Dec 13
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TT-Line Signs Contract For LNG-Powered Ro-Pax

By 2018 Newsletter week 50

(this news has been sent earlier as a news flash)

TT-Line have signed a contract for one new ‘TT-Line Green Ship’, with an option for a second vessel.

The contract was awarded to the Chinese Jinling shipyard (Toll Shipping, DFDS, Grimaldi..).

Some particulars:

  • Length: 230m
  • Gross tonnage: 45,000
  • Pax: 800
  • Freight units: 200
  • Lane meters: 4,600
  • Dual-fuel LNG
  • Classification DNV-GL
  • To be delivered in 2022

The new TT-Line vessel builds on the successful Green Ship concept of the company.

While designing the vessel, a particular emphasize was put on flexibility and fast turnarounds in ports, with a high freight capacity.

“We foresee a continued demand growth for short sea services within the Baltic Sea. With this investment we can respond even more effectively to the needs of our customers and support them to grow,” says Hanns H. Conzen, Managing Director of TT-Line in a press announcement.

TT-Line’s routes are currently served by six ferries. They connect Świnoujście, Travemünde and Rostock, and Klaipeda, with Trelleborg in Sweden.

Dec 13
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FERRY PORTS

By 2018 Newsletter week 50

Important Brexit-proof Customs Agreement For C.Ro Ports Zeebrugge

Belgian customs recognize C.RO Ports Zeebrugge (CLdN Group) as Authorised Economic Operator (AEO). This is an important achievement for the terminal operator of the CLdN/Cobelfret group.

C.RO Ports Zeebrugge operates daily shortsea services between Zeebrugge and various ports in the UK. The AEO certificate constitutes a strategic weapon for the operator to respond to the forthcoming Brexit.

Dec 13
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FINANCE

By 2018 Newsletter week 50

Tallink In November: Less Passengers Due To Scheduled Maintenance.

In November 2018 AS Tallink Grupp transported 5.5% less passengers, and 6.5% less cars as in November 2017.

The number of cargo units increased by 1.5%.

The reason is that the cruise ferry SILJA SERENADE did not operate on the route for 12 days, due to scheduled maintenance.

Dec 13
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IN THE MEDIA

By 2018 Newsletter week 50

Brittany Ferries To Offer Year-round Service Out Of Ireland

Building on the launch of its new Cork to Santander route in 2018, Brittany Ferries has introduced a new winter sailing schedule designed to facilitate its Ireland to Spain freight traffic.

This new winter service will allow hauliers to bypass UK over Brexit fears

Dec 13
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Port Extension In Ystad: It Is A Yes

By 2018 Newsletter week 50

The port extension issue in Ystad (Sweden) has been settled. The City Council gave the green light, after some politicians expressed their opposition before.

Social Democrats have proposed a billion investment in the city’s port area, while the Moderate Party said the possibilities for external funding should be examined first.

The EU already granted support.

Dec 13
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VIDEO

By 2018 Newsletter week 50

VISBORG Has Been Delivered

Rederi AB Gotland’s new ro-pax, VISBORG, has been christened last Saturday in China.
The video shows the new ferry during her sea trials

YouTube 2:42

Dec 06
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FERRY SHIPPING

By 2018 Newsletter week 49

Onorato Armatori Announced That Newbuilt Ro-Ro ALF POLLACK Will Be Chartered By Cobelfret

Onorato Armatori of Italy, controlled by Vincenzo Onorato, head of Moby group, publicly announced that the new ro-ro ship ALF POLLAK will be chartered out to a company based in Northern Europe, instead of being deployed in the Med as previously anticipated.

The charterer will be Cobelfret’s Cldn, which offers regular connections from the European continent to the British Isles, Scandinavia and Spain.

The contract is for one year.

ALF POLLAK (capacity for 310 semi-trailers on 4,076 lane meter of garage deck) has just been delivered in bare boat charter to Onorato Armatori by the German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft trough SIEM Group and is currently installing the scrubbers at Fayard shiprepair.

Onorato Armatori said in a statement that “the ro-ro market in the Mediterranean is not mature enough to receive such a big ro-ro vessel with a capacity of over 4,000 lane metres”.

What will happen with the sister vessel still under construction (photo) remains to be seen.