Shippax’ holiday read, SPIRIT OF TASMANIA IV special supplement

Enjoy this free in-depth supplement we have compiled about SPIRIT OF TASMANIA IV, constructed by Rauma Marine Constructions for Spirit of Tasmania.

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Tallink Grupp extends charter agreement for SILJA EUROPA to Holland

SILJA EUROPA © Kai Ortel

Tallink Grupp has announced that the company's subsidiary Tallink Silja OY has signed a contract with Slaapschepen Public BV, an organisation nominated by Centraal Orgaan Opvang Asielzoekers (COA) in the Netherlands, for chartering the company's vessel SILJA EUROPA to Holland for six months starting from 1 January 2025 (with an option to extend the contract for another 7 + 6 + 6 months after that).

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Stena RoRo takes delivery of GUILLAUME DE NORMANDIE

© CMJS Shipyard

Stena RoRo has taken delivery of E-Flexer No. 12 – in a series of 15 vessels - from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai). The ship is the GUILLAUME DE NORMANDIE and is long-term chartered to Brittany Ferries. In April next year, the ship will enter service on the Portsmouth – Caen route, replacing the NORMANDIE, which has sailed the route since 1992. This is the fifth of five ordered E-Flexer vessels for the Brittany Ferries fleet.

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GREAT COTONOU joins the Grimaldi fleet and inaugurates the China-West Africa service

GREAT COTONOU © Grimaldi Group

With the delivery of the GREAT COTONOU on 20 December at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd shipyard in Ulsan (South Korea), all six G5-class ro-ro multipurpose vessels are now fully operational in the Grimaldi fleet.

With length of 250 metres, beam of 38 metres and deadweight of 45,684 tonnes, the design of the GREAT COTONOU and her sister vessels is the result of a careful study of the needs of the Group and its customers: thanks to an innovative and completely customized internal configuration, these ships are able to transport 4,700 lane metres of rolling freight, 2,500 CEU (Car Equivalent Units) and 2,000 TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units). Compared to the previous G4-class, they have the same capacity for rolling freight while their container capacity is double.

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New International Chamber of Shipping Secretary General announced

Thomas A. Kazakos

At a special meeting of the board, held on-line, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have unanimously appointed Thomas A. Kazakos as its next Secretary General. Kazakos will replace Guy Platten who will be stepping down in June 2025. Kazakos has been the Director General of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber, the representative National-Member Association of Cyprus at ICS, since 1995.

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Carnival Corporation & plc 2024 full year report

CARNIVAL CELEBRATION

Carnival Corporation & plc reported full year revenues hit an all-time high of USD 25 billion, over 15 percent higher than the prior year, while adjusted EBITDA reached USD 6.1 billion, over 40 percent higher than the prior year. 13.5 million passengers were carried, up from 12.5 million. Cumulative advanced booked position for full year 2025 is at an all-time high for both price (in constant currency) and occupancy.

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Fjord1 signs 15-year contract for Sogn og Fjordane connections

A 15-year contract has been signed for Fjord1 to operate several Sogn og Fjordane connections, starting in November 2027. The contract covers several important ferry connections in Sogn og Fjordane: Måløy – Husevågøy – Oldeide, Isane – Stårheim, Askvoll – Fure – Værlandet and Rysjedalsvika – Rutledal – Krakhella. In addition, the contract includes an option for operation of the Askvoll – Gjervik – Fure connection.

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Timetable released and several new speakers added!