Winners of the Shippax Award 2020

Now in their 25th year, the idea behind Shippax Awards is to honour trendsetters and, while this has always been ship-specific, this year for the first time, a company has been awarded too. In the opinion of the impartial jury, it has gone to great lengths to improve its environmental footprint.
The awarded ships were all delivered between 1 January and 31 December 2019. The ferry industry has been at the forefront in shipping in implementing green technologies, something very much in evidence in the list of awarded ships. The jury has gained first-hand experience of all the ships through a combination of onboard inspections, GA-plan examinations, and other relevant data providing relevant information about the candidate vessels.

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Canadian government confirms acquisition of VILLA DE TEROR

VILLA DE TEROR has been sold for CAD 155 million, generating a good profit for Armas-Trasmediterránea. © Bruno Jonathan

Shippax earlier reported about the sale of Armas-Trasmediterránea’s VILLA DE TEROR to Canada for CTMA use. The purchase has been officialised now with the Canadian government paying CAD 155 million (EUR 99.57 million).

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Jinling cuts first steel for second Finnlines GG5G mega ro-ro

Construction of Finnlines' second GG5G has started at Jinling's Yizheng facility. © Jinling Shipyard

Following the first steel cutting on 16 September, the Yizheng facility of China Merchants' Nanjing Jinling Shipyard has officially commenced with the construction of the second of three GG5G Class mega ro-ros it is building for Finnlines.

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SKÅNE JET debuts for FRS Baltic

SKÅNE JET performed its first commercial sailing from Sassnitz to Ystad on 17 September. © FRS Baltic

Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) has successfully started its new single-ship Sassnitz-Ystad high-speed ferry service on 17 September following SKÅNE JET’s somewhat delayed 08:15 sailing from the German port.

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CARNIVAL IMAGINATION beached

CARNIVAL IMAGINATION is the third Fantasy Class Fun Ship to be beached. © Shippax archive

Carnival Cruise Line’s 1995-built Fantasy Class CARNIVAL IMAGINATION joined sister ships CARNIVAL FANTASY and CARNIVAL INSPIRATION on the breaker’s beach of Aliaga, Turkey, on 16 September.

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Fjord Line is further streamlining its business

© Philippe Holthof

Whilst the company has secured liquidity (see earlier reports), Fjord Line is preparing itself for the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Steps now being prepared would lead to 200 people to be dismissed or laid off, the company said in a statement today, 16 September.

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French ferry operators to benefit from wage tax refund

French ferry operators will benefit from a wage tax refund of EUR 30 million. © Philippe Holthof

French Prime Minister Jean Castex told the parliament on 15 September that the government would throw a financial lifeline to French ferry operators in the form of a wage tax refund.

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Grimaldi doubles ro-pax capacity on Livorno-Palermo route

CRUISE SMERELDA has finished her summer stint between Civitavecchia and Olbia, joining ZEUS PALACE on the Livorno-Palermo route. © Marc Ottini

Grimaldi Lines has boosted both passenger and freight capacity on its Livorno-Palermo service from today (15 September) by adding the ro-pax CRUISE SMERALDA to the route, thereby doubling capacity and making the route daily in each direction.

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Yet another ro-pax takes shape at GSI

GSI is building two domestic ro-pax ferries for COSCO Shipping Ferry. © GSI

Ferry construction at Guangzhou Shipyard’s International (GSI) shipyard in Nansha, China is in full swing with the keel of the first of two 43,000gt ro-paxes under construction for COSCO Shipping Ferry laid on 10 September.

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Molslinjen’s POVL ANKER undergoes Phase Two of major upgrade

POVL ANKER is undergoing Phase Two of her mid-life upgrade. © Marko Stampehl

Molslinjen’s 1978-built POVL ANKER arrived in Frederikshavn on 13 September to be drydocked at Orskov Yard to start the second phase of her major upgrade project, which will see significant work undertaken on the vessel’s technical areas. This work is scheduled to be completed on 20 October and echo POVL ANKER’s historic past, while continue its future in today’s eco-friendly world.

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AURORA BOTNIA floated

AURORA BOTNIA touching the water for the first time on 11 September. © RMC

Production of the 800-passenger and 1,500-lanemetre capacity AURORA BOTNIA has reached a new phase following the ship’s floating on 11 September. Once floated, the 24,300gt ro-pax ferry was shifted to the other side of Rauma Marine Constructions’ (RMC) large building dock for outfitting.

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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ fleet is now complete with arrival of new ship BOLETTE in Rosyth

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has completed its fleet by welcoming BOLETTE to Rosyth, Scotland – just two weeks after taking delivery of another new ship, BOREALIS.

DFDS to phase out fossil fuels

By 2050, DFDS will replace fossil fuel with the new generation of zero emission fuel. The long-term tonnage adaption plan is one of three tracks in our DFDS climate plan. It focuses on our new generation of ships, and the new infrastructure that it will require.

Tallink Grupp’s vessel BALTIC QUEEN visits Riga for the first time

Tallink Grupp’s vessel BALTIC QUEEN, which operated on the Tallinn-Stockholm route prior to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in March 2020, last night set sail from Helsinki on its first trip to Riga, Latvia. The vessel has started to operate on Tallink Grupp’s temporary Helsinki-Riga route, which the company launched this summer as a result of travel restrictions leading to cancellation of many of the company’s regular routes.

Corvus Energy awarded contract for five new ferries to be built at Holland Shipyard Group for GVB in Amsterdam

Corvus Energy is pleased to announce that the company has been selected by Holland Ship Electric to supply lithium ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for five new all-electric ferries being built by Holland Shipyard Group for Amsterdam’s municipal public transport provider, GVB.

CMP increases its focus on digitisation via collaboration with a leading blockchain platform

As an important step towards a smarter and more digital port, CMP has initiated a joint collaboration with TradeLens which will eventually make it possible to modernise manual workflows and procedures and ensure more seamless collaborations between actors within the logistics chain.

AIDA Cruises expands its range of cruises with new autumn voyages in the Mediterranean

AIDA Cruises will expand its range of cruises this autumn with new voyages visiting the highlights of Italy, starting on Oct. 17, 2020.

P&O Ferrymasters to enable smarter flows of trade with first "track and trace" system for for containers in Europe

P&O Ferrymasters announced the launch of an advanced track and trace service for its container customers, making it the first major logistics business in Europe to introduce the technology.

Fincantieri taps TMC for MSC’s ultra-luxury cruise ships

International compressor supplier TMC Compressors (TMC) has won a contract from Fincantieri to supply the global marine market’s most environmentally friendly compressed air system to the innovative four cruise ships the Italian shipbuilder is building for MSC Cruises.

Austal enhances board with non-executive director appointment

Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael “Mick” McCormack to the Company’s Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director

Wasaline launch confirms growing ferry preference for ABB’s Azipod® electric propulsion

Taking only one week to install, Azipod® propulsion will ensure sustainable performance for Wasaline’s new ferry AURORA BOTNIA, while achieving up to four days of annual time savings due to operational efficiency.

The shore power solution launched by Port of Tallinn today improves air quality and reduces noise in Old City Harbour and City of Tallinn

Tallink Grupp's vessel VICTORIA I was connected to shore power in Tallinn Old City Harbour for the first ever shore power charging in Estonia. Shore power can be used by the vessels operating the Estonian-Swedish as well as Estonian-Finnish routes.

MacGregor receives EUR 13 million orders from Asia and Scandinavia

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured two new orders, one from Asia for two RoPAX ferries and another from Scandinavia for a group of Linkspans. Both orders are booked into Cargotec's third quarter 2020 order intake, with deliveries planned to commence during the fourth quarter of 2021 and completed during the third quarter of 2022.