Jan 20
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Havyard Leirvik signs important contract with new customer

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Norwegian Havyard Leirvik, which is owned by listed Eqva ASA, has signed a contract with Boreal Sjø for the conversion of the ferry VANNES.

The ferry will be rebuilt to meet requirements from the Norwegian Maritime Authority so that it can operate in an extended trade area.

“The reconstruction of VANNES is a typical example of rebuilding assignments, of which there are expected to be many in the years to come. They normally have a contract value somewhere between NOK 10 and 20 million and are executed over a three-, four-month period,” says Sales Manager Silje Smådal.

Jan 20
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ANEMOS (former ROSELLA) will depart for Greece on January 23

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Aegean Sea Lines’ cruise ferry ANEMOS was officially delivered to her new owners on January 18. The ship raised the Greek flag during a short ceremony, while she is scheduled to depart for Greece on January 23, 2022.

Among the Greek crew is also the CEO of Aegean Sea Lines Mr Ioannis Depastas. The ship is expected to arrive at the port of Piraeus in early February and she will be led to Perama repair zone in order to undergo a small-scale conversion before entering service on the Piraeus-Western Cyclades line.

Photo: Aegean Sea Lines

Jan 20
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Minoan Lines – Fast Ferries cooperation on the Piraeus-Heraklion line

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Minoan Lines and Fast Ferries agreed to cooperate on the Piraeus – Heraklion (Crete) line as from Spring 2023 in order to offer high quality services and further transport development to the islands they will serve.

For this purpose, high-speed crafts THUNDER and SANTORINI PALACE, will run combined routes from Piraeus and Heraklion respectively, providing regular, fast and safe connection of the Cyclades islands with Piraeus and Heraklion as well as between them. The sailings itinerary is expected to come out in March 2023.

Jan 20
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The world’s first large, lightweight, zero-emissions ferry?

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Incat Tasmania might have the solution.

Customer Buquebús asked if it was possible to replace the planned LNG powerplant with a battery-electric solution.

 Incat Group Chairman and Founder Robert Clifford said “the customer wants this to happen, Incat wants this to happen, and whilst there are matters to be finalised, I am extremely confident that Incat can deliver this ground-breaking ship. In my experience unless we see something come in from left field, this is a ‘done deal’.”

 130m | 2,100 pax | 226 vehicles | to be delivered in 2025

Jan 13
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Italy at the top of the ferry market (in $ value) according to VesselsValue

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To mark the launch of Ferry Market Values, the database company VesselsValue has provided an overview of the Global Ferry Fleet. This includes top owning countries and companies, fleet development over the last ten years, age profile of today’s fleet, most valuable Ferry (>12,999 GT) and most notable deals from 2022.

Italy emerged as the leading ferry country (with $ 4,037 million of ships’ market value), China stands at the second place ($ 2,638 million) and Japan at the third place ($ 2,558) considering both live and on order units.

Looking at the Top owning companies Grimaldi Group is the market leader for its fleet market value ($1,495 million), followed by Tallink group ($1,310 million), Stena Group ($1,271 million), Grandi Navi Veloci ($ 1,214 million) and DFDS ($ 1,115 million).

Jan 13
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Ro-ro ship ROSA DEI VENTI sold by Visentini to Corsica Ferries

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The 2,430 lane metre ro-ro ROSA DEI VENTI has been sold to Corsica Ferries, some sources told Ferry Shipping News. She was owned by Giovanni Visentini Trasporti Fluviomarittimi.

It’s an option declared at the end of the 5-years bare boat charter agreement with Grendi Trasporti Marittimi. Grendi will continue operating the vessel on the route linking the port of Marina di Carrara with Sardinia (ports of Cagliari and Olbia).

Grendi also extended the time charter agreement of the ro-ro WEDELLSBORG for 17 months. She is owned by Visemar Levante and also operating (since 2021) on the same maritime link in Italy.

Jan 13
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DFDS December volumes: strong Med versus other routes – strong passengers

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Ferry – freight:

  • Total volumes in December 2022 were 15.2% below 2021.
  • Volumes were 4.7% below 2021 adjusted for Channel that continues to be impacted by a considerable decrease in the total market and ferry overcapacity.
  • North Sea volumes were below last year, mostly due to a decline in activity between Scandinavia and the UK.
  • The growth momentum in the Mediterranean network continued, although a temporary suspension of sailings between Turkey and Spain reduced volumes.
  • Baltic Sea volumes remained negatively impacted by the war in Ukraine.
  • In 2022, the total transported freight lane metres decreased 2.9% to 41.7m from 43.0m in 2021. The decrease was 0.5% adjusted for Channel.

Ferry – passenger:

  • The number of passengers continued to recover and more than tripled to 307k equal to 83% of volumes in December 2019, the latest comparable month pre-Covid-19.
  • The number of cars equalled 81% of volumes in 2019.
  • In 2022, the total number of passengers was 3.8m compared to 0.9m in 2021 and 5.1m in 2019.
Jan 13
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Two new ferries for ‘The Little Minch’ in Scotland (*)

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CMAL signed the contract to build two new ferries to support the communities at Uig, Lochmaddy and Tarbert (Harris). They will also be built at Cemre Shipyard.

The two new vessels will be built to the same specification as the existing ferries under construction for Islay. (Designed by German firm Navalue)

This will speed up the replacement of the major vessel fleet and provide a more standardised vessel type that can be used on a variety of different routes.

(*) The Minch is the broad seaway which separates Great Britain and the islands of the Inner Hebrides from the Outer Hebrides. The Little Minch is the narrower straits between Skye to the east and Harris and the Uists to the west.

Some technical specifications:

Battery Hybrid Diesel Electric propulsion system: • 4 x Diesel Generators (using low sulphur MGO) • 2 x Cycloidal Propellers on Islay Vessels • 2 x Transverse bow thrusters (880kW) • 2 x Battery Banks (2 x approx. 574kWh) • Shore Charging • Batteries banks for peak shaving, in-port, manoeuvring, slow speed

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