Since 22 November 2024, Golden Star Ferries’ ANDROS KING (ex-VOLCAN DE TABURIENTE) has been undergoing dry docking at Perama (Piraeus III dry dock). The ship is currently undergoing an extensive refit and conversion before entering service in Hellenic Coastal Shipping. She is expected to join the company’s fleet for the summer season of 2025. The ferry was purchased in July 2024 and delivered in September.
It is anticipated that she will operate on the Rafina–Andros–Tinos–Mykonos route. One of the youngest ferries in the Hellenic ferry fleet, she was built in Spain in 2006. ANDROS KING has a carrying capacity of 1,500 passengers and 310 cars (1,200 lane metres) and can sail at a speed of 22.5 knots.
Photo: Kostas Papadopoulos
On 3 November 2024, Seajets’ SUPERSTAR arrived at the Spanopoulos yards for her scheduled annual maintenance. The ferry serves the Agios Konstantinos–Sporades Islands route (Skiathos–Skopelos–Alonissos), where she has become very popular.
Built in Belgium in 1974, the ferry has been part of the Greek ferry scene since 1992. SUPERSTAR has a carrying capacity of 1,700 passengers and 250 cars and sails at a speed of 20 knots.
Photo: Kostas Papadopoulos
Malin Collin is appointed as new CEO of the Port of Trelleborg. She replaces current CEO Jörgen Nilsson, who has chosen to move on to new challenges.
Source: Port of Trelleborg
HADAG Seetouristik und Fährdienst AG has put its latest green-energy hybrid passenger ferry into operation.
The 33-metre-long ferry has a capacity of up to 250 passengers and will be used on HADAG’s routes in the Port of Hamburg and on the Elbe. Its name “Finkenwerder” derives from the name of a Hamburg city district.
The ferry’s paintwork, developed by COSCO SHIPPING Europe, brings the message of friendship between the shipping company and the city of Hamburg to the local people for at least the next three years.
Photo: Hafen Hamburg Marketing, Mahdi Ahmad
The arrival of OLYMPOS SEAWAYS at Damietta’s Pan Marine RoRo Terminal marks the start of a new direct freight ferry service between Egypt and Italy, operated by DFDS in partnership with Pan Marine Group. Connecting Damietta and Trieste, the service offers weekly departures and a swift 68-hour transit, ideal for perishable goods like fresh produce and textiles from Egypt, and dairy, agricultural, and industrial goods from Europe. A dedicated terminal in Damietta ensures efficient operations, enhancing trade links and boosting maritime connectivity between Egypt and Europe.
Photo source: Pan Marine Group
Following the issues affecting the ferry GIRAGLIA and the resulting suspension of maritime continuity between Sardinia (Santa Teresa di Gallura) and Corsica (Bonifacio), Moby, along with the relevant stakeholders, has implemented a temporary solution. The ship MOBY ZAZA has been deployed to cover a similar route, though now connecting the ports of Golfo Aranci and Porto Vecchio.
While passenger capacity (1,450) and cargo capacity (530 cars) have increased, the transit time has significantly extended from 30 minutes to 4 hours.
Kenneth Gustavsson becomes the new CEO of Gotland Alandia Cruises, which operates the cruise ship BIRKA GOTLAND. The ship, which entered service with new owners in March this year, cruises between Stockholm, Åland, Gotland and a number of other Baltic Sea destinations.
The ferry companies Viking Line and Gotlandsbolaget have jointly formed the new company Gotland Alandia Cruises in February 2024.
Source: MyNewsDesk