Eni and Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a partnership for promoting initiatives focused on the energy transition. The aim is to create a system of integrated solutions for decarbonization projects in the fields of energy, transport and the circular economy.
P&O is rolling out a new customs clearance service to help firms navigate the new rules for import and exports.
The new service is equipped to assist customers with empty declaration requirements from this month, providing tailored support throughout the last quarter of 2021.
As international trade continues to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, the service will develop the provision of smart logistics solutions, ensuring customers are prepared for evolving requirements and future regulatory changes.
With the UK Government Brexit changes scheduled to be implemented from 1 January 2022, P&O Ferries is also developing a range of digital solutions to help customers with their requirements, which will be rolled out in phases in the months ahead.
ECSA supports the objective of the FuelEU Maritime proposal to foster the uptake of cleaner fuels in shipping. However, the proposal may become a missed opportunity due to enforcement loopholes.
Making the EU fuel suppliers responsible for meeting the fuel standards will substantially address the enforcement concerns and will be consistent with other proposals of the ‘Fit for 55’package.
Fostering demand is key and the incentives and tools provided by the proposals of the ‘Fit for 55’ package should be used.
Flexibility is welcomed but double requirements should be avoided. A new MRV system is unceccesary and burdensome.
Finally, ships should not be penalised when Onshore Power Supply is not available in ports.
Corsica Ferries seem to have finally sold their veteran ferry SARDINIA REGINA as anticipated last summer with a public announcement released by the Coast Guard in Genoa.
The vessel was expected to change flag (and ownership) from Italy to Libya. Indeed, the new owner appears to be Kevalay Travel & Tourism.
SARDINIA REGINA, operated by Corsica Ferries since 1986 on the routes linking France and Italy to Corsica, is now expected to be renamed KEVALAY QUEEN and should be deployed on a new regular line between Turkey (Izmir) and Libya (Misurata)
After the first summer season under control of the new owner, Grimaldi Group, Trasmed GLE’s fleet will undergo an important refitting program.
CEO Ettore Morace told Ferry Shipping News that all the ropax units controlled by Grimaldi (CIUDAD DE PALMA, VOLCÁN DEL TEIDE, VOLCÁN DE TIJARAFE and CIUDAD DE GRANADA (photo)) will be refurbished . The investment is worth EUR 30 million.
Ropax CIUDAD DE MAHÓN is to be put up for sale soon.
Roro EUROFERRY EGNAZIA has been chartered-in by Trasmed Gle, from Grimaldi Euromed.
The refitting program will take shape in the coming months in a shipyard located in the West Mediterranean Sea (Italy, Spain or Malta) and include mainly the restyling of internal spaces, installation of scrubbers and some investments in IT.
The sharp increase in bunker prices has forced ferry companies operating in the Adriatic and Ionian routes to increase the freight fares. More specifically:
Superfast Ferries’s surcharge for a 16.5-meter-long truck is formed as follows:
The surcharge until today was 3 euros per meter for Bari, 7 euros for Ancona and 6,5 euros for the port of Venice.
Finally, the Grimaldi group increased the fare for the ports of the North to 60 euros and the ports of the South to 40 euros.
La Méridionale made a 12.7 million negative operating result in the first half of 2021, better than the 15.9 million negative in the first half of 2020.
La Méridionale is bringing the whole STEF group (specialised in temperature-controlled transport and logistics services for food products) into a loss.
Tallink Grupp has recently signed a charter agreement for its ropax ROMANTIKA, which has also been hired to provide accommodation at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), taking place in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November this year.
The company announced only a few weeks ago that it signed a charter agreement for its Tallinn-Helsinki route cruise vessel SILJA EUROPA to provide accommodation services at the global climate conference in Glasgow during the period 21 October to 14 November 2021.
ROMANTIKA has been chartered for the period 15 October – 15 November 2021 and will provide accommodation and catering services to the charterer’s personnel and guests. The vessel has been chartered via specialist company Landry & Kling Global Cruise Services with full technical and service crew from Tallink Grupp for the duration of the charter.
At the 24th edition of the annual Grimaldi Group EuroMed Convention held in Valencia, CEO Emanuele Grimaldi gave the traditional overview of the company’s numbers and business trends. The key issue of the event was ‘energy efficiency’.
Ferry – freight: Total volumes in September 2021 were 1.9% below 2020. Net adjustments for structural route changes reduced growth 1.7 ppt to -3.6%.
Ferry – freight: Total volumes in September 2021 were 1.9% below 2020. Net adjustments for structural route changes reduced growth 1.7 ppt to -3.6%.
