  • Main vessel: CIUDAD DE VALENCIA (605 pax, 240 vehicles, 2,564 lane metres), supported by VOLCÁN DE TINAMAR.
  • Corporate Commercial Director Óscar Martínez calls the extension “an important step” for island-mainland connectivity and trade—especially for exports like bananas.
  • The service is part of the operator’s plan to consolidate its Peninsula–Canary Islands operations in Cádiz and improve efficiency and competitiveness.
Jun 27
3

Presentation in Tanger: Baleària to Launch Two Electric Fast Ferries on Tarifa–Tangier Route

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This week, Baleària presented at Tanger City Port the project for the first green corridor between Spain and the Kingdom of Morocco, which will be operated by two 100% electric, zero-emission fast ferries, built in Spain and which will be operational from 2027.

Ships will be built in Spain by Armon, each powered by 16 MW electric propulsion (4× propellers, 11,500 kWh batteries), enabling the 18‑mile crossing emission‑free.

Associated ports in Tarifa and Tánger will be electrified with OPS charging systems (~5–8 MW), recharging vessels in about 40 minutes.