Ferry Shipping News & Ferry Shipping Summit

Stena RoRo took delivery of E-Flexer No. 11 – in a series of 15 vessels – from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai). The ship is the Saint-Malo and is long-term chartered to Brittany Ferries. In February next year, the ship will enter the Portsmouth - Saint-Malo route, where she will replace the Bretagne, which has sailed on the route since 1987. This is the fourth of five ordered E-Flexer vessels that will be part of Brittany Ferries' fleet.

Six Shipyards for Seven New Ferries for the Clyde and Hebrides Network The procurement of seven new electric ferries to help support Scottish island communities and improve the resilience of the Clyde and Hebrides network is progressing to Invite to Tender. The first stage of the competitive tender process assessed shipyards interested in bidding for the contract against specific criteria including facilities, capacities and capabilities to take on the project. The following six yards have been selected to progress to Invite to Tender stage: ·      ASENAV S.A. (Chile) ·      Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders Limited (UK) ·      CEMRE SHIPYARD (Türkiye) ·      Damen Offshore & Specialised Vessels. (Multinational) ·      Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited (UK) ·      Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. (Poland) Estimated costs for Phase 1 of the Small Vessels Replacement Programme are around £175 million, which includes allowances for the seven vessels as well as port improvements and shore power upgrades. The tender returns are expected by January 2025, with a view to awarding the contract in March 2025.   Source: Transport Scotland https://lnkd.in/ePu2RPRh

In tomorrow's edition of Ferry Shipping News, an interview with Panagiotis Dikaios, CEO of Attica Group. And an updated version of the "Ferries on Order" list.

Today marks an important milestone for GNV (part of the MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company Group) with the official delivery of GNV Polaris, the first of four new RoPax vessels that will renew the Company’s fleet by 2026. The ship is now ready to leave the Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China, bound for Italy where the final fittings will be completed before she officially enters service in January 2025. GNV CEO, Matteo Catani, highlighted the significance of this achievement: “The delivery of GNV Polaris represents a crucial moment for GNV. With new vessels and the refurbishment of our existing fleet, we will continue to provide high-quality service, positioning ourselves as a leading operator in the Mediterranean. This ship also marks a significant step for the Company in terms of reducing the environmental impact of our operations and will serve as a catalyst for the sustainability journey we have embarked upon, which we are fully committed to.” #gnv #ferry #ropax

The Ferry Shipping Summit starts in two weeks! Without the support of these fine companies, this conference would not be possible. Not registered yet? We still have some tickets. Adonis HR Adaptive Recognition Nordic ⅍ Anschuetz GmbH Brock Solutions Echandia Elkon Elektrik San. ve Tic. A.Ş. Gotlandsbolaget Kockumation AB Ystad Hamn Logistik AB / Port of Ystad RINA Simsonship AB Telenor Maritime FerryHawk KNUD E. HANSEN MAN Energy Solutions Piraeus Port Authority-PPA/OLP-COSCO Shipping Cetasol - Maritime Sustainability Nowhere Networks ThPA S.A. - Port of Thessaloniki OSK Design Artemis Technologies Ltd Certus Online Attica Group MariApps Marine Solutions Damen and more.

Who's going to buy this ferry, any guess? (we don't have the answer yet) After 35 years of loyal service, BRETAGNE's last sailing will be on Sunday 3 November 2024. In the meanwhile, Brittany Ferries' successor SAINT-MALO has been delivered and started her journey from China to France.

Port of Antwerp-Bruges published its results for the first nine months, and what we are particularly interested in are the ferry statistics.   The RoRo ferries operating from Zeebrugge saw an increase of 2.8% in unaccompanied cargo throughput (excluding containers). The 4.1% decline in traffic to and from the UK was offset by substantial growth in throughput to Spain and Portugal (+35.7%), Scandinavia (+16.7%), and Ireland (+2.2%).   Overall RoRo (including the massive amount of PCTC’s) traffic dropped by 5.5%, primarily due to reduced imports rather than increased customer demand, which eased pressure on car terminals.   Transport equipment throughput declined by 13.3%, high & heavy vehicles by 23.5%, trucks by 10.3%, and used cars by 42.6%.   New car shipments, which had surged in 2022 and 2023, decreased by 11.4% in the first three quarters of this year.   https://lnkd.in/eS5ePGs5

Tallink Grupp has announced signing an agreement with Dutch company Slaapschepen Public BV for the extension of the charter contract for its vessel Galaxy I. The vessel has been chartered to the Netherlands since September 2022, and currently provides temporary accommodation for asylum seekers in Amsterdam. According to the new agreement, the charter of the vessel has been extended by another year from October 2024, with the possibility to extend the agreement by a further 6+6 months after that.     In addition to Galaxy I, the company’s vessel Silja Europa is currently also chartered to the Netherlands until the end of 2024, also providing accommodation for asylum seekers in the City of Rotterdam.   Photo Marko Stampehl.

Are you attending our Ferry Summit? If so, please let us know if you'd like to attend the pre-conference visit to the Port of Piraeus and Blue Star Ferries. Programme Thursday 7 November - Port and Ship Visit 08:00 Meet up in the Royal Olympic Hotel lobby                                 08:30 Bus departure   09:30 Arrival Port of Piraeus and tour                          11:00 Ship visit Blue Star Ferries 12:30 Bus returns to Royal Olympic Hotel 13:30 Arrival Hotel 13:30 Registration Summit starts         15:00 Official opening of Summit   Thanks Piraeus Port Authority-PPA/OLP-COSCO Shipping and Attica Group.

The Green Corridor initiative, a collaboration between the ports of Holyhead and Dublin with ferry operators, Stena Line and Irish Ferries, and supported by the environmental consultancy Ricardo, Maynooth University and EDF, has received £122,303 in grant funding from the International Green Corridor Fund, towards the total project investment.     https://lnkd.in/eXQKVpRg