Grimaldi is offering the Jinling yard $10,000 for each day in advance of the scheduled delivery date their 12 new ro-ro ships.
C.T.M.A. is the shipping operator serving the Iles de la Madeleine archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. The company has two ferries, the 1973-built CTMA VACANCIER and the 1972-built CTMA VOYAGEUR.
In May Minister Philippe Couillard promised financial support from the Government, for the construction of a new ferry.
In an interview with ICI Radio Canada, Mr Germain Chevarie, Member of Parliament for Îles-de-la-Madeleine, says CAD 50 million will be invested by the Québec Government, but the total cost of the project is unknown.
Port Hardy – Bella Coola route of BC Ferries has been delayed again and now won’t open until 16 September. More time is needed to refurbish NORTHERN SEA WOLF, the former Greek ferry AQUA SPIRIT. The conversion has proved much more difficult than expected.
Ageing double-ended ferries QUEEN OF ALBERNI, QUEEN OF COQUITLAM, QUEEN OF COWICHAN, QUEEN OF OAK BAY and QUEEN OF SURREY are to be replaced, with the first new vessel is expected in 2024. BC Ferries has started the process of enquiries.
MOBY ZAZA had to be towed to the port of Genoa on 15 July, after an engine breakdown. The ship was put into the local shipyard. Instead, MOBY NIKI was withdrawn from her Piombino –Portoferraio route to take her place on Genoa-Bastia.
Former Sealink Ferry Looks Brand New
Detroit World Logistic Maritime has posted a video on their LinkedIn page, showing the final renovations on veteran ferry LE RIF, built as GALLOWAY PRINCESS in 1980.
The question is: when will the ferry finally leave Naples to re-enter service?
Watch the video on LinkedIn (LinkedIn account might be required)
Full house in Belfast, on 24 July
PRINCESS ANASTASIA in Saint-Petersburg, photo by Jeannine Williamson
Tallink Grupp, in partnership with Swedish company Nowhere Networks have installed a Wireless Antenna Tracking Sytem (WATS) on board MEGASTAR. The tracker provides the ferry, operating on the Tallinn-Helsinki route, with a 400M/bit internet connection on board – the fastest and most stable internet connection currently available on the Baltic Sea.
With the new technology a high-speed connection is beamed to the shore by the tracker and the antenna re-aligns itself in real-time to maintain the highest speed at all times.
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA entered into agreement with Rolls-Royce plc to acquire Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine, a technology business within maritime operations.
The transaction is structured as an acquisition by KONGSBERG of the marine products, systems and aftermarket services businesses carried out by subsidiaries of Rolls-Royce plc. The transaction does not include Bergen Engines nor Rolls-Royce’s Naval Business.
Photo: KONGSBERG CEO Geir Håøy (right) and Tristan Halford-Maw, Deputy Director, M&A Rolls-Royce
During a short ceremony held on the 4th of July in Rome, Emanuele Grimaldi, Managing Director of the Grimaldi Group and President and CEO of the subsidiary company Finnlines, received the honor of Commander of the Order of the Lion of the Republic of Finland.
The Ambassador of Finland in Italy, Janne Taalas, declared that the award, conferred by the President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, is a recognition for the great commitment of Emanuele Grimaldi, through the company Finnlines, in developing maritime transport to and from Finland which is of great support to the economy.
