The Channel Port of Ramsgate has made losses of £20million since 2010, according to Thanet council’s statement of accounts for each financial year from 2010/11 to 2017/18.

The figures exclude £5million in live export compensation and £3.4million for bankrupt TransEuropa Ferries unpaid fees and charges.

Interesting: the list of nine ferry projects that haven’t been realised (so far).

A New Catamaran For Scotland From Wight Shipyard Co

Wight Shipyard Co has delivered its latest vessel to Scottish tourism operator Loch Ness by Jacobite. The new 20m 200-passenger catamaran JACOBITE MAVERICK is joining the company’s fleet sailing between Dochgarroch, just outside Inverness, Clansman Harbour and the historic ruins of Urquhart Castle.

Tirrenia has chartered CLdN’s ro-ro SEVERINE for more freight capacity on the route to Malta, during summer. The vessel will be marketed by both Tirrenia and GNV.

A former Japanese ro-pax, ASTERION II will start het first sailing for ANEK Lines on 21 June, sailing from Patras to Venice.

Ferry veteran LATO will finally not sail for SeaJets. The ship has arrived in Aliaga for scrap, under the name of TALATON.

SUPERFAST XII has arrived in Civitavecchia, retaining her red livery, but with ‘Grimaldi Lines’ on the hull instead of ‘Superfast Ferries’. She has been renamed CRUISE AUSONIA. She was part of the Hellenic Seaways deal between Attica and Grimaldi.

M.S.C. = More Ships To Come

(And For G.N.V. Too)

Genoa is a busy cruise and ferry port. Last Saturday (June 9), MSC SEAVIEW was christened, again by Mrs Sophia Loren (for the 13th time!).

But…what does this have to do with ferries?

The MSC Group also owns the ferry company Grande Nave Veloci, something ignored by a lot of guests, even though many of them were travel professionals. It might have been a coincidence, but still, the fact to have the ferry LA SUPREMA being berthed almost for 24 hours next to the new MSC SEAVIEW certainly created awareness.

Ferry Shipping News is looking forward to the naming ceremonies of the new GNV ferries under construction in China.

The high-speed ferry SANTORINI PALACE has begun her daily itineraries from the port of Heraklion to her new destinations, Santorini, Ios, Paros and Mykonos. (June 13). She’s the ex HIGHSPEED 7, operated by Hellenic Seaways, and part of the deal between Grimaldi and Attica.