The Danish and Swedish competition authorities have now approved Molslinjen‘s announced purchase of ferry company ForSea.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen and project partners have secured a Horizon Europe funding totalling EUR 9m to support building a RoRo sailing vessel. Over the next five years, all aspects of planning, building, and operating a wind-powered vessel, the Orcelle Wind, will be done.
CEO of Arctic Umiaq Line, Jens-Jakob Sandgreen and Minister of Housing and infrastructure, Erik Jensen, announced that the coastal ferry SARFAQ ITTUK will call at several cities in autumn.
Arctic Umiaq Line sails in the spring and high season with 7-day operations. Starting this year, guests can join a 14-day national and 7-day express program between the 15th of September and the 17th of November.
In the 14-day program, Upernavik, Uummannaq, Qasigiannguit, Kangaatsiaq, Itilleq/Igaliku, Narsarsuaq and Nanortalik have been added as new connections. The voyage to Narsarsuaq is also planned to coincide with international flights.
Photo by Aningaaq Rosing Carlsen
P&O Ferries took the decision to close its Europoort – Teesport service 23 January 2023.
Ro-ro vessel ESTRADEN will sail from Teesport to Zeebrugge on Sunday 22 January.
In December 2022 P&O Ferries already stopped the charter of BORE SONG
The British Columbia Ferry Services Board announced in a press release the appointment of Nicolas Jimenez as President and CEO of BC Ferries, effective March 6, 2023.
Mr. Jimenez, who is currently the President and CEO of the Insurance Corporation of B.C., was selected following an international executive search.
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.
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
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.
The news comes from French magazine Le Marin. If La Méridionale sells PELAGOS, this will affect the line between Marseille and Morocco (a route that is not performing well).
Trade unions are already ringing the alarm bell and have asked the resignment of the Director General.
Photo Jean-Pierre Fabre
On 17 January 2023, the keel has been laid for the new Marfret Ferrymar ro-ro vessel, at the Chinese Dajin Shipyard.
This French company operates in the Caribbean between Guadeloupe, Martinique, St-Barthélemy and St-Martin. The new vessel will replace the 900-lane-metre MARIN.
