A deal to purchase a ferry for deployment on the Clyde and Hebrides network has been agreed, bringing additional resilience to the fleet, says a release from Transport Scotland.
Norled’s UTNE has been earmarked for the Oban-Craignure route, and communities in Skye and the Western Isles will also benefit as a result of the cascade of vessels elsewhere on the network.
UTNE was designed by LMG Marin (LMG 40-DE type) and delivered in 2015.
Molslinjen’s brand new electric ferry GROTTE was put into operation on October 1st on the route between Esbjerg and Fanø. ‘
GROTTE was design by OSK Group and built at Hvide Sande Shipyard.
It was built according to exactly the same design as the two current ferries, FENJA and MENJA, which for many years have shown their efficiency in the short Danish domestic route between Esbjerg and Nordby on the island of Fanø.
The ferries FENJA and MENJA have just switched to fossil-free biofuel. The three ferries together will reduce emissions by up to 96 percent.
Molslinjen’s brand new electric ferry GROTTE was put into operation on October 1st on the route between Esbjerg and Fanø. ‘
GROTTE was design by OSK Group and built at Hvide Sande Shipyard.
It was built according to exactly the same design as the two current ferries, FENJA and MENJA, which for many years have shown their efficiency in the short Danish domestic route between Esbjerg and Nordby on the island of Fanø.
The ferries FENJA and MENJA have just switched to fossil-free biofuel. The three ferries together will reduce emissions by up to 96 percent.
End of an era for the Belgian-built SUPERFERRY II of Golden Star ferries, which will be delivered to SEAJETS on October 12, following the agreement that was made between the two ferry operators last April.
The 46-years-old ship will leave the port of Rafina after 28 years of service on the Andros-Tinos-Mykonos line.
The former PRINCE LAURENT of RMT served the route initially on behalf of Strintzis Lines and then for Blue Star Ferries and Golden Star Ferries. She will be remembered as the “Legend” of that line.
According to an article published in the Greek Mononews there will be further developments for the future of ANEK LINES and the Hellenic Coastal Lines in general. The basic points underlined are:
For the time being Baleària’s dual-fuel LNG ships are to only use LNG for berthing due to the rising cost of the fuel.
The conversion of ships into dual-fuel operation continues. HEDY LAMARR is leaving the Valencia – Palma route at the end of the week for her LNG conversion.
“We should not hide that the winter will be difficult. We have collected less ‘in the barns’ this year than we usually have,” says Rederi Ab Eckerö’s CEO, Björn Blomqvist in a radio interview on Ålandsradio.
Stena Line is to continue its expansion on the Baltic Sea during 2022, increasing both freight- and passenger capacity. The company said it will deploy their two new 240m fuel-efficient E-Flexer ferries, on the Nynäshamn-Ventspils next year.
Lane meters: 3,600 | Passengers: 1,200 | Cabins: 263
Stena Line also announced their plans to increase the capacity on the Karlskrona-Gdynia route further during 2022 with the deployment of the two large and modern 222-meter RoPax ferries STENA SCANDICA and STENA BALTICA.
After 7 months in the dry dock STENA BALTICA was launched at the Sedef Shipyard on Wednesday 29 September. She is first expected to join sister vessel STENA SCANDICA on the Baltic Sea route between Nynäshamn and Ventspils early next year.
WALLENIUS SOL will introduce weekly traffic to the Port of Skellefteå beginning October 2021.
What’s behind? An agreement between logistics company Scanlog and Northvolt.
Northvolt’s first battery gigafactory is being established in Skellefteå and serves as Northvolt’s primary site for manufacturing of active material, cell assembly and recycling.
Route: Zeebrugge-Antwerp-Kokkola-Skelleftehamn-Kemi-Oulu
In the initial stage, the chartered vessels Fiona Sea and Jutlandia Sea will be plying the route. At the end of the year, they will be replaced by WALLENIUS SOL’s newly built vessels, which will be the world’s biggest ice-rated, multi-fuel RoRo vessels.
