Jean-Marc Puissesseau, CEO of port de Boulogne-Calais has retired. MD Benoit Rochet succeeds him as CEO.
Two candidates are interested in a concession in the former LD-lines part of port of Boulogne: Bioferries + one other company.
Ferry company Torghatten and the autonomy supplier Zeabuz are launching a new ferry line in the middle of Stockholm from 2023. The ferry will be electric and self-propelled, and is a first step towards exploiting the enormous potential for waterborne mobility both in Stockholm and in other big cities.
Former DFDS group CEO Niels Bach passed away at the age of 89 years.
From 1985 to 1998 he headed and navigated DFDS through a very important time. Under his leadership the company managed to turn around from loss making, after a failed American Cruise ferry investment, to the beginning of the strong player in shipping and transport that we know of today.
Niels Bach also held many other top positions in the shipping industry, such as Chairman of the Danish Shipowners association, Port of Frederikshavn and Roblon A/S.
As board member he was very active in The Lauritzen holding, Port of Copenhagen, and Arkil Holding.
Niels Bach was a knight of the Danish order Dannebrog.
+102.2% passengers = 897,828 (compared to 1,238,871 in July 2019)
+17.8% cargo units = 32,700 (compared to 29,967 in July 2019)
+46.6% passenger vehicles = 127,039 (compared to 155,297 in July 2019)
The three Aero Highspeed Catamarans, built at Brødrene Aa shipyard, commenced on 8/8 their itineraries to the Saronic islands, offering up to 17 daily connections of the port of Piraeus with Aegina, Agistri, Poros, Hydra, Spetses, Ermioni and Porto Heli, in replacement of existing Group capacity in the market.
A replacement ferry for HOLIDAY ISLAND could carry passengers between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia by mid-August. HOLIDAY ISLAND suffered an engine room fire in July (see video).
SAAREMAA 1 left Trois-Rivières, Quebec, and will be tested in Caribou, Nova Scotia, Northumberland Ferries Ltd said. in a press release.
The evaluation is expected to take up to 10 days. If “everything fits,” it should arrive at Wood Islands shortly thereafter, PEI MP Lawrence MacAulay said.
CapMan Infra and CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM), which each acquired a 50% stake in Norled AS in 2019, have now entered into an agreement for CBRE IM to acquire the entire stake managed by CapMan.
The exit is the first from the CapMan Nordic Infrastructure I fund.
CBRE IM is making the investment on behalf of a fund it sponsors as well as some of its separately managed accounts.
Norled’s current management team, led by CEO Heidi Wolden, will continue to run the day-to-day operations.
