The ferry company on the route between Helsingør and Helsingborg is changing its name. The current ForSea will become Øresundlinjen.
This is the effect of Molslinjen’s purchase of the Helsingborg-based shipping company in autumn 2022.
Molslinjen expects the entire rebranding as well as new paint and logo on all ferries to be completed during 2025.
The first ferry, TYCHO BRAHE, is scheduled to return to service on 4 October 2023.
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announces data on traffic of passengers, goods and mobile units in the Greek ports for the 1st Quarter 2023:
More data here.
With the arrival of the first Ro-Ro vessel in the operating years of the Port of Igoumenitsa, a new era begins for the unaccompanied cargo services as well as the reinforcement of the Port’s server project with its inclusion in the Patras – Igoumenitsa – Bari – Venice route.
The 7,800 lane metre ECO MALTA is owned by the Grimaldi Group and according to the Italian classification society RINA, this series of ships is seven times more efficient than the existing ships.
After three unsuccessful attempts to award the subsidized ferry route between Porto Torres and the island of Asinara, which is currently served by Delcomar, the Sardinia Region has officially reached out to the Italian shipowners’ associations, Confitarma and Assarmatori, seeking information and recommendations.
This request is not for the immediate determination of a specific subsidy amount (currently, the agreement is valued at approximately EUR 1.5 million annually). Instead, the Region’s competent Directorate General has highlighted ‘the ongoing market failure situation faced by the Sardinia Region due to the lack of interest from shipping companies in participating in the procurement process for the mentioned maritime connection service,’ as stated in an official announcement.
Before initiating a fourth public tender in the near future, the shipowners’ associations have been requested to ‘provide any pertinent information or data by September 30th, which will be valuable in the preparation of the forthcoming tender documents.
The process of renewing the fleet for the local public maritime transport company in the city of Venice is ongoing. AVM (Azienda Veneziana della Mobilità), having secured several contracts through successful tenders, including one for the construction of two double-ended ferries, has now awarded a refurbishment contract for the MARCO POLO 1.
This small ferry, originally built in 1983 by the local De Poli shipyard, will undergo renovation work valued at over EUR 4.2 million, awarded to S&Y Srl.
Notably, other companies such as Siman, Cantieri del Mediterraneo Spa, and the Croatian firm Viktor Lenac were also invited to participate in this restricted procedure initiated by Avm, the parent company of Actv (Venice Transport Consortium Company) shipping line.
The refurbishment of the MARCO POLO 1 is part of a broader investment plan aimed at modernizing the fleet of vessels used for local public transport in the Venice lagoon.
Approximately EUR 155 million, sourced from the Veneto Region, will fund the construction of 32 new ships, the development of several pontoons, and the refurbishment of 37 existing vessels.
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Ferry – passenger
Smyril Line has purchased Ro-Ro SEAGARD (1999) from Bore Ltd.
The vessel will be delivered to Smyril Line first week of January 2024 and will be renamed GLYVURSNES.
She will replace time chartered vessel MISTRAL (Godby Shipping) and will go into regular service between Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, Þórlakshöfn in Iceland and Hirtshals in Denmark.
When GLYVURSNES enters service, Smyril Line will own all 6 vessels in its fleet:
Ro-Pax NORRÖNA and Ro-Ro/Multi-Purpose vessels MYKINES, AKRANES, HVÍTANES, EYSTNES and GLYVURSNES.
At the Cemre shipyard and at the ferry terminals in Puttgarden and Rødby, everything is currently being prepared for the deployment of Scandlines’ new zero direct emissions freight ferry.
“PR24” will be launched in Q4.
The ferry terminals in Puttgarden and Rødby must also be prepared. Scandlines is currently installing a new and stronger ramp to the upper car deck in ferry Berth 3 in Rødby, as the PR24 will be transporting lorries on both the upper and lower deck. At present, a large crane is removing the current 59m ramp to the upper car deck.
When the ferry starts operating on the Fehmarn Belt in 2024, the world’s largest battery system of 10 MWh can be charged in just 17 minutes in Rødby. With green power, of course.
In 2019, Scandlines invested in a 50 kV / 25 MW power cable to Rødbyhavn. This cable has now been extended approximately 1.2 kilometres to the new transformer between ferry Berth 2 and 3. The supplier NES (Norwegian Electric Systems) is expected to begin the installation of the transformer, control and switchgear equipment and charging station for the new ferry in the autumn.
Now Scandlines is investing in a 30 kV / 15 MW power cable including transformer and charging station for the port of Puttgarden. As of 2025, this will reduce the charging time to just 12 minutes in each port and allow the ferry to cover the 18.5 km between Puttgarden and Rødby in 45 minutes with zero direct emissions.
The port of Trieste has awarded a 19-year concession for the operations of Molo VI to the Samer Seaports and TIMT (45-55% joint venture between Samer and Ulusoy) combination.
This is the site of the concession held by Europa Multipurpose Terminal until 2022.
TIMT (Trieste Intermodal Maritime Terminal) previously operated at Molo VII but as this will undergo civil engineering works in the future, an alternative was needed.
The new concession covers ro-ro operations for Ulusoy Sealine’s maritime link between Trieste and Cesme (Turkey).
Ulusoy deploys five ro-ro ships, with 4,100/2,760 lane metre, or 283/165 trailer capacities.
Trend
Positive growth indicators were seen in other areas of the port’s business, including:
Outlook
Dublin is expecting modest positive growth in the second half of 2023 as markets recover.
