Sep 09
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MSC Increase Competition on the Turkey to Europe Trade Route via Trieste

By 2021 Newsletter week 36

MSC announced the launch of a new, direct rail service connecting Trieste, Italy and Ludwigshafen, Germany available from 10 September 2021, designed to improve rail capacity and reduce transit time between Turkey and Germany to an estimated 12 days.

This service is directly in competition with the combined (roro and train) transport services offered on the same tradeline by DFDS and Ulusoy.

MSC specified that the service is designed to offer customers transporting automotive parts, chemicals, textiles, packaging, food, pharmaceuticals and many other commodities.. Ludwigshafen’s strategic position on the Rhine, with easy access to Frankfurt and Stuttgart and its importance as a centre for commerce make it an ideal location for both local goods distribution and access to the wider Northern European market.

Sep 09
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AS Tallink Grupp Statistics for August 2021

By 2021 Newsletter week 36

In August 2021 AS Tallink Grupp transported

-14.1% passengers = 389,715

-3.4% cargo units = 28,790

-18.1% passenger vehicles = 78,193

COVID-19 related travel restrictions were the key operational factor influencing the developments in August 2021.

  • Estonia – Finland: August results reflect shuttle and cruise ferry services. Cargo vessel SEA WIND did not operate in August
  • Estonia – Sweden: August results reflect operations of one cruise ferry and cargo ferries on Estonia-Sweden routes.
  • Finland – Sweden: August results reflect operations of Turku-Stockholm and Helsinki-Stockholm routes. Cruise ferry SILJA SERENADE started operations on the Helsinki-Stockholm route at the beginning of August and cruise ferry SILJA SYMPHONY from late August. The segment statistics also reflect the Swedish domestic cruises.
  • Latvia – Sweden: Operations of the Riga-Stockholm route were suspended.
Sep 09
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BC Ferries’ Fifth Island Class Ferry Prepares for Final Leg of Journey to B.C.

By 2021 Newsletter week 36

BC Ferries’ newest hybrid electric ship transited the Panama Canal over the weekend and is now preparing for its trip home to British Columbia. Island 5, as it is temporarily named, departed Romania on July 31 under its own power. BC Ferries expects the ship to be in B.C. by late-September, depending on weather.

Together, Island 5 and Island 6 will allow for two-ship service on the Nanaimo Harbour – Gabriola Island route starting in 2022.

Sep 09
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Bookaway Increases Transportation Options with Direct Ferries Integration

By 2021 Newsletter week 36

Ground and sea transportation platform Bookaway has integrated with specialist OTA Direct Ferries.

“As part of the final stages of implementation, we plan to offer car ferry bookings on our platform for the first time – which will appeal to a new wave of group, family and environmentally conscious travellers,” said David Yitzhaki, Bookaway’s chief marketing officer and co-founder.

Sep 09
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‘Papenburger Sister’ APOLLO Arrived in Aliaga

By 2021 Newsletter week 36

On September 5, APOLLO finally arrived in Aliaga for recycling.

She was one of the famous nine “Papenburger Sisters”, built by Meyer Werft in 1970.

Six were built for Viking Line, and three for the Mexican Government.

Apollo was sold in 1999 to Labrador Marine Inc. of St. John’s (NFL) and entered service in May 2000 on the St. Barbe (Newfoundland) to Blanc Sablon (Labrador) route for the Woodward Group of Canada.