“By innovation we can make zero emission happen”
Øyvind Leistad, Director of Marketing and Development at ENOVA, a Norwegian Governmental enterprise.
ENOVA is responsible for the promotion of environmentally friendly production and consumption of energy.
Mr Leistad’s quote was heard onboard the new battery ferry FUTURE OF THE FJORDS, during its inauguration. Ferry Shipping News will bring a full report in next edition.
Photo: Mike Louagie
Small Greek ferry AQUA JEWEL has started her charter season in the Azores. She began to operate for Atlanticoline on May 3, with a first crossing between São Miguel and Terceira.
From May till September the Seajets-owned vessel will connect eight islands of the Acores archipelago.
Tirrenia Cargo’s First Of Two Ro-Ro’s Launched In Flensburg
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft launched the first of two ro-ro ships for the SIEM Group, which will charter out the vessel on long-term bareboat charter to Tirrenia, a brand of the Onorato group.
The ALF POLLAK will be delivered in October 2018, and will be one of the largest ro-ro’s in the Med. Capacity will be 310 semi-trailers on 4,076 lane meter of garage deck.
The ship has been named after a close friend of Vincenzo Onorato. He was the first German tour operator to represent Moby Lines.
Attica’s Annual Report Follows The Green Light For The HSW Take Over
Shortly after the authorisation to get full control over Hellenic Seaways (see below), Attica published its full year annual report.
In spite of increased traffic volumes the group result was affected by the increased bunker prices.
Fjord1 ASA can look back on a successful year 2017, and on an even more successful future. The company was able to sign several contracts for ferry routes. As a result several ferries are on order. The main focus is on environmental friendly solutions, with a mix of highly advanced zero- and low emission solutions.
On 15 August 2017, Fjord1 was listed on Oslo Stock Exchange’s main list, at a market capitalisation of NOK 3.4 billion.
Some consolidated key figures:
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Stena AB published a PDF with “Restricted Group Data as of December 31, 2017.”
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Below are selected financial highlights for the fiscal year 2017 of Moby S.p.A., based on the Group’s audited, consolidated financial statements:
Traffic figures:
The start-up of three new activities weighed on the balance sheet:
Grimaldi Orders Six Mega Ro-Ro Ships
The Grimaldi Group has signed an agreement for the building of six “GG5G” ro-ro vessels, for a total investment worth over USD 400 million.
TT-Line Company Pty Ltd and Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG have signed an agreement for the construction of two new ships to replace the current Spirit of Tasmania vessels. A letter of intent had already been signed in January and now the building can go ahead.
The ships will cost EUR 219 million per unit.
Construction will start soon, since the ferries are needed for the 2021 season on the Bass Strait.
The ferries will be LNG-powered.
Last week has seen a series of decisions being taken, which all impact the Mediterranean ferry scene. An overview:
