Shippax News Bulletin – 41
- In association with Interferry
Dear Subscriber,
We are sending you the headlines of the news added to the Shippax website during week 41. For the full text, please visit www.shippax.com.
Please note that further news might be added to the website during the course of the day.
Enjoy your weekend!
Elb-Link’s future uncertain once again
The cross-Elbe ferry service between Cuxhaven and Brunsbüttel was unexpectedly stopped earlier this week.
Thomson Cruises to become Marella Cruises
In line with Thomson changing to TUI, the Group’s UK cruise affiliate will be rebranded as Marella Cruises later this month.
Six more Longships for Viking River Cruises
Viking River Cruises has ordered six additional Longships at the Meyer-controlled Neptun Werft in Rostock.
CLdN adds capacity between Rotterdam and Purfleet
The buoyant freight market on the North Sea sees CLdN further adding capacity on the daily Rotterdam-Purfleet route.
Ostend-Ramsgate route to be re-opened next year
Seaborne Freight is the name of a newly-created ferry operator that is committed to re-start the Ostend-Ramsgate route early next year.
Strong Q3 for Wasaline
Wasaline has reported strong Q3 (July-September) results with an increase in all segments. The number of passengers increased to 77,806 (+3.4% compared to Q3-2016).
(UPDATED) Tender out for 2018 inter-Channel Island ferry service
Earlier this year a dedicated inter-island ferry service between Guernsey and Jersey was proposed with Condor Ferries as operator. It was, however, never materialised due to a lack of funding, notably from the Guernsey government.
Stena Line to open a new freight route in its Baltic network
Less than six weeks after adding a fourth ship on the Karlskrona-Gdynia route, Stena Line announced that they will open a new route connecting Gdynia with Nynäshamn thrice a week in each direction.
Fred. Olsen Express orders two high-speed trimarans at Austal
Austal has landed an EUR 126m (AUD 190m) contract to design and build two 117m high-speed ro-pax trimarans for long-term customer Fred. Olsen S.A. of the Canary Islands, Spain.
BRØDRENE AA wins contract for three high-speed catamarans
Brødrene Aa, Hyen, Norway just annonced the signing of a new contract for three additional high- speed carbon fiber catamaran ferries for the Chinese market. The customer, Zhongshan-Hong Kong Passenger Shipping Co-op Co., Ltd (ZS), China will be operating the ferries between Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China.
And your name will be W. B. YEATS
W. B. YEATS will be the name for Irish Ferries’ new EUR 144m cruise ro-pax ferry under construction at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft. The name was chosen by the Irish ferry operator after it had drawn strong support from the public in an online competition that attracted nearly 100,000 entries.
Adria Ferries charters STENA EGERIA for one year
The Visentini-Class STENA EGERIA has been chartered to Adria Ferries for a period of one year.
Attica Group temporarily putting newbuilding plans on ice
Attica Group has temporarily shelved plans to build dual fuel ships until the deal to purchase Hellenic Seaways (HSW) is finally sealed.
CLdN’s 7,800-lanemetre CELINE to serve both Ireland and the UK
CLdN’s brand-new CELINE is still on her way from her builders in South Korea to Europe and CLdN has now confirmed to Shippax that she will operate the Rotterdam-Zeebrugge-Dublin route.
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