Toll finally sells VICTORIAN RELIANCE

VICTORIAN RELIANCE has followed sister TASMANIAN ACHIEVER into the hands of interests associated with MSC. © Dale Crisp

Twelve months after being withdrawn from regular Bass Strait service, Toll Shipping’s VICTORIAN RELIANCE has been sold.

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EC launches in-depth investigation into Corsica’s public ferry service contracts

© Jean-Pierre Fabre

In a press release dated 28 February, the European Commission announced it had launched an in-depth investigation to determine whether the public service delegation contracts for maritime services to Corsica awarded in June 2019 were in line with EU state aid rules.

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Baleària’s SICILIA starts her LNG retrofit in Portugal

SICILIA will boast a single LNG tank with a capacity of 425m³. © Kai Ortel

The latest Baleària ro-pax to undergo conversion to dual fuel LNG/diesel operation, the 2002-built, 24,409gt SICILIA arrived at Portugal’s West Sea Viana Shipyard, in Viana do Castelo on 27 February. The work programme will take four months to complete.

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Brittany Ferries inaugurates Rosslare-Bilbao service

KERRY links Rosslare with Bilbao twice per week. © Brittany Ferries

Brittany Ferries today (28 February) inaugurated its new Ireland to northern Spain service between Rosslare and Bilbao, which has replaced the previous Cork-Santander route as the company’s key freight route from Ireland to Europe.

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Finance

Strong 2019 results for Irish Continental Group

Irish Continental Group grew its revenue with 8.2% to EUR 357.4 million in 2019, of which the ferry division stood for EUR 212.4 million (+8.3%). Post IFR16 EBITDA for the group increased by 26.9% to EUR 86.8 million, of which the ferry division stood for EUR 67.2 million (+25.3%).

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Green light for RoRo-expansion in Port of Karlshamn

Port of Karlshamn now got clearance from the Environmental Court to launch the next big expansion Project. A completely new 3:rd RoRo-berth with adjustable ramp for 230 m long ferries, widening of RoRo-berth no. 2 and dredging. The main Port gate will be reallocated and line-up areas for accompanied traffic will be expanded. Planning and preparations are already going on, but now procurement deals may be signed and the Construction work can start. The investment which is in the region of 20 Mio Euro shall be completed in 2021.

State aid: Commission clears public support for several ferry services in Italy; finds other measures to the former Tirrenia Group to be incompatible aid

The European Commission has concluded that the public service compensation granted since 2009 to Tirrenia di Navigazione (‘Tirrenia') and later to its acquirer Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione (‘CIN') for the operation of ferry services in Italy is in line with EU State aid rules. However, it found that other measures in favour of Tirrenia are incompatible with EU State aid rules.

SCHOTTEL to supply medium-sized EcoPellers® to Norled

SCHOTTEL has won a contract from Ada Shipyard in Turkey to supply propulsion units for two double-ended Ro-Pax ferries. As part of the deal, the German propulsion manufacturer will provide a total of four SCHOTTEL Rudder EcoPellers (SRE) for the LMG 60 DE design vessels ordered recently by Norwegian ferry operator Norled. The move further strengthens SCHOTTEL’s position in the Norwegian ferry market.

Wärtsilä redefines its organisational structure to accelerate strategy execution

Wärtsilä has decided to reorganise its Marine Business into three independent businesses. The objective of this change is to accelerate strategy execution, simplify the business structure, and strengthen business presence in the Board of Management. The new businesses, consisting of Marine Power, Marine Systems and Marine Voyage, will be operational as of 1 July 2020.

Three years ago, Silversea Cruises chose Telenor Maritime to provide 3G service for their entire fleet. This agreement has now been extended for three more years

This extension of the agreement is proof of quality. Now, Telenor Maritime will continue supporting and improving the complete digital value chain on board Silversea Cruises’ ultra-luxury ships, vastly enhancing both the guest experience and the operational efficiency.

ZetaDisplay receives two new orders of SEK 16 million from Hurtigruten

ZetaDisplay has signed two new orders for Digital Signage installations through its Norwegian subsidiary with Hurtigruten AS, the world’s largest expedition cruise line. The order has a value of approx. SEK 16 million over a five-year period. The project is expected to be delivered during the first quarter 2020 and is an upgrade of the Hurtigruten vessel FINNMARKEN and FRAM. In comparison with ROALD AMUNDSEN and FRIDTJOF NANSEN, which were recently equipped with the Group’s Digital Signage solutions, FINNMARKEN and FRAM are small-sized expedition cruise ships.

Molslinjen had record amount of passengers in 2019

BC Ferries and Remontowa Shipbuilding contract for new ferry specifies Wärtsilä propulsion solution

The technology group Wärtsilä has again been selected to provide an integrated system consisting of the LNG plant, dual-fuel engines, and electrical propulsion system for the latest addition to Vancouver, Canada based BC Ferries’ series of Salish Class vessels. Three similar ferries, all operating on Wärtsilä engines fuelled by LNG, have already been delivered. As with the previous three ferries, Remontowa Shipbuilding (RSB), located in Gdansk, Poland, will also build this latest ship. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in January 2020.

Vestdavit takes control of davit-building partner Tritec Production

Leading boat-handling systems supplier Vestdavit has announced the acquisition of Tritec Production. The acquisition covers a complete steel fabrication, engineering and construction facility in Redzikowo, Poland, from where Tritec has been supporting Vestdavit as its principal davit assembly partner for more than a decade. Over the period, it has become expert in delivering the premium quality launch-and-recovery systems on which Vestdavit’s reputation relies.

UK Chamber of Shipping launches competition to find new ideas that will change shipping

The UK Chamber of Shipping has launched a competition to find new ideas that could help make the shipping industry greener, cleaner, more sustainable and get to net zero Shipping by 2050.

AS Tallink Grupp statistics for February 2020

In February 2020 AS Tallink Grupp transported 669 849 passengers, which is an 8.0% increase compared to February 2019. The number of cargo units increased by 19.5% to 34 794 units and the number of passenger vehicles increased by 12.6% to 75 282 units in the same comparison.

Scrubbers removing more sulphur than the mandatory requirement

Scrubber reliability and their emissions reducing efficiency were addressed in February during a technical seminar in which members of the Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 reported on the installation and performance of their respective exhaust gas cleaning systems.

Carus Excellence Award 2020

Nils-Erik Eklund is the newly elected winner of the Carus Excellence Award 2020 Edition, presented each year at the General Assembly of the Spanish Shipowners' Association (ANAVE), which will take place in Madrid on next June 30 at the Hotel Wellington Madrid.

Wärtsilä and partners to pursue greater fuel efficiency in major EU-funded project

The technology group Wärtsilä, together with a consortium of six other industry and academic partners, has been awarded EU funding for a major project aimed at reducing fuel consumption and lowering emission levels for shipping.

EHRENBERG SØRENSEN Kommunikation strengthens the agency's profile in tourism with new advisor recruit

EHRENBERG SØRENSEN Kommunikation that specialize in cross-border public relations, communication and public affairs within transport, tourism and food & wine strengthens its Danish team with Anna Kron Boysen as Senior Advisor. Anna Kron Boysen brings along experience and expertise in tourism and PR directly from Visit Sweden in Denmark.

Havila Voyages fitted with Norwegian furniture

Havila Voyages is purchasing Norwegian furniture to furnish its four new ships. Havila is in this way ensuring quality, locally produced furnishings and fittings for its passengers.

MHI-MME Receives Retractable Fin Stabilizer Orders for Two Luxury Expedition Vessels Being Built by Helsinki Shipyard

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) received orders for two retractable fin stabilizers for two 148-passenger Luxury Expedition Vessels being built by Helsinki Shipyard of Finland.

Testing new fuel performance programme

BU Med vessels to test advanced fuel saving system. The team implementing the fuel-saving programme – from the left: Hasan Göler, Operations Superintendent, Rune Daae, Project Superintendent, Lina Christensen, Naval Architect, Ahmet Ender, Performance Superintendent and Jacob Pedersen, Head of Projects & Implementation.