Jan 31
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TECHNOLOGY

By 2019 Newsletter week 5

Wärtsilä To Enhance Competitiveness By Aligning Operations Globally

Wärtsilä Corporation will initiate a formal process to realign its operations and resources to secure future profitability and competitiveness.

The planned actions include an increased focus on targeted sales activities, developing the agreements-based and “as-a-service” business, reviewing the cost structure, as well as optimising the business portfolio and organisation.

The program is expected to lead to a reduction of approximately 1.200 employees globally. At the end of 2018, Wärtsilä had approximately 19.300 employees in more than 80 countries around the world.

The reductions will impact all businesses and support functions.

With these actions Wärtsilä seeks annual savings of EUR 100 million.

Jan 31
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IN THE MEDIA

By 2019 Newsletter week 5

Work on the VILLA DE TEROR was suspended this week

The (delayed) ferry that the Volcan Shipyard is building for Trasmediterránea must be finished by 29 March at the latest.

The yard is struggling to survive, with debts building up.

Yard workers have protested, as they have not been paid since September. Several suppliers have open invoices, believed to total EUR 4 million.

Banco Santander has reached an agreement with Trasmediterránea, which gives a margin of financing, in order to complete the vessel.

There is a believe that the vessel will be finished.

Jan 31
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VIDEO

By 2019 Newsletter week 5

Austal-built EXPRESS 4 Is On Its Way To Denmark

High-speed 109m catamaran EXPRESS 4 has set sail for Denmark to join the Molslinjen fleet.

Featuring an advanced design with an optimised hull form to minimise fuel consumption and Austal’s Ride Control System for superior sea-keeping and comfort, she will carry over 1000 passengers, 425 cars at speeds up to 40 knots.

Watch a video on Austal’s LinkedIn Page

Jan 24
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FERRY SHIPPING

By 2019 Newsletter week 4

Kvarken Link And RMC Have Signed A Construction Agreement For A New Ferry

One week ago, Kvarken Link and Rauma Marine Constructions signed a letter of intent concerning the new building of the Kvarken ferry. On Monday 21 January, both parties have signed the actual construction agreement.

The vessel order is approximately €120 million. The ferry will accommodate approximately 800 passengers and will have a freight capacity of 1,500 lane meters for lorries. The vessel will be designed to be environmentally friendly, with machinery running on a dual fuel solution: besides liquefied natural gas it can also be operated using biogas. The ferry has an ice class of 1A Super, in order to guarantee that the vessel can navigate as independently as possible in the challenging ice conditions that are a feature of the Kvarken region.

Jan 24
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Grimaldi’s CRUISE ROMA Lengthening Started At Fincantieri Shipyard In Palermo

By 2019 Newsletter week 4

Everything is ready for the lengthening of Grimaldi’s ferry CRUISE ROMA in Palermo. “At the end of the lengthening project, to be carried out by Fincantieri’s ship repair and conversion, part of the Services division, the ship will be about 254m long, having a gross tonnage of about 63,000 and being able to transport 3,500 passengers, with a 3,000m2 car deck and over 3,700 lane meters for trucks” the Italian shipyard said.

Both CRUISE ROMA and the sister ship CRUISE BARCELONA, built by Fincantieri in 2007 and 2008 respectively, will be stretched by 29m. (this includes 600 additional freight lane meters, together with 80 sleeping accommodations in new passenger cabins and two new public spaces.

The ships will also be fitted with a scrubber system, as well as a system to power the ship during the turnaround time in ports, based on mega-lithium batteries.

Jan 24
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Brexit-Proof Roro Shipping Route

By 2019 Newsletter week 4

 A time-limited ferry service will start on 30 March, but only if a ‘no deal’ Brexit occurs. The service ends on 30 September.  The freight ferry service is being advertised via the website www.freight-market.co.uk, and has the Dutch port of Moerdijk (south of Rotterdam) as continental base.

 Twice daily return trips are planned between Moerdijk and the Ipswich region. A spokesman of the company said that the UK destination ports are split between three locations, but all within a 4.5-hour crossing. 

He added that the voyages are pre-booking only, so as to allow for designated queues at both the port and for customs. The company charges per vehicle, capped at a 17mx2m articulated vehicle. The unknown ships can carry 70 vehicles per crossing. The ships are leased from “a well-known US owner.”

Jan 24
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Salamis Buys Baltic Ro-Ro Vessel

By 2019 Newsletter week 4

Salamis Tours (Holdings) Public Ltd has signed an agreement to acquire a ro-ro vessel, “with a gross tonnage of 20,831.” This vessel is VIKINGLAND from SOL Continent Line.

The agreement is expected to be completed in April 2019 with the delivery of the ship.

The vessel will be used on the Greece-Cyprus-Israel line, together with ro-ro ALEXO and container feeder ALASA.

Jan 24
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A Prison Cell And A Restaurant Onboard Trinidad & Tobago’s New Incat

By 2019 Newsletter week 4

Incat Tasmania will build a new vessel for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The new fast ro-pax will have capacity for 1000 persons and 239 cars.

As with the previous two Incat ferries that operated between the islands, the new vessel will incorporate a range of catering facilities. The vessel will also include a prisoner holding cell for transfers between Trinidad and Tobago.

She will be built at the shipyard in Hobart Tasmania.

Jan 24
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Confitarma Proposes A New Model Of Public Subsidies For Ferry Services Between Italy And Sardinia

By 2019 Newsletter week 4

Italy’s transport minister Danilo Toninelli said in Cagliari that the public subsidies (€72million) paid every year to Tirrenia CIN in exchange for the maritime links offered during the winter season between Sardinia and mainland Italy will be not renewed at the expiration date in July 2020.

“My staff is already working in order to prepare a new tender due to be launched in the near future” Toninelli said.

As of today, there are four active ferry companies on Italy – Sardinia: Moby & Tirrenia, Grandi Navi Veloci, Corsica Ferries and Grendi Trasporti Marittimi.

Italian shipowners association Confitarma (supported by Grimaldi Group), asked the Italian Transport Minister to adopt a new scheme of subsidies based on the Spanish model where public money goes directly to the final user (either passenger or road haulier), who is free to choose a company for the maritime transport. Then the ticket will be entirely or partially reimbursed by the State.