FRS Iberia buys Sado Kisen’s AKANE

AKANE has been snapped up by FRS Iberia. © Incat

According to an official statement from Sado Kisen, German international ferry operator Förde Reederei Seetoruristik’s (FRS) Spanish subsidiary has boosted its high-speed ferry capacity with the acquisition of the 2015-built Incat 85m wave piercing catamaran AKANE for JPY 3.05 billion or EUR 23.07 million.

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ForSea increases battery capacity of TYCHO BRAHE

TYCHO BRAHE's battery capacity will be increased by 50% to 6.4 MWh. © Jukka Huotari

Three years after the electrification of the Helsingborg-Helsingør shuttle ferry TYCHO BRAHE, ForSea will further increase the vessel’s battery capacity from 4.16 MWh to 6.4 MWh, making the 1991-built double-ender the world’s largest battery-powered ferry.

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Sedef Shipyard hands back STENA SCANDICA

Following her lengthening and conversion to double-deck drive-through mode, flexibility is now at the heart of STENA SCANDICA. © Sedef Shipyard

Sedef Shipyard has successfully completed the extremely complex and challenging lengthening and conversion from STENA LAGAN to STENA SCANDICA with the ship now ready to sail from Tuzla, Turkey to the Baltic to take up service on Stena Line’s Stockholm Norvik/Nynäshamn-Venstpils service in early July.

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Financials

BC Ferries 2021 year-end results

BC Ferries carried 13.1 million passengers and 6.7 million vehicles in 2021 (fiscal year ending on 31 March 2021) – a decrease of 40% and 24%, respectively, compared to the same period in the prior year. In December 2020, BC Ferries received CAD 308 million through the Safe Restart Program, a federal-provincial initiative intended to help provinces and territories safely restart their economies. In the year ended 31 March 2021, net earnings were CAD 21.0 million, a decrease of CAD 7.8 million compared to net earnings of CAD 28.8 million in the prior year.

Carnival Corporation & plc Provides Second Quarter 2021 Business Update

U.S. GAAP net loss of $(2.1) billion and adjusted net loss of $(2.0) billion for the second quarter of 2021.
Second quarter 2021 ended with $9.3 billion of cash and short-term investments, which the company believes is sufficient liquidity to return to full cruise operations.

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Ferguson Marine updates Scottish Parliament on ferry project

© Mark Gibson and Andrew Cawley

Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) has published an update on the construction of two public sector ferries and progress made in the turnaround of the shipyard.
A programme report submitted to the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee details the impact that COVID-19 and shortages of local skilled labour has had on delivery schedules and pandemic-related costs.
These factors have created a total 15-week delay in the construction of both vessels. As a result, GLEN SANNOX is scheduled to be delivered between July 2022 and September 2022 while Hull 802 is scheduled to be delivered between April 2023 and July 2023.

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The first Swan Hellenic's expedition cruise ship was launched at Helsinki Shipyard

© Helsinki Shipyard

Helsinki Shipyard is currently building a three-ship series for the cruise shipping company Swan Hellenic. The first ship (SH MINERVA) in the series got water under its keel on Wednesday, 23 June. At the same time, the hull of the second ship (SH VEGA), which already has a ship shape, was floated in the dry dock. The production of the third vessel in the series started on June 10.

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Carnival Cruise Line To Grow Fleet By Two Additional Ships By 2023

Carnival Cruise Line announced plans today to grow its fleet by two additional ships by 2023, taking the delivery position of an Excel-class ship that had previously been assigned to sister line AIDA Cruises that will arrive in late 2023, as well as taking ownership of COSTA MAGICA from another of its European sister lines, with that ship going through a dry dock, renaming and Carnival-branded conversion and joining the fleet by mid-2022.

Carnival Corporation Brands Resume Cruising in US, Caribbean and Europe

Eight cruise line brands from Carnival Corporation, have announced plans to resume guest cruise operations, with AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Seabourn sailing in the United States, the Caribbean and Europe.

At coin ceremony MSC Cruises names second seaside evo ship, one of two vessels Fincantieri is building to support the line's long-term growth plans

A traditional coin ceremony for MSC Cruises’ second Seaside EVO class ship was held at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy where the keel was laid.
The name of the new ship was revealed – MSC SEASCAPE– and pays homage to the beauty of the ocean and demonstrates the ways in which guests will be able to enjoy the stunning sea views from the ship thanks to the innovative design features.

Tillberg Design of Sweden and COLUMBIA blue launch ship design partnership

COLUMBIA blue – The Leisure Group, and Tillberg Design of Sweden (TDoS), 50+ years’ experience in design and interior architecture for cruise ships and yachts, have agreed to work together on conceptualising and building vessels from scratch.

Stena Line bunkers methanol recycled from Swedish steel production

In April 2015, Stena Line made history in sustainable shipping by being the first shipping company in the world to convert a ferry to methanol operation. In June 2021, another important step was taken on the company’s sustainable journey when STENA GERMANICA refuelled and tested a more sustainable methanol that has been recovered from the Swedish steel industry.

METIS and Geislinger integrate vibrations into Neptune Lines vessel performance trial

Pure Car & Truck Carrier operator Neptune Lines is hosting shipboard trials of a next-level digital service for Marine Powertrain Condition Analysis, in a collaborative initiative between METIS Cyberspace Technology and Geislinger GmbH.

Denmark reopens for cruises

As Denmark reopens the borders further for tourism, there is now finally also good news about cruise tourism in the country. Danish authorities have decided that from June 26th, vaccinated cruise guests are allowed to go ashore in Denmark without any further restrictions. The requirement from the Danish authorities is that all cruise guests onboard have been vaccinated with an EMA approved vaccine.

Tallink Silja re-opens Helsinki-Stockholm route from 1 August 2021 after nearly 16 months

Tallink Silja will re-open the vital maritime route between the two Nordic capitals of Helsinki and Stockholm after nearly 16 months on 1 August 2021 with the company’s vessel SILJA SERENADE re-starting operations on the route from Helsinki.

Restrictions ease - Viking Line opens up traffic to Stockholm

Finland will ease entry restrictions from 21 June 2021. Everyone within Schengen and the EU will be allowed to enter the country if they have received two doses of vaccine or undergone a documented covid infection during the past six months. Special reasons for the trip or covid tests are not required if these conditions are met. Viking Line thus opens up traffic between Helsinki and Stockholm starting from Helsinki on 6 July.