Oct 24
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Green Shipping Corridor (1): Dover, Calais, Dunkerque

By 2022 Newsletter week 42

UK Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan announced that the Port of Dover has been successful in its bid to fund the Green Corridor Short Straits (GCSS) consortium’s feasibility study to establish a zero-carbon trade route, a partnership which also includes French sister ports, Calais and Dunkirk.

The Green Corridor Short Straits study focuses on the route between the Port of Dover and the Ports of Calais and Dunkirk will support the transition to green crossings to and from the UK, making way for zero-emission vessels, leisure crafts and workboats in the future.

Green Shipping Corridor (2): Gent – Göteborg

The services between the Port of Gothenburg and North Sea Port (Ghent) have been a key route for Swedish and Belgian industry and food supplies. The route will become a green corridor, as the port authorities have come together, aiming toward using alternative fuels for seagoing vessels by 2025.

Green Shipping Corridor (3)

According to the Clydebank Declaration established at the COP26 climate summit a “Green Corridor” means that a shipping route between two ports is served by green marine transport operations. The Clydebank Declaration was signed by Sweden, Belgium and 30 other countries during COP26, and states that the countries in question shall promote the climate transition of the shipping industry by supporting and encouraging green shipping corridors.

Oct 24
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Hansa Destinations increases intermodal

By 2022 Newsletter week 42

Since September two new intermodal opportunities will speed up the transfer from road to rail and sea: 9 weekly additional train roundtrips connecting Duisburg as well as the hub Kaldenkirchen with Rostock.

The combination of trains and ferry schedules provides a fast and sustainable transport connecting southern, western with northern Europe.

Both train connections are tailormade to fit Hansa Destinations schedule to connect to/from middle and north of Sweden with Rostock.

Hansa Destinations are also expanding its services with cargo transport departures directly from Rostock to Visby on the island of Gotland.

Oct 24
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Port of Antwerp-Bruges: slight growth despite ongoing challenges

By 2022 Newsletter week 42
  • After nine months, the total throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges was 217.4 million tonnes, a slight increase of 0.8% compared to the same period last year.
  • Despite the negative impact of the geopolitical and macroeconomic context, all cargo flows are recording growth, with the exception of the container segment, which remains under pressure.
  • RoRo traffic saw an increase of 8.1%.
  • Throughput of new cars increased 8.5%, mainly due to strong arrivals from China.
  • Unaccompanied roro cargo (excluding containers) grew by 13%.
Oct 24
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Pioneering green ferry design

By 2022 Newsletter week 42

Ferry electrification:

  • Standardized designs are available to the market, providing good results on various routes.
  • Difficulties arise when sailing distances increase and berthing times are shorter.
  • In these demanding situations, the standard green ferry designs do not provide a feasible solution.

Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam has recently taken the challenge and designed two green ferries.

  • The routes of both vessels required non-standard solutions to match the operational requirements, meaning long distance and severe weather conditions.
  • Design 1: an electric ferry with a state-of-art battery system and optimized hull shape for
  • Design 2: a double-ended ferry, outfitted with a hydrogen-powered electrical propulsion system.
Oct 24
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SBS LINES: New RoRo service from Lavrio to Thessaloniki and Limassol

By 2022 Newsletter week 42

On October 13, 2022, it was announced that the SBS LINES CYPRUS introduced two roro vessels on the new commercial line Thessaloniki-Lavrio-Limassol since October 1, 2022.

The two ships (CENK T and CENK G) will approach the port of Lavrio every Thursday (from Limassol) and every Saturday (from Thessaloniki).

Port Authority Managing Director Mr. Georgios Vakondios said that: “the growth of the international Ro-Ro sector is a priority for the port of Lavrio and that more agreements are in the works”.

Oct 24
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Warm reception of SMYRNA DI LEVANTE in Turkiye

By 2022 Newsletter week 42

According to the headlines on the Turkish press, warm was the reception of the Levante Ferries’ RoPax SMYRNA DI LEVANTE at the port of Smyrna.

The press underlined that SMYRNA DI LEVANTE is “the ship of friendship” and added that “this is what the Aegean Sea deserves”.

Levante Ferries’ executives appeared fully satisfied by their ship’s first results, while the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs, of the Turkish Ministry of Transport said, “that the new line is the new gateway to Europe for our exports through Thessaloniki”.

SMYRNA DI LEVANTE connected the port of Thessaloniki with Smyrna -for the first time- on October 10, 2022, and will offer three weekly evening sailings from each port.

Oct 24
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Intesa Sanpaolo supports the renewal of the Grimaldi Lines Eco Green Fleet

By 2022 Newsletter week 42
  • Two loans for a total of €70 million concluded for the purchase of the vessels ECO MEDITERRANEA and ECO ADRIATICA.
  • Both lines of credit are characterised by a pricing mechanism linked to the achievement of specific ESG (environmental, social and governance) targets. The transaction’s sustainability goals include, on the one hand, a significant reduction of pollutant emissions, and, on the other, the expansion of the use and installation of photovoltaic systems on individual ships.
Oct 13
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DFDS September Volumes: Freight continues growth in Mediterranean and North Sea

By 2022 Newsletter week 41

Ferry – freight:

  • Due to lower volumes on the Dover Strait and on the Baltic Sea, total volumes in September 2022 were 7.5% below 2021. Freight volumes were above 2021 in all other regions.
  • North Sea volumes were above 2021 despite a negative impact from a strike in Felixstowe port as volumes to a large extent were diverted to the Immingham port instead.
  • Volumes in the Mediterranean network continued to grow driven by Turkish industrial production and exports.
  • Channel’s volumes were below 2021 following lower activity on the Dover Strait on account of a decrease in total market volumes and addition of capacity by Irish Ferries.
  • Channel’s year-to-date volumes were 0.3% above 2021.
  • Baltic Sea’s volumes were below 2021 due to the war in Ukraine, although to a lower extent than in previous months.
  • For the last twelve months 2022-21, the total transported freight lane metres decreased 1.5% to 43.1m from 43.8m in 2021-20.

Ferry – passenger

  • The number of passengers increased more than three times to 371k equal to 82% of volumes in September 2019, the latest comparable month pre-Covid-19.
  • The number of cars equalled 89% of volumes in 2019. Channel’s volumes were reduced by the addition of capacity by Irish Ferries.
  • For the last twelve months 2022-21, the total number of passengers was 3.3m compared to 0.8m in 2021-20 and 5.1m in 2019.
Oct 13
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The Grimaldi Group acquires a controlling stake in the Port of Igoumenitsa

By 2022 Newsletter week 41

The consortium made up of Grimaldi Euromed, Minoan Lines Shipping and Investment Construction Commercial & Industrial is the preferred bidder in the tender for the majority Port of Igoumenitsa share acquisition (67%).

The decision was made public by the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund – the fund in charge of managing the privatisation programme of ports and other public assets in Greece.

The financial offer amounts to € 84.17 million.

The concession relating to the Port of Igoumenitsa (owned by the Igoumenitsa Port Authority) includes the right to exclusively use and manage the assets of the port area of ​​Igoumenitsa, the fishing shelters of Sagiada and Plataria and the yacht shelter of Syvota. Igoumenitsa is the main port of Epirus and one of the largest commercial ports in Greece, strategic for connections between mainland Greece and the rest of Europe.