SILJA EUROPA will be moored in Falmouth (UK) for 10 days in June and used by police for accommodation.
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company announced the appointment of Brian Thomson as its new Managing Director and Kane Taha as Operations Director.
Stena Line has now decided to reopen for foot passengers on the line between Halmstad and Grenå, starting in early June.
- For day trips without landing in Denmark, a negative COVID-19 test is not required.
- To disemark in Denmark, a maximum 72h old negative PCR test is required.
- An alternative is a certificate of two doses of vaccine and that 14 days have passed since the last injection.
The contract for roro LINK STAR with UPM has been extended until end September 2021.
Color Line is further delaying the resumption of their Sandefjord – Strømstad and Oslo – Kiel routes until 9 June 2021.
The subsidiary of AS Tallinna Sadam, OÜ TS Laevad, signed an additional agreement with the Estonian Transport Administration for an additionally 536 trips with the ferry REGULA on Virtsu-Kuivastu line from 10 June to 31 August 2021.
- IMO 8917429: roro SEAROAD TAMAR has been beached in Chittagong, Bangladesh, for demolition. It seems Greek owner Ainaftis changed mind during the delivery voyage.
- IMO 7347548: A-Ships Management has decided to send ropax PRINCE (ex PRINCESS BIRGITTA, STENA SCANDINAVICA…) to the recycling beach.
- IMO 7615684: Turkish ropax SAMSUN has been beached in Aliaga.
- IMO 7295666: ropax PRAY (ex KAPELLA, MARINE EVANGELINE, SPIRIT OF BOULOGNE, DUKE OF YORKSHIRE …) has been scrapped.
NORSKY and NORSTREAM have been operated by P&O Ferries (North Sea Ferries) since their construction in 1999.
The P&O logo has now been overpainted with the colours of shipowner Bore Oy.
P&O Ferries also charters ESTRADEN and BORE SONG from the same owners.
Volumes (Year to date, 8 May 2021)
-62.5% cars
-18.9% roro
+11.4% TEU containers
+11.3% terminal lifts
Financial information for the first four months of 2021
Consolidated Group revenue in the period was €89.3 million, an increase of 0.4% compared with last year and a 12.7% decrease on 2019.
Ferries Division
- Total revenues recorded in the period to 30 April amounted to €37.1 million (including intra-division charter income), -9.4% (-28.3% on 2019). The decrease was principally due to the continued restrictions on non-essential passenger travel. This was partially offset by an increase in freight revenues.
- Total freight revenues +5.2% over the same period in the prior year and decreased by 1.0% versus the same period in 2019.
Recent Developments
- ICG welcomes the recent comments made by the Irish Government about the reintroduction of unrestricted travel in the Common Travel Area between Britain and Ireland. Urgent clarity is needed regarding dates so that ICG can ensure it is ready from an operational perspective.
- On 26 March, ICG subsidiary Irish Ferries announced that it would commence a new ferry service on the Dover – Calais route. Plans are significantly advanced with a view to commencing this service during summer 2021.
(*) note from editor: the Irish Ferries ropax service will be started with ISLE OF INISHMORE. We understand a second vessel has been secured and will be added later.
