Oct 18
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Naviera Armas Finally Orders New Ferry

By 2018 Newsletter week 42

As expected Naviera Armas signed a contract with the Vigo-based Barreras shipyard. It will be the ninth ferry built by this yard for Armas.
The ro-pax ferry will have a capacity of 1,800 passengers, and will be 190m long.
She will be LNG-powered.
The delay in signing has to do with the acquisition of Trasmediterranea, which had to be approved by the authorities.
In fact, this ferry had been initially assigned to Armón Gijón, but the contract was cancelled due to the insufficient draft of this shipyard.

Oct 18
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FERRY PORTS

By 2018 Newsletter week 42

Canary Bridge Seaways Have Chosen Huelva As Mainland Port

Fred. Olsen Express and Baleària, through its alliance Canary Bridge Seaways (CBS), will launch the new announced route between the Canary Islands and Huelva (mainland Spain) on 11 November.

  • Three weekly rotations with two vessels.
  • Triangular route between the ports of Huelva, La Luz in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
  • One ro-ro freight ship: CLIPPER PENNANT.
  • One ro-pax: MARTÍN I SOLER (1,185 lane meter cargo, 330 cars, 1,200 pax).

Port of Cádiz was interested too but the port of Huelva has finally been chosen.

Oct 18
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New Project To Provide LNG For Passenger Ships Emerging In Genoa

By 2018 Newsletter week 42

Genoa-based Cosulich and Novella groups are working together with the aim to provide LNG to the ferries and cruise ships calling at the port of Genoa. Italy’s oil major Eni has been also invited to take part to the project, while Autogas Group will be the partner in charge for the inland distribution of the gas.

MSC Cruises, Costa Cruises and some other ferry companies (Grandi Navi Veloci) in the recent past asked the local port authority to speed up any potential project aimed at giving shipping companies the possibility to receive LNG from bunker barges.

Cosulich and Novella, both active on the market as physical suppliers of bunker respectively in Singapore and in the ports of Genoa and Savona, look at the regasification terminal off the coast of Leghorn managed by OLT Offshore Toscana and the one onshore in Panigaglia controlled by Snam as key points for receiving LNG.

Oct 18
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IN THE MEDIA

By 2018 Newsletter week 42

The Challenge Of Meeting The Needs Of Ferry Users And Communities

BC Ferries President and CEO Mark Collins speaks to BC Shipping News about his background and the future of BC’s coastal ferry network.

Some topics in this very interesting interview:

  • Capacity challenges
  • Diversification of revenue.
  • Overview of the plans with the newbuildings.
  • Which fuel?
  • To build locally or internationally?
Oct 18
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Second Ferry For Moby SPL?

By 2018 Newsletter week 42

Russian media suggest that MOBY DADA could go back to the Baltic. She used to be one of the two vessels operated by St Peterline (as PRINCESS MARIA) before the acquisition by the Moby Group.

She was moved to the Mediterranean after the number of Russian passengers dropped. This trend is now changing again, and could justify the return of a second ship on the Moby SPL cruise-ferry journeys out of St Petersburg.

Oct 18
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

By 2018 Newsletter week 42

Interferry Names New Chairman And Board Members

The new chairman of Interferry’s board of directors is John Steen-Mikkelsen, CEO of Danish ferry operator Danske Faerger.

He was elected together with three new board members at the AGM held last week in Cancun.

He succeeds Mike Grainger – managing director of Liferaft Systems Australia and chairman of TT Line Spirit of Tasmania.

The three new board directors include:

  • Bernard Dwyer, CEO of Spirit of Tasmania.
  • David Sopta, CEO of Jadrolinija in 2017.
  • Anders Ørgård, owner of Danish firm OSK-ShipTech.
Oct 18
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SHORT NEWS

By 2018 Newsletter week 42
  • VILLA DE TEROR still doesn’t have a confirmed date for delivery, even if she went on sea trials.
  • The CARTHAGE was briefly detained in Marseille on behalf the owners of the cargo ship hit by the ULYSSES. In the meanwhile ULYSSES was able to sail on her own power to Tunisia.
  • Golden Star Ferries and rival Fast Ferries seem to have created an alliance to acquire HSC EXPRESS from Nordic HSC. The Incat-built fast craft was on summer charter with Navieras Armas. She is still in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Oct 18
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

By 2018 Newsletter week 42

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.

FOLKESTAD is one of the ferries in the Voldafjord.

On my way to Ålesund I took the ferry STORFJORD, to cross the fjord with the same name (route Festøya – Solavågen).

Finally, this is the GLOPPEFJORD after a crossing of the Nordfjord (route  Lote – Anda).