Shippax Newsletter– week 18

Planning is in full swing for our conference, which will take place in only 10 days. Be part of the more than 470 delegates that are booked and register now to secure one of the last seats. One of the many things you will see exclusively presented there is a major nine-ship ro-pax order the Grimaldi Group plans to order.

The latest issue of our magazine has also been released and can now be read online in our member area.

We wish you a great weekend!

AS Tallink Grupp Statistics for April 2024

In April 2024, AS Tallink Grupp transported 398,508 passengers, which is a 16.7% decrease compared to April 2023. The number of cargo units increased by 18.9% compared to the same period a year ago and was 33,228 units. The number of passenger vehicles decreased by 19.7% to 54,380 vehicles in the same comparison. The year-on-year change in the volume of passengers and vehicles transported should be evaluated taking into account the impact of Easter holidays, which in 2023 were in April.

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Molslinjen sells MAX

MAX © Peter Therkildsen

Molslinjen has sold its oldest fast ferry, the 1998-built MAX. The ferry will henceforth operate in the Mediterranean. The reason for the sale is found in CO2 taxes, which force the company to slow down on the Kattegat.

MAX will be taken over by the new owners at the end of 2024.

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Balearia and Fred. Olsen Express reinforces its route between the Canary Islands and Huelva this summer

SICILIA © Baleària

Balearia and Fred. Olsen Express reinforces, during the summer months, its maritime route between the Canary Islands and Huelva. Specifically, between 1 July and 30 September, there will be three to four weekly trips in each direction. This will allow the departures offered to double compared to the same period last year.

The route is operated by two ships: SICILIA, which has capacity for 1,000 passengers and 400 vehicles, as well as the MARIE CURIE, which can accommodate more than 800 passengers and 600 vehicles. This expansion of connections will allow us to respond to the high demand expected for the summer period, both for passengers and for the transport of road freight between the Peninsula and the Canary Islands.

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Scandlines announces new executive management team

Eric Gregoire and Mikael Koch Jensen

Scandlines announced that Eric Gregoire and Mikael Koch Jensen will join the company as CEO and CFO respectively. Michael Guldmann Petersen will continue as COO, and and together the three will make up Scandlines’ Executive Management Team.

Eric Gregoire will start in July 2024 and comes from a position as CEO of Goodpack Pte Ltd. in Singapore.

In mid-May 2024, Mikael Koch Jensen will join Scandlines as the new CFO. Mikael has more than 25 years of experience in financial management and comes with broad knowledge from a number of Danish and international retail companies.

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Sea-Cargo buys MISANA and MISIDA from Godby Shipping

MISIDA © Marc Ottini

Sea-Cargo has declared the option to buy the 2007-built sister vessels MISANA and MISIDA from Godby Shipping. Delivery of MISIDA is planned for January 2025 and MISANA in February-March 2025.

Godby Shipping is looking into buying replacement vessel(s).

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Dennis Tetzlaff appointed Chief Operating Officer Fleet at Stena Line

As of 1 May 2024, Dennis Tetzlaff is Stena Line’s new Chief Operating Officer Fleet and part of the group management team.

Dennis Tetzlaff enters his new role with a wealth of experience, having worked in various professions within the shipping and cruise industry over the past two decades. Most recently, he comes from TUI Cruises, where he served as the Vice President Fleet Operations & Newbuild.

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Brittany Ferries announces an additional weekly connection on its Cherbourg-Rosslare line

Brittany Ferries confirms its third weekly Cherbourg-Rosslare rotation, dedicated to freight, from Monday 29 April to reinforce the connections already operated.

“This is excellent news for carriers and logistics companies with new alternatives to circumvent the administrative constraints on entry into British territory introduced since Brexit. It is also an opportunity to attract accompanied freight and unaccompanied in view of our ferry+train offer which is scheduled to enter service in 2025.'' Comments Christophe Mathieu, Chairman of the Brittany Ferries Management Board.

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