The ferry ULYSSES returned to Dublin on 13 February, following an extensive dry dock investment at Cammell Laird shipyard in Merseyside.
The four-week upgrade was undertaken to complete refurbishment and maintenance work and will see the Ulysses return to service looking like new, having had new propellers, new rudder components, a full refurbishment of her stern thruster and other underwater works. Investment didn’t stop there, with engine overhauls and vehicle deck painting programmes.
Mr. Fotis Manousis of SAOS Ferries, announced -during a radio interview – that from next October his ferries will operate in the Northern Sporades, suspending their operations at the Alexandroupoli-Samothrace run.
At the same time, he said that he is looking for a buyer for the ship SAONISOS. The ship’s price in the market is EUR 6 million.
Ferry AURELIA En Route From Tirrenia To MSC Group
The veteran ferry AURELIA seems to have found a new owner. Several local sources suggest that the vessel, built 38 years ago in Italy at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard, has just been sold by Tirrenia to a company somehow linked to the Gianluigi Aponte-controlled Mediterranean Shipping Company group.
AURELIA has been deployed for the last few years in charter to SNAV (ferry company also owned by Aponte) on the Ancona – Split route in the Adriatic Sea and is likely to keep on serving the same link in the near future. The vessel has already been reflagged (from Italy to Cyprus) and also the technical management should have been passed on to MSC Shipmanagement Ltd Cyprus.
AURELIA was firstly circulated on the market, searching for a potential buyer from Unitramp Shipbrokers of Italy in November, and the price may stand around € 5 million according to some sources. This ro-pax ferry has: 148 meters length, 25,4 meters beam, 2,280 passenger capacity and some 1,000 lane meters of garage.
Agreement Between Ports Of TangerMed And Algeciras
The agreement of cooperation signed by the Chairmen of the ports of TangerMed, Fouad Brini, and of Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras – Port of Algeciras, Manuel Morón, covers trade facilitation and data exchange between the two ports, with the aim of developing the “sea bridge” over the Strait Of Gibraltar.
Fjord 1 Q4 Report: Business As Usual
Fjord 1 saw in Q4 an 11 % revenue growth due to start-up of new contracts in the ferry segment.
The company completed several additional dockings of its ferries, more than in 2017.
Fjord 1 saw a lower contribution from the tourist segment and associates.
Several new ferries have been delivered. Fjord 1 is continuing to invest in new eco-friendly ships and new contracts.
Battery-Powered Ferries And New Name Generated Growth On The Helsingborg-Helsingör Route In Q4
In Q4 2018, ForSea inaugurated the two ferries Aurora and Tycho Brahe as the World’s largest battery-powered passenger ferries. Simultaneously, the ForSea brand was launched, and the introduction of battery-powered combined with the name change contributed significantly to an increase in the number of leisure passengers in the quarter. While the number of transported cars declined moderately, the strong growth in the number of transported trucks continued.
ESPO Welcome Agreement On The European Maritime Single Window Environment
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the agreement reached on 7 February between the Parliament and the Council on the new regulation establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment (EMSWe). With the new framework, which will repeal the current Reporting Formalities Directive, important steps are made towards reducing administrative burden and increasing the attractiveness of maritime transport. It provides for the creation of a EMSWe dataset, harmonised National Single Windows and the application of the reporting-only-once principle.
Power Ahead With Hydrogen Ferries
With one of the world’s most extensive ferry systems and a wealth of clean hydropower, Norway has determined to take a pioneering position in hydrogen-fuelled ferries.
ABB To Power Iceland’s First Electric Ferry
ABB will supply integrated power and electric storage solutions to the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration’s new ferry that will take 3,600 annual trips in the rough waters between Landeyjahöfn on the mainland and the Westman Island, covering 13 km in about 45 minutes.
The 70m-long ferry, with a capacity of 550 passengers and 75 cars, is designed by Polarkonsult and is due for delivery from the Crist S.A. shipyard in 2019. The vessel will feature a large battery pack (3,000kWh) and is designed to operate in a fully electric mode for most of time, with onshore charging in both harbors. During particularly challenging weather conditions, when the consumption of battery power may exceed the available energy, the ferry will utilize its diesel-electric generator set.
Tilbury2 Gets Approval Next To Port Of Tilbury In Essex
A new port for Essex has been given formal consent by the UK Secretary of State for Transport.
Tilbury2 will be built on brown field land next to the Port of Tilbury, in Thurrock.
Forth Ports Group’s £1bn investment programme would see the volume of cargo handled at the Essex site double from 16m to 32m tonnes.
The company said the new terminal would be “fit for purpose for the UK’s departure from the EU”.
