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FERRY PORTS

By 2019 Newsletter week 9

Good Results From Ro-Pax Traffics In The Port Of Livorno Last Year

In 2018 the port of Livorno experienced increasing numbers in the field of passengers and ro-ro handling.

According with the statistics released by the local port authority regarding the ferries segment, last year 2.65 million passengers were handled, meaning an increase of 5.3% compared with 2017.

The Tuscan port recorded important results also in the ro-ro business in 2018 as more than 507,000 driven vehicles and semi-trailers were handled: that means an increase of 13.2% compared to the previous year.

Ro-ro and new vehicles logistic account today for 44% of the port’s total traffic in Livorno in terms of tons.

Feb 28
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Port Of Pendik Welcomes DFDS New Mega Freight Ferry

By 2019 Newsletter week 9

The newest addition to the DFDS fleet, GOTHIA SEAWAYS, arrived on 23 February at the Port of Pendik in Turkey. She will be set in service from 9 March with an expected arrival on 11 March in Trieste.

The freight ferry will soon be taken to the GEMAK Shipyard to get a rebranding and a name change followed by an official naming ceremony early March.

Feb 28
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Port Of Ghent Welcomes DFDS Initiative To Get More Freight On Rail Instead Of Road

By 2019 Newsletter week 9

As from 11 March, five trains per week will call at the DFDS terminal, to drop and pick-up trucks and containers.

DFDS has 8 freight ferries per week between Ghent and Gothenburg. The idea is to put more freight southward bound on trains.

In the meanwhile, the DFDS ro-ro terminal in Ghent is getting a facelift, with a new office building, and fully automated gates.

Ghent is one of the North Sea Ports (Ghent, Terneuzen, Vlissingen).

Feb 28
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FINANCE

By 2019 Newsletter week 9

BC Ferries: Highest Number Of Vehicles Ever

BC Ferries released its third quarter results today for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019.

  • Net loss CAD 3.7 million (14.8)
  • Average of 466 sailings per day
  • +1.7% passengers = 4.7 million (highest in 20 years)
  • +2.6% vehicles = 2.0 million (highest ever)

Due to the seasonality of ferry travel, BC Ferries generates higher net earnings in the first and second quarters – the spring and summer months – which are typically reduced by net losses in the third and fourth quarters, when fewer discretionary customers are travelling.

Last fall, BC Ferries submitted a 12-Year Capital Plan, which details plans to invest more than $3.9 billion. This will be the largest capital plan in BC Ferries’ history. The capital plan emphasizes more system capacity, operational efficiency, resiliency and travel certainty.

Feb 28
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Norway Challenges The Cruise And Ferry Industry To Operate Emission Free

By 2019 Newsletter week 9

The Norwegian parliament has decreed that the country’s UNESCO-protected fjords shall be free from cruise and ferry emissions no later than 2026.

The measures cover emissions to air, discharge of grey and black water, and visible plume from the funnel.

DNV GL spoke with State Secretary Atle Hamar in the Ministry of Climate and Environment to explore the thinking behind the order, and gain insights on how they plan to achieve this highly ambitious goal.

Feb 28
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TECHNOLOGY

By 2019 Newsletter week 9

New Thrusters On Scandlines’ Hybrid Ferries Will Reduce Underwater Noise And Air Emissions In The Fehmarn Belt

All thrusters on Scandlines’ four hybrid ferries on the route between Puttgarden and Rødby will be exchanged with new thrusters that allow a homogenous water flow, which gives less noise and vibration. The exchange lessens the environmental impact significantly. Reduced underwater noise and less vibration can improve the conditions for the marine life in the Fehmarn Belt area – among these the harbour porpoises. Furthermore, easier water flow during propulsion ultimately reduces emissions, including CO2.

The total investment in the new thrusters is more than 13 million EUR.

The first ferry will have its thrusters exchanged in the autumn of 2019 and all ferries will be equipped with the new thrusters in 2020.

The 16 new thrusters will be delivered by Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine, together with a new automation and control system for each ship.

Feb 28
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P&O Ferrymasters Expands East

By 2019 Newsletter week 9

Logistics group achieves double-digit growth last year following eastwards expansion and is now looking at opportunities in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea regions, MD Bas Belder tells Lloyd’s Loading List.

Some quotes:

“The UK remains a core market for us but we are less dependent on it than we used to be having built up our pan-European trade lanes, which today probably account for at least 50% of our global business.”

“At the start of the year, P&O Ferrymasters launched intermodal services from the Turkish ports of Pendik, Ambarli and Mersin to the port of Trieste, with onward connections to the ports of Rotterdam and Zeebrugge.”