2GO Plans Merger With Negros Navigation Via Share Swap
Logistics and shipping company 2GO Group Inc. said on Friday 5 April that it was merging with parent company Negros Navigation Company (Nenaco) via a share swap transaction.
VIKING GRACE Has Become The World’s First LNG/Wind Electric Propulsion Hybrid Ship
Viking Line’s VIKING GRACE was taken out of service for the installation of a Norsepower’s rotor sail. Watch the installation video.
“Take the ferry, rather than the plane,” is Corsica Ferries’ message.
Look at one of the videos:
Wasaline Had Its Best Q1 Since Its Start in 2013
One-ship operator Wasaline continues to grow with new record volumes for Q1.
- Passengers +13.6 %
- Cargo units +12.5%
- Cargo lane meters +18%
- Hotel bookings via Wasaline also increased by 33.1% in Vaasa and 12.3% in Umeå.
Tallink Grupp’s Q1 sees a healthy growth in the rolling traffic.
- Vehicles 222,370 = +2.3%
- Cargo units: 90,687 = +8.2% (growth most significant on Estonia-Finland +12.9% and Latvia-Sweden +62.6%)
- Passengers went down a bit: 1,930,449 = -0.5%
The reason for the slight drop in passengers is that for almost ten weeks only one instead of two vessels was operating the Turku-Stockholm route.
On a positive side, Estonia-Sweden and particularly Latvia-Sweden routes are developing very well and the passenger numbers are increasing.
The Swedish company is mainly involved in shipping, with Destination Gotland AB being the ferry operator.
- Profit after financial items: SEK 508m (438)
- Operating profit: SEK 551m (418)
- Profit after tax: SEK 330m (343)
Balearia’s first of two LNG-powered ro-pax ferries, has been floated out on March 30.
Named HYPATIA DE ALEJANDRIA she is expected to enter service on the Balearic Island services in early 2019.
The pair will be the first LNG ferries of this size in the Mediterranean. They each have a capacity of 2,100 freight lane meters, 810 passengers, and 150 cars.
Recently the Spanish company cancelled the order for another LNG vessel to be built by La Naval, a shipyard in financial trouble.
Photo: Visentini
French shipbuilder Piriou has delivered a new ferry dedicated to providing an important link between the French mainland and Groix Island in South Brittany.
The BREIZH NEVEZ I adds to the regional fleet of vessels ensuring territorial continuity in Brittany being operated by Compagnie Océane.
Photo: Piriou
ESPO Conference 2018 in Rotterdam
“Investing in the port of tomorrow”: What are the main drivers for ports to invest? How to match long investment processes with the rapidly changing supply chain needs? Etc..
These are the main issues to be discussed during this two-day conference. The event will take place on 31 May and 1 June 2018 in the Onderzeebootloods in Rotterdam.
Cheaper Fares For Northern Isles: When?.
Transport Scotland has insisted that the roll-out of cheaper ferry fares for the Northern Isles will still take place in the first half of 2018 after concerns were raised at the Scottish Parliament over the impact the lack of clarity is having on the tourism industry.