Fred. Olsen’s newly acquired BUGANVILLA EXPRESS is now running between Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.
She was built in 2004 and ran on the Costa Brava as the DOFI JET CUATRE.
On June 22 and after 4,5 years lay-up at Neos Molos Drapetsonas, the accommodation ship AQUA SOLUTION of Seajets left Greece. The ship was purchased in January 2018 by the Dutch C-bed BV but remained inactive. At the beginning of June, she flew the flag of Comoros and renamed SOLUTION. She is most likely sail to Alang (India) via the Suez Canal.
photo: Kostas Papadopoulos
On June 27, 2022 the Hellenic Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy decided that Leve Ferries’ NISSOS AIGINA (former MIDSLAND) will eventually serve the Igoumenitsa – Paxoi line.
The ship was initially purchased for the Piraeus-Aigina line and extensively rebuild at Perama into a passenger car ferry. However, plans changed, and her operator decided to charter her to Joy Ferries for 5 years with an purchase option.
The ship will sail to Igoumenitsa on June 30, 2022.
Period: three-month period 1 January – 31 March 2022 (compared with same period last year)
Stena AB
- Consolidated EBITDA: 1,960 (1,054) million SEK
- Consolidated EBITDA, excluding net gain on sale of assets and change in fair value of investment properties: 1,711 (845) million SEK
- Result before taxes –701 (–1,129) million SEK
- Strong liquidity position. As of 31th of March 2022 available liquidity amounted to SEK 18.0 billion.
Ferry Operations
- Revenue 3,315 (2,312) million SEK
- Operating profit/loss –61 (–299) million SEK
- EBITDA 668 (317) million SEK
- +6% freight volumes
- +126% car volumes
- +84% passenger volumes (mainly due to Covid-19 restrictions on travel in 2021.
RoRo Operations
- EBITDA from chartering out roro vessels 139 (73) million SEK mainly due to the delivery of CÔTE D´ OPALE in May 2021 and SALAMANCA in November 2021, offset by vessels sold in 2021.
“Ptarmigan Shipping and DFDS have signed an agreement with the intention to further investigate the possibility for a new ferry route between Rosyth and Zeebrugge with a target date being early 2023 for freight.” (Statement release)
Ptarmigan Shipping Ltd is based in Glasgow and has industry expert Mr Derek Sloan as director (former Norfolkline, Norse Merchant…).
The photo is 20 years old, when Superfast Ferries had a ropax service between Zeebrugge and Rosyth.
The Spanish port is now connected with the Algerian ports of Tenes and Bjaija.
Vessel: SEA ROSE [MarineTraffic]
General cargo vessel with stern ramp, 4000GT, built 1988
Source: Port of Cartagena
Attica Group took delivery of the second Aero 2 Highspeed catamaran, built at Brødrene Aa shipyard of Norway.
Three Aero Catamarans have ordered in January 2021, which will be deployed in the Saronic islands, in replacement of existing Group capacity in the market.
On the afternoon of June 20, Scandro Holding Ltd’s RoPax DALEELA arrived for the first time at the port Piraeus, from Limassol, reopening the ferry connection between Greece and Cyprus after 22 years.
The ship was carrying 155 passengers, 38 vehicles and 7 motorcycles, as well as several officials, including the Deputy Minister of Shipping of Cyprus Mr. Vassilis Dimitriadis.
After the ships’ arrival at the port statements were also made by the Greek Deputy Minister of Shipping Mr. Kostas Katsafados and the Deputy Minister of Tourism Mrs. Sofia Zaharaki.
The ferry connection is subsidized with EUR 5,475 million per year, with a three-year contract and with a possible extension for another three years.
DALEELA will operate 22 round trips, as the line is seasonal.
Photos: voyagair.shipspotting (Christos Chatzaras)
On June 18, 2022, the veteran PRINCE (former PRINSESSAN BIRGITTA, STENA SCANDINAVICA, SCANDINAVICA, TARAK L, VENUS, KING OF SCANDINAVIA, CESME, WIND AMBITION, PRINCE) was beached at Alang, as the RICH, for dismantling.
She left Greece on July 2021 as the PRINCESS with destination Sri Lanka. Then she was seen at Chittagong and Bengal Bay, before arriving in India.
The famous ferry was sold in Greece in 2018 and served on the Patras-Igoumenitsa-Brindisi run as PRINCE, for A-Ships Management until 2020.
Photo: Shipbreaking (fb)
Brittany Ferries SAINT-MALO will be the world’s largest hybrid ship, when she joins the fleet in 2024. Her batteries will boast a capacity of 11.5 MWh, approximately double that typically used for hybrid propulsion in marine vessels.
To improve efficiency further, she will integrate multiple systems allowing real-time, energy optimisation while sailing. Optimised energy efficiency, hybrid power and shore-side plug-in has the potential to yield an improvement of up to 15% on greenhouse gas emissions compared with diesel propulsion – according to engine and battery supplier Wärtsilä
In total, StenaRoRo are constructing three hybrid ships, supplied with Wärtsilä hybrid technology. Two were specified by Brittany Ferries, with recently named SAINT-MALO (destined for the St Malo – Portsmouth route) scheduled for delivery in 2024. Shortly thereafter, an as-yet-unnamed hybrid will join the fleet, running the company’s most popular Caen-Portsmouth route.
The hybrids will replace BRETAGNE and NORMANDIE respectively, two of the longest serving vessels in the family.
Source: Brittany Ferries
