Shippax Weekly News Bulletin - 50

A short summary of some of our news for week 50. For full text and all news, visit www.shippax.com

Note, this is not all our news and further news might be added to the web site during the course of the day.

LEONORA CHRISTINA has been sold

LEONORA CHRISTINA has been sold to Spanish Ferry Gomera (Fred. Olsen), with a charter back agreement until the PSO contract for Faergen expires in September 1st, 2018.

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The look of Tallink’s new MEGASTAR

This is how Tallink’s new LNG-powered fast ferry MEGASTAR looks like when she will be put in service on the Helsinki-Tallinn-route on January 29th, 2017.

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SILJA EUROPA returns to Helsinki-Tallinn cruise route after refit

Tallink Grupp’s largest ferry, the 1993-built SILJA EUROPA returned to service today (12.12.) after a 16 million euro refit

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Grimaldi launches the Savona–Porto Torres link

Grimaldi's new Savona – Porto Torres ro-ro daily link is to be launched in January 2017 with two undisclosed units departing from the ports late at night and reaching destination following morning.

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Four operators to bid for Clyde contract

Transport Scotland has invited four operators to tender for the Clyde Estuary's new £50m. Gourock-Dunoon ferry contract after the as yet un-named applicants passed the scheme's pre-qualification stage.

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