Keel laid for fifth Oasis Class vessel – to be named WONDER OF THE SEAS

The first block of WONDER OF THE SEAS is lifted into the building dock © RCI

The keel of Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI) fifth Oasis Class vessel, to be named WONDER OF THE SEAS, was laid on 9 October at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. When delivered in the first half of 2021, the 227,000gt vessel will sail to Shanghai to homeport for a season of cruises from China.

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CLdN’s newbuilds from HMD to be LNG-powered

The LAURELINE Class has been extended with at least two LNG-powered sisters © Frank Lose

With the recent introduction of the 5,400-lanemetre HERMINE, CLdN has announced that the fifth and sixth ship in the LAURELINE Class ordered on 10 July will be LNG-powered.

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HOLLANDIA SEAWAYS delivered

HOLLANDIA SEAWAYS has been handed over to DFDS © DFDS

Chinese shipbuilder Jinling has handed over HOLLANDIA SEAWAYS to DFDS. HOLLANDIA SEAWAYS is the third in a series of six 6,695-lanemetre ro-ro super freighters building for DFDS.

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Pentland Ferries’ new ALFRED arrives in Orkney

ALFRED has arrived in her new home waters © Pentland Ferries

Pentland Ferries’ new ALFRED arrived in St Margaret’s Hope, Orkney early morning 9 October after completing her 5,481-nautical-mile voyage from Strategic Marine’s newbuilding facility at Vung Tau, Vietnam.

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Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd nationalised by Scottish Government

The nationalisation of FMEL will pave the way to completion of the two CMAL vessels under construction at the yard © Maritime Photographic

The future of the last remaining commercial shipyard on the Lower Clyde in Scotland was decided on 2 October when it was announced by the administrators of Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd (FMEL) that the yard would be nationalised by the Scottish Government, despite three firm commercial bids for the shipyard for outside interests.

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Finnlines’ Superstar Class order imminent

Finnlines' next-generation ro-pax ferries will be ordered before the end of this year © Grimaldi Group

On the sidelines of Grimaldi Group’s 23rd Euro-Med Convention held in Giardini Naxos, Sicily on 4 October, Emanuele Grimaldi, has confirmed that an order for two Superstar Class ro-pax ferries is expected to be signed before the end of this year with three yards having been shortlisted.

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Shore power in Copenhagen for DFDS

DFDS and Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) have signed a so-called Letter of Intent about shore power in Copenhagen. According to the agreement, CMP will invest in a shore based power connection that will enable the Copenhagen-Oslo ferries, CROWN SEAWAYS and PEARL SEAWAYS, to receive power from shore based plants.

EU funded project LASH FIRE aims to improve ro-ro ship fire safety

Project partners from 13 EU Member States investigate cost-efficient measures to mitigate the risk from ro-ro space fires. The European Commission invests M€ 12 to solve this international maritime fire safety challenge.

Volvo Penta gensets power Sweden's largest electric hybrid ferry

Volvo Penta gensets are powering the largest electric-hybrid ferry in Sweden. The TELLUS ferry operates the 1.8km-wide Gullmarsleden waterway between Uddevalla and Lysekil – one of Sweden’s busy maritime routes. We take a look at the motivations, collaborations, and technology behind this installation.

On rails to and from Italy

FREJA has partnered with Color Line Cargo on regular weekly departures with Color Line's newest Ship, COLOR CARRIER, and trains between Kiel in Germany and Verona in Italy. This in addition to already existing solutions with the ships COLOR MAGIC and COLOR FANTASY.
FREJA has secured a large proportion of the 30 carriages that are currently the capacity of the train, already at the first departure from Kiel, Sunday, October 6. For example, the goods leaving Verona on Thursday will arrive in Oslo with the Color Carrier on Sunday afternoon, so here is the time to save.

ECSA's General Assembly: Claes Berglund and Philippos Philis as next President and Vice-President

The President for the next 2 years is Claes Berglund. Mr Berglund is Director Public Affairs & Sustainability of Stena AB. He has been a senior executive in the shipping industry for 15 years, before which he worked for 12 years in road-based transport and third-party logistics services. Mr Berglund is also a reserve officer in the Royal Swedish Navy.

Austal launches MARINELINK-Fleet

Building upon Austal’s original, proprietary MARINELINK on-board vessel monitoring, alarm and control system - and recent MARINELINK-Smart application that adds ‘smart ship’ capabilities - MARINELINK-Fleet offers ferry operators a live, integrated view of a fleet’s operating environment, schedule, comfort and fuel performance.

ONE SEA adds Awake.AI to autonomous ship ecosystem

ONE SEA, the industry alliance bringing together leading exponents of autonomous ship technology, has made a significant addition to its growing membership, after signing up Awake.AI - a company led by an experienced team of maritime digital innovators.

Merima has been appointed to build all the public areas and cabins on the new ferry

Merima, a company providing turnkey solutions for shipbuilding, has been appointed to build all the public areas and cabins, as well as large parts of the technical areas for the new ferry under construction for Kvarken Link.

ALIS: Copenhagen and Malmö ports new honorary members

ALIS President Guido Grimaldi: "Strong commitment towards internationalization and sustainability: our Cluster is increasingly representative also in Northern Europe".
"The number of ports belonging to ALIS as honorary members is increasingly growing: thirty-six in Italy and Europe, including Copenhagen and Malmö, among the largest port authorities in Northern Europe".

BC Ferries issues $250 million in bonds

BC Ferries announced that it has entered into an agency agreement with a syndicate of investment banks to issue $250 million of its senior secured bonds. The bonds will bear interest at 2.794 per cent per annum and will mature in 30 years. The issue is expected to close on October 15, 2019.
The net proceeds from the sale of this series of bonds will be used, together with additional cash on hand, to provide for capital expenditures and general corporate purposes and to fund the series reserve account.

Order for Wärtsilä LNG Bunkering Vessel Simulator enables first-of-its-kind hands-on training

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply an LNG bunkering vessel simulator to Kasi Group (Malaysia), a leading provider of integrated marine solutions. The simulator will be used to provide hands-on training to those who will be operating LNG bunkering services. Wärtsilä is the first company capable of offering such a simulator. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in July.

One Sea appoints Riku-Pekka Hägg as chairman with mission to grow Autonomous Ship Alliance

ONE SEA, the industry alliance whose primary aim is to lead the way towards an operating autonomous maritime ecosystem by 2025, has appointed Riku-Pekka Hägg as Chairman of its Management Board.

Bawat A/S raises new capital of more than DKK 20m, fortifies board and management

The Danish company Bawat A/S, specializing in the treatment of ballast water aboard ships and in ports, has just finalized the provision of capital equal to more than DKK 20m from new and existing shareholders.

ClassNK releases “Guidelines for Remote Surveys” - ICT utilization in remote surveys

Classification Society ClassNK has released “Guidelines for Remote Surveys” in preparation for carrying out remote surveys (*1) using ICT (Information and Communication Technology) (*2). The guidelines outline requirements to apply to remote surveys for some types of occasional surveys, and from now on ClassNK will implement remote surveys that satisfy the requirements.