On April 29, 2021, it was confirmed that Seajets agreed to purchase 4 vessels from Golden Star Ferries:
Grandi Navi Veloci emerged as the winner of the public tender launched by the Italian transport ministry for providing five “quarantine” ships.
They will be deployed as accommodation vessel for migrants arriving in Italy from North Africa.
In April 2021, Tallink Grupp transported:
DFDS Awarded Tender To Operate New Duty-Free Shop In Calais
DFDS has since 1 January 2021, in accordance with the new Brexit trade agreement, offered duty-free sales on board its four ropax routes connecting the UK and the EU.
Following a tender, DFDS has been awarded the right to operate a new duty-free shore-based shop in the Port of Calais. The 1,000 m2 shop is expected to open in October 2021.
In the Dunkirk port terminal, operated by DFDS, a shore-based duty-free shop of 700 m2 is expected to open in July 2021. Both shops will provide convenient access for cars.
It is expected that the new shops will attract new travellers for day trips to the Hauts-de- France region once travel restrictions are eased.
DFDS expects to replace CALAIS SEAWAYS with COTE D’OPALE this summer on the Dover-Calais route. The new ferry will feature a 1,100 m2 duty-free shop.
In July, SILJA SYMPHONY will call Port of Ystad on a domestic cruise, combining Stockholm with Visby on the island of Gotland – and the scenic city of Ystad with surroundings. This is possible thanks to the investment in two new berths in the outer port, opened this year. The vessel will call berth no. 7 and passengers will participate in excursions or visit on their own.
On May 5, Calais Port 2015 was officially delivered by the builders.
After nearly 6 years of work, the extension of the port of Calais doubles the port area.
Three new berths and two modern buildings are ready to receive the first customers as from October.
Finnish Flag For New VIKING GLORY
Viking Line’s new flagship, VIKING GLORY, which will launch service in early 2022 on the Turku–Åland–Stockholm route, will have a Finnish flag.
Recruitment work for the new vessel will begin soon, and recruitment will begin first among staff employed on the company’s other vessels.
T&T Express –Under Tow– Sinks En Route To Spain
The high speed catamaran T&T Express (IMO: 9172076) which was sold and en route from the Caribbean to its new owners in Spain, has reportedly sunk.
The Incat 046 sank 800 miles off the Azores while being towed to the other side of the Atlantic.
She had been acquired from Trinidad & Tobago by Transmapi, for the ferry services between Ibiza and Formentera.
CV Interilhas Acquires A Small Ferry From The MailBoat Company
CV Interilhas operates ferries between the Cape Verde islands. They have acquired FIESTA MAIL, a small ferry that was operating as “the Mail Boat” in the Bahamas.
The vessel has crossed the Atlantic and is in Lisbon for a complete overhaul at the Navalrocha shipyards. She is expected in Cape Verde later this month.
Tallink Grupp Publishes 2021 First Quarter Financial Results
