Stena Line names ships to boost freight capacity by 40% on Travemünde-Liepaja route

It's official: STENA FLAVIA and STENA LIVIA, ex- ETRETAT, will replace STENA GOTHICA and URD on the Travemünde-Liepaja route. © Uwe Jakob

As expected, Stena Line will introduce Visentini Class tonnage on the Travemünde-Liepaja route to replace the 1,598-lanemetre capacity STENA GOTHICA and URD later this year.

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Keel laying at Meyer Werft for the first of three Disney Cruise Line newbuilds

© Disney Cruise Line

On 8 April, Meyer Werft laid the keel with the traditional coin ceremony for DISNEY WISH, the first in a series of three cruise ship newbuilds for Disney Cruise Line. 

DISNEY WISH will be powered by LNG, measure about 144,000gt, have a length of 343m and boast 1,250 guest staterooms.

Two sister ships will follow in 2024 and 2025, respectively.

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Astilleros Armon delivers TEREVAU PITI

The Astilleros Armon-built TEREVAU PITI will debut in French Polynesia in late May. © SNGV2

SNGV2’s TEREVAU PITI, a new 77m long and 17m beam ro-pax ferry purpose-built for operation in French Polynesia, has been delivered by the Astilleros Armon shipyard in Vigo and is about to leave Spain for the South Pacific-located overseas collectivity of France.

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DFDS to add dedicated Calais-Sheerness freight-only service

DFDS's new unaccompanied daily Calais-Sheerness service will be operated by GOTHIA SEAWAYS (illustrated is sister ship BELGIA SEAWAYS). © Christian Costa

Due to increasing demand for unaccompanied freight space in the aftermath of Brexit, DFDS will open a new dedicated freight-only service between Calais and Sheerness on 1 June. 

A daily roundtrip (the timetable will be announced at a later date) will be provided by the 2,475-lanemetre capacity GOTHIA SEAWAYS, currently operating the Fredericia-Copenhagen-Klaipeda route.

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Grimaldi Group increases its footprint in Malta

The Odense Class EUROCARGO SICILIA has reccently been acquired by Malta Motorways of the Sea. © Christian Costa

As Emanuele Grimaldi revealed to Shippax last week, ahead of the introduction of the 7,800-lanemetre GG5G Class ECO CATANIA and ECO MALTA on Malta Motorways of the Sea’s Genoa-Livorno-Catania-Malta route later this year, Grimaldi will introduce one of its four GG5Gs earmarked for the Italy-Spain trade on the mainland Italy-Sicily-Malta connection already in the second half of April.

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Corsica Ferries resumes seasonal Toulon-Alcúdia service

This year, MEGA EXPRESS TWO is the mainstay on Corsica Ferries' seasonal Toulon-Mallorca service. © Jean-Pierre Fabre

Corsica Ferries has resumed its seasonal route that connects Toulon with Alcúdia on the northeast coast of Mallorca, providing occasional calls at Ciutadella on the nearby Balearic island of Menorca.

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Finance

Carnival Corporation & plc first quarter 2021 business update

Carnival Corporation & plc released its first quarter 2021 business update, showing US GAAP net loss of USD 2.0 billion and adjusted net loss of USD 2.0 billion.

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Wanderlust & Work: Super-Charged MedallionNet Redefining Remote Working on Princess Cruises MedallionClass® Ships

In a world where working remotely has become commonplace out of necessity, Princess Cruises is delivering super-charged internet connectivity by leveraging a new constellation of satellites to offer the ultimate remote workstation – an office at sea.

Royal Caribbean Group extends suspension of certain sailings while continuing its measured return based on science-backed protocols

Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) announced that it is extending the suspension of some sailings, including all sailings from the United States until June 30, while continuing its measured return to service with more sailings scheduled from different regions around the world.

Tallink Grupp to offer rapid antigen and antibody testing on board vessels STAR and MEGASTAR on Fridays from 9 April 2021

Starting from this Friday, 9 April 2021, Tallink Grupp in partnership with Farmatar will be offering the rapid antigen and antibody testing service on board its Tallinn-Helsinki route shuttle vessels STAR and MEGASTAR every Friday.

Stena Line accelerates fossil-free shipping to reduce emissions by 30% by 2030

In 2020, ferry company Stena Line continued to reduce its total CO2 emissions and is ten years ahead of the IMO international shipping emission reduction targets. Nevertheless, the Swedish shipping company is now accelerating the transition towards fossil-free shipping and presents its plan to reduce total CO2 emissions by as much as 30% until 2030.

SunStone announced keel laying ceremony on the fifth INFINITY-class vessel OCEAN ODYSSEY

SunStone Ships, the largest tonnage provider in the expedition market, announced the successful Keel Laying Ceremony of their fifth next-generation, INFINITY-class vessel (CMHI 196-5).

SunStone ships announced the launching of the second INFINITY-class vessel SYLVIA EARLE

SunStone Ships, the largest tonnage provider in the expedition market, announced the successful Launch of their second next-generation, INFINITY-class vessel (CMHI 196-2).

Tallink Grupp publishes 2021 first quarter passenger and cargo statistics

Tallink Grupp has announced its 2021 first quarter passenger and cargo statistics to the stock exchange. According to the figures published, the group transported 267 224 passengers in the first quarter of the financial year 2021 (January-March), which is 82.9% less than in the same period last year. The number of passenger vehicles transported in the first quarter of 2021 has also decreased with 75 815 vehicles transported in Q1 2021, which is 60.2% less than in the same period in 2020.

Shipping company to develop carbon-neutral maritime transport using EUDP grants

The Danish shipping company MHO-Co is heading a consortium that will spend EUR 4.5 million during the next three years on developing green solutions for the future of the maritime industry. Together with Aalborg University, among others, and with grants from the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP), MHO-Co will test fuel cells and new battery technology on the shipping company's advanced hybrid vessels.