Transport Union RMT is demanding P&O Dover to remove the new sickness procedures that it has “unilaterally imposed.”
P&O says that it has acted properly to introduce a new toolkit which better enables to manage absence because of sickness and support employees who fall genuinely ill.
Bar Harbor council voted the expected: THE CAT isn’t coming back to Portland.
Bay Ferries Ltd. will move its high-speed ferry from Portland to Bar Harbor as part of a lease agreement approved by the town.
Portland officials say the ferry’s departure would open up opportunities for waterfront development.
Danish Minister Of Transport Approves New Ferry Products
The Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing has approved two new products on the Bornholm route:
Last seven days I have been working in the Norwegian fjords, which at this time of the year are spectacular because of the autumn colours. Look at this Fjord1 ferry BOLSØY in the Geirangerfjord, passing the Seven Sisters waterfall.
The Bornholm Line has delivered more goods to Bornholm in September than in the same month of the year before.
New operator Molslinjen has decided to allow more freight on the fast ferry between Rønne and Ystad.
Also, new ro-pax HAMMERSHUS carried 12% more freight on Rønne-Køge compared to the same month the year before.
Overall, the number of freight increased by 5% on both routes. The freight customers in Bornholm have asked for opportunities to reserve goods by fast ferry in advance, in addition to the late cargo departure.
There are now additional options for booking lorries, buses, or semi-trailers up to three months in advance, on Rønne-Ystad fast ferry sailings.
The cooperation between Finnish shipbuilding company Rauma Marine Constructions Oy (RMC) and Meyer Turku is expanding with the order for new building blocks for cruise ships under construction in Turku.
This order is good news for the shipyard that delivered the HAMMERSHUS, the Molslinjen ro-pax, on time for her September debut on Bornholm.
Fosen Yard has a solid reputation in the ro-pax business .
Fosen Nordseewerke will be able to serve customers in the passenger-, offshore- and Naval industry, and build ships based on own concept and designs or customer designs.
The investment group around Deutsche Industrieanlagen and Patrick Hennings-Huep, previous owner of Nordseewerke Emden Shipyard, and Fosen Yard have entered into an agreement to establish Fosen Nordseewerke GmbH.
The joint company is forming an international shipbuilding group covering the complete value chain from design, engineering, hull construction, outfitting, commissioning and final delivery. The group will able to serve clients in all segments of shipbuilding.
Fosen Yard has a solid reputation in the ro-pax business .
Fosen Nordseewerke will be able to serve customers in the passenger-, offshore- and Naval industry, and build ships based on own concept and designs or customer designs.
Lorenzo Matacena, managing director of the ferry company Caronte & Tourist, appeared upset with Italy since the company he heads will not be allowed to use gas on the newbuilding set to be delivered soon by Sefine shipyard.
“Unfortunately a set of public rules needed for operating the new LNG dual-fuel ferry under construction in Turkey is still missing in our country,” Matacena said at the Shipping and the Law conference organized by Studio legale Lauro and held in Naples this week.
The new ferry will be deployed on the Strait of Messina.
“The two big concerns are: a set of rules and infrastructure,” Matacena pointed out, referring to LNG terminals still to be realized ashore.
On the other side of the business, in order to be compliant with the new sulphur cap rules coming into force from 2020, Caronte & Tourist’s managing director also announced that on the ferries deployed on the motorways of the seas (mainly the Messina-Salerno maritime link), they are going to install scrubbers, thus copying what was decided also by Grimaldi Group,” he specified.
What are the key points on the Greek ferry market, included in the presentation from George Xiradakis, at the Euromed Convention in Athens and organized by Grimaldi Group of Italy?
Mr Xiradakis is founder and owner of XRTC Business Consultants Ltd.
