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Mar 03
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Additional Western Cyclades ships approved

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On 24 February, the Coastal Shipping Council of the Hellenic Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy approved the itineraries of two additional ferries on the Piraeus – Western Cyclades route.

Aegean Sea Lines’ request was granted for their ship ANEMOS (ex-ROSELLA), which will be introduced on the Piraeus – Serifos – Sifnos – Milos and Piraeus – Sifnos – Thira – Ios lines.

Photo: Kostas Papadopoulos

Also approved was the reassignment of Seajets’ SUPERSTAR from the Rafina – Andros – Mykonos – Paros line to the Piraeus – Serifos – Sifnos – Ios – Thira line.

Both requests will be in force from 1 April to 31 October 2023.

Photo: Seajets

Dec 16
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Hansa Destinations will not perform the service between Nynäshamn and Rostock during 2023

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  • Hansa Destinations (Gotlandsbolaget) has been running the service between Nynäshamn-Visby-Rostock since August 2021. Now, the company informs that they will not be continuing the traffic during 2023.
  • The background to the decision is foremost, the high cost of fuel.
  • The goal has been to offer freight customers, but also passengers, an effective and sustainable solution for transport and travel between the continent and the greater Stockholm area. The move from road to sea represents a major environmental benefit as well as a needed decrease of trucks on roads.
  • “We do not have a sound business case. The low numbers of cargo volumes have also meant that the environmental benefits that have been our goal, have not been achieved”, says Håkan Johansson, CEO at Gotlandsbolaget.
  • The traffic will end after the arrival of ELIANA MARINO will be in Rostock on December 18, 2022, and of DROTTEN in Nynäshamn on January 4 2023. Customers and partners are being contacted.
Nov 25
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Pilot project for a roro service between Turkey and Romania

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From January 2023, Turkey will test a roro service to Romania, the president of the Romanian Customs Authority, Bogdan Mihei, told Profit.ro.

The Turkish authorities are interested in supporting the export of some goods such as vegetables and fruits to Romania and the EU, but also some imports on the same route, such as cereals. Transporting loads, including containers, by ferry would be cheaper and would avoid road traffic in Bulgaria, but also in the straits area.

In the past similar projects failed mainly because of delays of the veterinary and food safety checks. Now the port of Constanta will be ready, says Mr Mihei.

It is unknown who is behind the service. In June 2022, DP World announced with a press release that the Romanian government signed an agreement with Dubai’s Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) to develop new infrastructure at the Port of Constanta,  to turn it into one of the most important cargo and vehicle hubs on the Black Sea.

May 05
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UK delays Customs Controls until 2023

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Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency announced that the new controls for EU-UK movements, which were previously due to take effect on the 1st of July 2022, have been delayed until further notice.

The following import border controls which were planned for introduction from July 2022 will now not be introduced:

  • A requirement for further Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) checks on EU imports currently at destination to be moved to Border Control Post (BCP).
  • A requirement for safety and security declarations on EU imports.
  • A requirement for further health certification and SPS checks for EU imports.
  • Prohibitions and restrictions on the import of chilled meats from the EU.