Jan 16
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Corsica Ferries: 0.1% Sulphur Fuel

By 2020 Newsletter week 3

On 9 January, Christian Estrosi (Mayor of the city of Nice, President of the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis, Deputy President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region), and Pierre Mattei (President and CEO of Corsica Ferries) have formalized the use of 0.1% sulphur fuel at the port of Nice.

Nice is not in a SECA, and 0.5% fuel would be the norm. Corsica Ferries has decided to play a pioneering role, with the hope to have a Mediterranean SECA soon. The company also participates in the relevant program under the wings of the French Shipowners Association.

Jan 16
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Ferguson Shipyard Bosses Blamed for Ferries Fiasco

By 2020 Newsletter week 3
  • Bosses at Ferguson shipyard were to blame for the delay and spiralling cost of two new CalMac ferries, according to the chief executive of the government agency which placed the orders.
  • Kevin Hobbs, of CMAL, also rejected calls for the unfinished ferries to be scrapped and the work started again.
  • The vessels are £100m over budget and likely to be three years overdue.
Jan 16
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SHORT NEWS

By 2020 Newsletter week 3

Jadrolinija acquired Greek double-ender FAROS. She will sail between Split and Stari Grad. FAROS is the former STELIOS FILIAGKOS from Thassos Link.

She has a capacity of 600 passengers and 160 vehicles. She was purchased for HRK 63 million or EUR 8.5 million.

[link MarineTraffic]

On 13 January, the keel was laid for the first out of two combined freight and passenger DFDS newbuildings from Guangzhou Shipyard in South China. The ferries will be used in the Baltic

ELISABETH RUSS has been chartered by Trasmediterranea, to replace LA SURPRISE (Suardiaz) on the roro freight route between Algeciras and Tanger Med. [link MarineTraffic]

Jan 16
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

By 2020 Newsletter week 3

Newbuilt Hydrofoil CARMINE Enters Service for Liberty Lines

The high-speed craft CARMINE M –built by Liberty Shipyard in Trapani– has been delivered to Liberty Lines. It is ready to enter service on the routes to and from the Aeolian islands.

This is the fourth unit of the Admiral 250 series built in Sicily and follows the sister ships CARLO MORACE, AMMARÌ and CARMEN M.

This high-speed vessel has a capacity for 250 passengers, is 31.7 metres long, beam is 6.8 metres, draft 4.2 metres and can reach a maximum speed of 36 knots.

Jan 16
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VIDEO

By 2020 Newsletter week 3

Austal Rolls BAJAMAR EXPRESS Out

On 18 December 2019, Austal announced the rollout of Hull 394, the BAJAMAR EXPRESS for Fred. Olsen Express.

Austal recently posted a new video that captures the milestone.

Jan 09
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FERRY SHIPPING

By 2020 Newsletter week 1 & 2

Finnlines Release Renderings of New Superstar Vessels

At the end of last year Finnlines announced that it signed an order for two Superstar ro-pax vessels from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai). Renderings from Knud E. Hansen have now been released.

They will be larger than the existing Star class vessels and will be Finnlines’ flagships both in terms of size and technology. With a length of about 230 metres, their loading capacity will be for 5,100 lane metres for rolling freight and around 1,100 passengers.

The press release says that “the vessels will have the highest Finnish / Swedish ice class and will be built with the top technical and environmental views in mind, while being pioneers in honouring green values.”

The hybrid newbuilds will operate on the Kapellskär – Långnäs – Naantali route. A large duty-free supermarket will be the center of the ship.

They are expected to be delivered by 2023.

Jan 09
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Molslinjen Orders an Electric Ferry for Fanø – Esbjerg

By 2020 Newsletter week 1 & 2

The Municipality of Fanø and the owners of the Fanølinjen – Molslinjen –,  have agreed to phase out the ferry SØNDERHO [link: Marinetraffic] and to start the construction of a brand new electric ferry.

The 20-minute trip between Fanø and Esbjerg is very popular, with often long queues in weekends and holidays. Last year te route carried 1.8 million passengers.

A new ferry is badly needed.

The new hybrid battery-powered ferry will be built at the Danish Hvide Sande Shipyard [external link]. It will be in service in late summer 2021.

Converting the existing ferries FENJA and MENJA to electric operation is also being studied.

Jan 09
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SIEM Charters Out New RoRo LEEVSTEN to CTN

By 2020 Newsletter week 1 & 2

SIEM RoRo, a UK-based company, part of the SIEM Group, has just chartered out the newly built roro LEEVSTEN (4,100 lane meters capacity) to the Tunisian carrier CTN.

The vessel is the seventh sister ship part of a series of units built at the German shipyard Flensburger-Schiffbau-Gesellschaft.

Last summer she was rumoured to be bound for MOBY group. Moby already operates the sixth and the fifth sister units. They are bareboat chartered and operate as MARIA GRAZIA ONORATO and ALF POLLAK.

LEEVSTEN is expected to reach the port of Rhades, in Tunisia, on the 10th of January.

Some brokers sources report to Ferry Shipping News that the time charter terms with CTN are for 6 or 12 months at a daily rate of €15,000.

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft launched its latest roro – LIEKUT — for former parent company SIEM Europe, last October.

Jan 09
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TT-Line Increases the Frequency to the Baltic States

By 2020 Newsletter week 1 & 2

TT-Line will expand the route between their Swedish hub in Trelleborg and Klaipeda (Lithuania), with up to five departures a week.

The ships will berth at a new, modern ferry terminal in Klaipeda, to be used exclusively by TT-Line. The freight will no longer have to pass the Klaipeda city centre, which will give a faster access to the road network in Lithuania.

Jan 09
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Scottish Vessel Delivery Plan Published

By 2020 Newsletter week 1 & 2

Economy Secretary Derek Mackay has given an update to Parliament on the Ferguson Marine shipyard which has now been taken into public ownership. Two ships are ‘under construction’ for domestic Scottish CMAL routes.

The additional cost to complete the two ferries is now estimated to be between £94.8 million to £98.8 million which includes the management and operation costs of the yard.

The estimated delivery window for GLEN SANNOX, which will operate on the Ardrossan to Brodick route, is October to December 2021.

The second vessel, which will operate on the Uig to Tarbert and Lochmaddy route, is expected between July and October 2022.

The contract for the vessels had an original value of £97 million with anticipated delivery of mid-2018.

A confidential (but public) report [external link to the 44-page report] notes that the ferries are at risk of being overweight and that the first ship is expected to be below contract speed when delivered.