The first of three ‘Aero’ catamarans ordered a year ago by Attica Group, has been launched by Norwegian shipyard Brødrene Aa.
All Aero’s will be introduced in the Saronic Gulf service within 2022. A Greek crew is already in Norway to inspect and get acquainted with the first new vessel.
The total investment amounts up to EUR 21 million and is covered by equity and bank lending. All three ships are expected to be delivered within the first four months of 2022.
Length 36m | 150 pax | 34 knots
Tallink Grupp and Port of Tallinn have reached a compromise agreement, which ends the court dispute between the two parties which started in March 2021 over the port dues offered to passenger ferries in the Old City Harbour.
Tallink Grupp will waive all submitted claims against the Port of Tallinn in this case
Port of Tallinn will change the port dues applied to passenger ferries operating regular routes to and visiting the Old City Harbour.
New port dues will apply to all ferry operators operating regular routes to the port.
The Newhaven-Dieppe ferry line, operated under the Transmanche Ferries brand, is currently run by DFDS Seaways under a public service delegation contract with the SMPAT.
This five-year contract will terminate on 31 December 2022.
To ensure continuity of service, the SMPAT has decided to launch a call for tenders (in French) to allow the new public service delegation to start as of 1 January 2023.
Tallink Grupp’s vessel ISABELLE is undergoing regular maintenance in the Turku Repair Yard, prior to returning to Port of Riga after two years of absence
ISABELLE, which until the start of the pandemic operated on the company’s Riga-Stockholm route, is getting a regular dry-docking, scheduled from 12 to 25 February 2022.
After the technical maintenance works, the vessel will proceed directly to the Port of Riga where she will wait for the re-opening of company’s popular Riga-Stockholm route in April 2022.
Solent Gateway has announced planning consent has been granted for the development of Marchwood Port in Southampton. Port of Marchwoord is known for the MoD roro ships.
The development of the port approved by New Forest District Council, will modernise its operations and facilities, create new jobs and bring investment to the area, whilst providing improved capability and support to the Ministry of Defence.
The improvements will allow a wide range of cargoes and commodities to be transported through the port using its roro and lolo facilities and stored onsite.
The port is also a tax site and customs site as part of the successful Solent Freeport bid and offers outstanding sea, rail and road connectivity.
Solent Gateway Ltd was formed in 2016 and is a joint venture between David Macbrayne Limited and GBA (Holdings) Ltd to develop and manage the Port of Marchwood, Southampton Water for 35 years.
Anek Lines’ ASTERION II is being chartered by Attica Group and will be operated by Superfast Ferries on the Patras-Igoumenitsa-Venice line.
The ropax was purchased by Alphaglobe Shipping Ltd. in 2018 and chartered (long-term time charter with purchase option) to Anek Lines until October 31, 2021.
Then a monthly charter followed until last week, when the charter was transferred to Attica Group.
The ships’ branding has been removed, and a Superfast banner added.
Photo: Arxipelagos.com
On Sunday February 13, Brittany Ferries’ SALAMANCA did some berthing-trials in Rosslare.
Photo Gordon Hislip, by kind permission Rosslare Europort.
The line, promoted by Ekol Logistics and with the participation of DFDS, Grup Arola and the Euroports terminal, has created the interest of companies in the province.
On February 10, 2021, the ro-ro route between the port of Tarragona and the Turkish port of Izmir was launched , which in its first year of operation has moved a total of 16,150 freight units.
Wärtsilä has been contracted by Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. to supply engines, fuel storage and supply systems for three new RoPax vessels, the first LNG-fuelled RoPax vessels to be built for the Polish maritime sector.
The ships will be operated by ferry companies Unity Line and Polferries.
The vessels will each operate with four highly efficient Wärtsilä 31DF dual-fuel engines. The LNG-fuelled engines can use bio-LNG, either on its own or blended with conventional LNG, to further reduce their carbon footprint. The operators intend to run the vessels entirely on bio-LNG by 2025.
Scandlines CFO Per Johannesen Madsen has decided to leave the German-Danish ferry operator and will resign from his position by the end of August 2022 at the latest.
Per Johannesen Madsen has been CFO and part of Scandlines’ Executive Management since 2012, responsible for the overall financial management of the group and its financial reporting. He has been in charge of a number of departments and projects – including the sale of Scandlines as a company and of the Helsingborg-Elsinore route. Now Per Johannesen Madsen has decided to continue his journey outside Scandlines.
Per Johannesen Madsen will continue his work for Scandlines until further notice and will also contribute to ensuring a smooth transition once a new CFO has been found. He will resign from his position by the end of August at the latest.