Jan 27
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RoRo TENNOR OCEAN soon ready for service

By 2023 Newsletter week 4

Newbuilt RoRo 782 ‘TENNOR OCEAN’ left the Flensburg Fjord bound for Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven.

The ferry will move to Lloyd Werft’s Dock 3 for a week, so that the shipbuilders of Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft can carry out remaining work on the ship’s hull, to optimise the performance.

Subsequently TENNOR OCEAN will set off for sea trials.

The yard already tested the 2.11-metre-high folding mast, newly developed for this type of ship. It enables the passage through the Kiel Canal (height restriction of 40m)

Specifications:  4,000 lane meters over four decks | 279 trailers | LOA 210m

Photos: FSG/Finn Karstens

Jan 27
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North Sea Handling to supply cargo and passenger access equipment for the 2 new KiwiRail ferries

By 2023 Newsletter week 4

North Sea Handling AS is through its subsidiary NSH Ships Equipment AS awarded the contract to equip KiwiRails two new Rail-RoPax-Ferries being built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) with cargo and passenger access equipment.

The NSH scope of supply will include a wide range of equipment serving the handling of both cargo, trains, cars/trailers as well as passengers.

Jan 27
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CLdN Expands Services Between Santander, Liverpool And Dublin

By 2023 Newsletter week 4

As announced in December 2022, CLdN started its upgraded service from Santander to Dublin and Liverpool

The new twice-weekly schedule from Santander to Dublin doubles capacity on this service in response to growing demand. The increased frequency means quicker turnaround times for customers and the ability to deliver cargo more flexibly throughout the week.

The upgrade has been facilitated by CLdN company Seatruck Ferries starting operations from its new premises within Dublin Port on 23 January, adjacent to CLdN. Spanish cargo for the UK market is now trans-shipped in Dublin onto the Seatruck Ferries regular shuttle service to Liverpool, into their dedicated terminal.

Jan 27
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Oma Baatbyggeri delivered hybrid battery-electric FREY to Norled.

By 2023 Newsletter week 4

Norled has been handed over the hybrid battery-electric vessel from Oma Baatbyggeri. The vessel will mainly run on batteries when it comes into service in Sogn next year.

FREY is one of three new low-emission vessels that will operate in the Florø basin from 1 May 2024. The vessel has a modern and universal design with a large saloon and large window surfaces. It has room for 72 passengers, as well as 7 passenger cars or a 40-tonne wagon train. The 30-metre-long vessel also has a hold and a crane.

The vessel is based on Oma‘s combi-catamaran concept, but unlike previous vessels, MS “Frey” is supplied with a hybrid battery-electric propulsion system. This means that the boat can run with zero emissions of CO2 and 100% electric operation in most of the routes that they will operate in Sogn.

In May, the sister vessel will be delivered. This is also to be included in the route in Sogn. These are two of three vessels being built for Sogn route package 2 that Norled won in 2021.

Before FREY goes into service in Florø, the vessel will go for a period on the Lysefjord route in Rogaland.

NORLED also signed a contract with OMA for a new ferry.

Source: Norled

Jan 27
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From the press: ‘Freight plus’ ship designs take shape

By 2023 Newsletter week 4

News media ‘The Orcadian’ writes: “Two new state-of-the-art freight vessels linking Orkney and Shetland with the Scottish mainland could cost up to £70million each, and be in service in around four years time.”

“The first designs of the purpose-built ferries have been published by maritime architects Leadship, on behalf of Scottish Government-owned shipowner Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL).”

Jan 20
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A bold decision: only fossil-fuel-powered vehicles allowed on Havila Voyages ships

By 2023 Newsletter week 3

Havila Kystruten has decided only to allow motor vehicles that use fossil fuel. This means electric, hybrid and hydrogen cars cannot be transported on board the hybrid vessels.

This is the first European (semi) ferry company to implement this restriction (in a country with plenty of electric vehicles). [press release in Norwegian]

The 12-day Norwegian Coastal Route is divided between Hurtigruten (8 ships) and Havila (2 ships with 2 more under construction).

This route is both a cruise route (people staying onboard for several days or for the whole Bergen-Kirkeness-Bergen voyage) and a public transportation route.

Havila has also decided that boarding and disembarking of private vehicles will only be carried out in Bergen and Kirkenes, except for service vehicles for personnel who do necessary work on board the company’s ships, and emergency vehicles. This also assumes that these are pure fossil cars.

It is not a requirement in the agreement with the Ministry of Transport that ships on the coastal route must transport private cars.

The decision to ban non-fossil-fuel cars is based upon the risk assessment produced by Norwegian consultant firm Proactima.

Jan 20
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Kent gets 45 million pound to improve Dover traffic flow

By 2023 Newsletter week 3

Kent County Council won a £45 million bid to improve traffic flow from Dover to the EU from the UK government’s Levelling Up fund, says a Port of Dover press release.

Roger Gough, leader of Kent County Council, said enhancements will not only have a positive impact on the Dover and the surrounding area but Kent and its economy as a whole.

He talked about improving the fluidity of traffic with security checks more logically arranged, a buffer zone so you can get a lot more queuing traffic off the roads, a doubling of the border control posts and a new exit route.

“Given the new border arrangements for the European Union, the so-called Entry Exit System or EES, which may well be coming in later this year, it is doubly important that we focus on this issue.”

Jan 20
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New charters for the roro ship ALF POLLAK and MARIA GRAZIA ONORATO

By 2023 Newsletter week 3

Broker sources report that both the ro-ro ships MARIA GRAZIA ONORATO and ALF POLLAK owned by Siem Ro-Ro and bareboat chartered by Moby-CIN, have been sub-chartered to DFDS for 24 months.

Daily rate would be EUR 25,500.

The news seems to be confirmed for ALF POLLAK since the ship has started operating early this month on the Turkey – France line operated by DFDS.

MARIA GRAZIA ONORATO, instead, is still deployed on the routes linking Belgium, Denmark and the UK for CLdN RoRo.