Shippax News Bulletin – 47
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines to build two new cruise ships
Currently, Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line operates one cruise ship, the 1990-built and 167m long NIPPON MARU © Tsuyoshi Ishiyama
apan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced that its board of directors decided on a plan to build two new ocean-going cruise ships.
According to a statement from Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, it will build two 35,000 gt class Japanese flag-flying cruise ships, and the first ship is expected to be delivered around 2027.
Meyer Werft cuts first steel for Silversea’s second Nova-class vessel – SILVER RAY
Illustration © Silversea Cruises
German cruise ship specialist Meyer Werft has started the construction of the second Nova-class vessel for Silversea Cruises – SILVER RAY – with first steel cut on 23 November.
The 54,700 gt, 728 passenger capacity SILVER RAY will feature an innovative propulsion system, comprising dual fuel engines (LNG and ultra-low-sulphur diesel) complemented with a fuel cell system with an output of 4MW.
Höegh Autoliners exercises option to buy PCTC HÖEGH TRAPPER from Ocean Yield for USD 53 million
Sister ship HÖEGH TROTTER © Owen Foley
Oslo-based car carrier giant Höegh Autoliners has exercised its option to buy the 8,500 CEU capacity, 2016-built PCTC HÖEGH TRAPPER from Lysaker-based Ocean Yield for USD 53 million, 55 per cent of the vessel’s estimated current market value.
Major problems at Algérie Ferries’ top management and TARIQ IBN ZIYAD detained in Alicante
TARIQ IBN ZIYAD © Marc Ottini
Things at North African ferry operator Algérie Ferries (Enterprise Nationale de Transport Maritime de Voyageurs – ENTMV) have turned problematic, with senior management sacked and now arrested by the Government of a number of illegal activities and now one of their ro-pax ferries, TARIQ IBN ZIYAD, has been detained in the Spanish port of Alicante under Port State Control measures, believed to revolve around hygiene issues on the 1995-built vessel.
MOU signed for the sale of COLOR CARRIER
COLOR CARRIER, built in 1998 and owned by Color Line since 2019 © Kai Ortel
Color Group AS, through its subsidiary Color Line Transport AS, have entered into a MOU (memorandum of agreement) for the sale its freight ro-ro vessel COLOR CARRIER. Delivery to the not-yet-known buyer will be in December 2022-January 2023.
Deltamarin receives 3D model-based DNV approval
Deltamarin, DNV and AVEVA announced a strengthened collaboration following an approval from DNV for a 3D model used as part of the classification material prepared for Höegh Autoliners’ Aurora Class PCTCs.
The three companies have been cooperating on streamlining the approval processes of classification materials from drawings to 3D models using the new Open Class 3D Exchange (OCX) standard. Deltamarin, DNV and AVEVA continue to combine their expertise to take the next big step towards the future of design processes.
Baleària and Telefónica develop a pioneer maritime coverage project in Spain with 5GSA
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT © Baleària
Baleària and Telefónica have developed a 5G connectivity project on maritime routes with the application of these communications to the fast ferry ELEANOR ROOSEVELT on the route from Dénia to Ibiza.
This initiative, one of the first in the world, uses the 5G Ship to Shore solution, which consists of providing 5G communications with antennas both on the coast and on ships sailing at a distance of up to 100 km. From the shore.
Stena Line and Anglesey County Council announce bid to bring Freeport to North Wales
Stena Line and Anglesey County Council have announced their intention to submit a major freeport bid to bring prosperity and an economic boost to the region for many years to come.
As well as Holyhead port, Stena Line has invested in a major 213-acre site, which, aligned with a number of sites that are in the process of being selected across Anglesey, will lead to wide-ranging benefits to many parts of the region’s economy.
Seabourn celebrates SEABOURN VENTURE's maiden voyage to Antarctica and naming of its first purpose-built expedition ship
SEABOURN VENTURE © Seabourn
Seabourn reached another milestone with SEABOURN VENTURE making its first-ever visit to Antarctica. The line's first purpose-built expedition ship, SEABOURN VENTURE marked the inaugural voyage to the "Great White Continent" with the official naming ceremony on Sunday, 20 November 2022, when the ship came to a stop in the fast ice of the Weddell Sea, part of the Southern Ocean.
MAYNE QUEEN full time service farewell tour
19 November was the last official full-time run for BC Ferries’ MAYNE QUEEN, ending more than half a century of service for residents and visitors of the Southern Gulf Islands. It’s the kind of legacy that deserves a “victory lap” and in true rock star fashion the ship performed an encore on Sunday 20 November to its familiar ports of call so the Islanders can say thank you one last time.
Industry calls for earmarking of shipping ETS revenues in final negotiating round
As negotiations on the inclusion of shipping in the EU ETS enter the final stretch, European shipowners, ports and port operators, the cruise and ferry sector, shipyards and equipment manufacturers, fuel suppliers, shippers and forwarders reiterate their call to regulators to earmark ETS revenues from shipping back to the maritime sector.
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