Shippax News Bulletin – 28
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Dear Subscriber,
Please find below the headlines of the news added to the Shippax website during week 28.
Photo above: Ferry and ro-ro activity in the port of Halmstad, Shippax’s home town, on a nice summer evening in July. Stena Line’s STENA NAUTICA leaves for Grenå whilst KESS’s short-sea car carrier WESER HIGHWAY is discharging trade cars. The latter vessel is a regular visitor to the port with STENA NAUTICA making two return trips per day to Denmark.
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Trasmapi is ready for expansion
With Marcos Marí Washbourne's at the helm of Trasmapi, the Spanish ferry operator's fleet has grown to ten ships. © Trasmapi
One week after Trasmapi’s surprise acquisition of the Incat 86m wave piercing ro-pax catamaran CONDOR RAPIDE, Shippax’s Philippe Holthof met with CEO and president Marcos Marí Washbourne to discuss the company’s expansion plans.
Rederi AB Gotland’s new Nynäshamn-Rostock MoS to start in late August
The 2003-built DROTTEN will operate three weekly roundtrips between Nynäshamn and Rostock. © Rederi AB Gotland
Hansa Destinations, Rederi AB Gotland’s new offshoot that will operate a three-times-weekly Nynäshamn-Rostock MoS, is set to start with a single ship at the end of next month.
As earlier reported, Hansa Destinations has been awarded a SEK 74,222,947 (EUR 7.8 million) Ecobonus from the Swedish government to move freight from the Swedish roads in general and the heavily trafficked southern Sweden-Mälardalen region road in particular to the sea. According to Rederi AB Gotland, the new route will allow up to 75,000 trucks to move from land to sea with emissions to be reduced by at least 20 per cent thanks to the modal shift.
DFDS starts its new Calais-Sheerness freight-only service
MAXINE seen being loaded last night for her first commercial sailing from Calais to Sheerness. © Port Boulogne Calais
DFDS’s new daily Calais-Sheerness freight service started last night with the first commercial sailing of the 2,475-lanemetre MAXINE from Calais to Sheerness.
Aimed at pushing unaccompanied trailers away from Calais-Dover, the new service offers a congestion-free terminal in Sheerness with no standage fees for the first 48 hours. Sheerness benefits from close proximity to the M25 motorway, making access to the markets of London and the Midlands easy. The sailing schedule also supports intermodal connections from Italy, Spain and southern France into Calais.
CRYSTAL ENDEAVOR leaves MV Werften
CRYSTAL ENDEAVOR left Stralsund in the afternoon of 10 July. © MV Werften
Following the 29 June hand-over to Crystal Expedition Cruises, the Polar Code 6 luxury expedition yacht CRYSTAL ENDEAVOR left MW Werften in Stralsund, Germany, for Iceland on Saturday 10 July.
With a 1:1 crew to passenger ratio, the 164.50m long, 23.4m wide and 200-passenger capacity CRYSTAL ENDEAVOR is understood to be the most spacious luxurious expedition ship in the cruise industry.
TT-Line’s second ‘green’ ship floated out at Jinling
TT-Line's second dual fuel ro-pax joins sister ship NILS HOLGERSSON alongside the outfitting quay. © TT-Line
TT-Line’s second ‘green’ ro-pax under construction at Jinling’s Yizheng facility has been floated out of the building dock, joining sister ship NILS HOLGERSSON alongside the outfitting quay.
Designed by OSK-ShipTech, the LNG-powered pair have a length of 229.4m and 31m, boasting a capacity of 4,600 lanemetres on four decks as well as 800 passengers. Two MAN 6L51/60DF and two 8L51/60DF main engines with a combined output of 29,400kW will give the vessels a 22-knot speed. Installed below the main deck, MAN Cryo supplied the twin Type C LNG Tanks which each have a capacity of 500m³.
Wallenius orders up to six PCTCs at CIMC Raffles
© Wallenius
Wallenius has chosen the Chinese CIMC Raffles shipyard to build two 6,500-CEU PCTCS with an option for four more.
The vessels, designed by Danish naval architects Knud E. Hansen, will be 200m long by 37m beam and will have a 19-knot service speed. As an interim solution before implementing their innovative Oceanbird sail-equipped PCTC project, the new series will be equipped with a dual fuel engine and will run on LNG.
CÔTE D’OPALE comes home
CÔTE D'OPALE arrived in Calais in the morning of 10 July. © Julien Carpentier
The Stena E-Flexer Class CÔTE D’OPALE, due to enter service on the Dover-Calais route early next month, arrived for the first time in her French homeport in the morning of Saturday 10 July.
Following berthing trials in both Calais' existing port and new port, CÔTE D'OPALE spent the rest of the weekend alongside in Calais before making her first appearance in Dover on 12 July. Prior to taking up commercial service in just over three weeks' time, she will be drydocked at Damen Shiprepair in Dunkerque.
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Holland Shipyards Group delivers fully electric ferry SANDØY to Brevik Fergeselskap IKS
Fully electric ferry SANDØY © Holland Shipyards Group
On Thursday, July 1, Holland Shipyards Group officially handed over the new build, fully electric ferry SANDØY to Brevik Fergeselskap. The vessel will operate within the waters of Eidangerfjorden, Norway, connecting Brevik with Sandøya and Bjørkøya.
The SANDØY is a fully electric ferry measuring 42 m long and 11 m wide and has the capacity to transport 98 persons and 16 vehicles (cars). The vessel is completely emission-free and entirely powered by battery power with an installed capacity of 1.300 kWh. The SANDØY will be charged by means of a 600 kW shore charging facility, mostly during night.
Successful launch of WALLENIUS SOL’s new vessel
© Wallenius SOL
On 9th July 2021, the world’s largest ice-rated multi-fuel RoRo vessel was launched at the CIMC Raffles shipyard in Yantai, China.
THE CONSTRUCTION of WALLENIUS SOL's new RoRo vessel reached a milestone when the record-breaking ship was launched on Friday 9th July amid much ceremony.
A little over a year has passed since construction began, and company CEO Ragnar Johansson followed the launch ceremony from afar due to the pandemic.
Volkswagen Group continues switch to low-emission logistics with LNG ships
Volkswagen is the first automaker to transport most of its new vehicles overseas using low-emission LNG ships (LNG – liquefied natural gas). After the first two LNG car carriers entered service in 2020, Volkswagen Group Logistics has now ordered four more ships with dual-fuel engines that can be powered with environmentally friendly liquid gas. They should be traveling the world’s oceans by the end of 2023, serving the North American route between Emden in Germany and Veracruz in Mexico. On the return trip, the LNG ships will transport new vehicles destined for Europe. Soon, six of the nine car carriers crossing the North Atlantic for Volkswagen will be powered by LNG.
Successful completion Private Placement for Havila Kystruten AS
HAVILA CAPELLA © Havila Kystruten
Reference is made to the announcement from Havila Kystruten AS (“Havila Kystruten”, “Havila Voyages” or the “Company”) published on 6 July 2021 regarding a contemplated Private Placement (as defined below) and subsequent listing of the Company’s shares on Euronext Growth Oslo.
Havila Kystruten is pleased to announce the successful completion of the NOK 500 million Private Placement (the “Private Placement”) being managed by Fearnley Securities AS and SpareBank 1 Markets AS (together the “Managers”).
SunStone Ships takes delivery of OCEAN EXPLORER, the second INFINITY-class vessel
OCEAN EXPLORER © SunStone
SunStone Ships, the largest tonnage provider in the expedition market, announced the successful delivery of their second next-generation, INFINITY-class vessel. With a goal of marrying European design and quality with Chinese ship-building efficiency, the INFINITY-class delivers cutting-edge design, innovations like X-bow technology, and significant operating efficiencies.
Silversea leverages booming demand for ultra-luxury polar travel with ice-class conversion of SILVER WIND
SILVER WIND © Christian Costa
Silversea Cruises is set to enhance its global fleet with the conversion of SILVER WIND to an ice-class, ultra-luxury expedition ship. The move signals continued confidence in the fast-growing popularity of ultra-luxury expedition travel to the pristine glaciers and wildlife-rich regions of Antarctica.
Peab rebuilds ferry berths for electric ferries in Nordland
© Statens vegvesen
Peab has been commissioned to rebuild four ferry berths in northern Nordland. The customer is Statens vegvesen and the contract is worth NOK 301 million.
Peab will rebuild the ferry berths at Drag, Bognes and Skarberget as well as build a new ferry dock in Kjøpsvik. Four new charging stations will be installed with the accompanying technology infrastructure so that even electric ferries can dock there.
Wärtsilä’s LNG experience key to multi-engine order for new Italian ferry
Siremar's EOLIE © NAOS Ship and Boat Design
The technology group Wärtsilä, a pioneer in enabling the viability of LNG as a marine fuel, will provide the main and auxiliary engines, as well as the fuel storage and supply system, for a new Italian ferry designed to operate on LNG. Wärtsilä’s extensive experience in LNG applications, and its broad portfolio of related products, were cited as key considerations in the contract award. The vessel is under construction at the Sefine shipyard in Turkey and has been ordered by Caronte & Tourist Isole Minori, based in Milazzo, Italy. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in the first quarter of 2021.
The delivery of AURORA BOTNIA will be further delayed to 30 July, with traffic starting in early August
AURORA BOTNIA © Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC)
Tallink MYSTAR will be floated out at Rauma shipyard in August – the President of Estonia is the ship’s sponsor
MYSTAR render © RMC
Tallink’s new car and passenger ferry MYSTAR, which is under construction at Rauma Marine Constructions’ shipyard in Rauma, Finland, will be christened and floated out on 12 August 2021. The ship’s sponsor will be the President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid. The most environmentally friendly vessel to operate in the Baltic Sea is scheduled for delivery next year.
Full speed ahead for freight-friendly services to Spain - CAP FINISTERE returns to service
On Monday 19th July Brittany Ferries’ ro-pax ferry CAP FINISTERE returns to service on the company’s Portsmouth to Bilbao route. The restart follows an extended six-month break in the ship’s sailings forced by coronavirus travel restrictions, and consequent drop in freight and passenger demand.
SIGRID SIGURDSDOTTER has been delivered to Nordland fylkeskommune
SIGRID SIGURDSDOTTER has been delivered to Nordland fylkeskommune (county municipality). She arrived in Brønnøysund 7 July where she was united with her sister vessel LIV GRANNES. Together they operate local routes on the Helgeland coast by Torghatten Nord AS.
EML launches biofuel trial with GoodFuels to cut emissions
Marine biofuels pioneer GoodFuels reduces up to 90% well-to-exhaust carbon emissions for Euro Marine Logistics’ shipments
Euro Marine Logistics (EML), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), has started a trial voyage using GoodFuels’ sustainable, advanced marine biofuel on its car carrier CITY OF OSLO.
Emanuele Grimaldi named ICS Chairman – Designate
Mr Emanuele Grimaldi, Managing Director of the Grimaldi Group, long serving ICS Board member and immediate Vice Chairman, was named as ICS Chair – Designate following a decision by the ICS Board of Directors at a recent meeting, held 22-23 June.
2021 half year financial results for Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö
Overview for the period 1.1 - 30.6.2021
• The result is marked by the Covid-19 pandemic
• 0.4 million passengers traveled with the Eckerö Group's vessels (0.7 million last year)
• Turnover EUR 45.7 million (EUR 52.8 million)
• Operating profit EUR -7.4 million (EUR -21.8 million)
• Profit for the period, adjusted for unrealized changes in market value of bunker hedges,EUR -8.4 million (EUR -18.3 million)
Profit for the period, including unrealized changes in market value of bunker hedges,EUR -4.0 million (EUR -22.2 million)
Wärtsilä launches major test programme towards carbon-free solutions with hydrogen and ammonia
The technology group Wärtsilä continues to lead the ongoing transformation of the energy and marine sectors towards carbon-free solutions through its future fuel development work. The company is pioneering the adoption of hydrogen and ammonia as viable engine fuels through advanced testing in Wärtsilä’s fuel-flexible combustion engines.
First cruise guests in over two years visit Copenhagen
The cruise ship VASCO DA GAMA called Copenhagen with 350 fully vaccinated passengers, who will therefore have the opportunity to disembark and visit Copenhagen as the first cruise guests since 2019.
ABB’s new digital solution helps optimize ship performance across fleets
New online platform, ABB Ability™ Marine Fleet Intelligence – Advisory, combines the power of cloud-based analytics and reporting with user-friendly visualizations to help shipowners, managers and charterers optimize ship performance fleet-wide.
New AIDA Cruises LNG ship left the building dock
On 10 June, the AIDACOSMA left MEYER WERFT's covered building dock II (Hall 6). The AIDACOSMA is the sister ship of the AIDANOVA, which MEYER WERFT completed in 2018 as the world's first cruise ship to run entirely on liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Cavotec has extended its position in automated mooring with two major orders for its MoorMaster™ NxG system, one in Sweden – the first order for MoorMaster in a market with considerable growth potential – and the other in neighbouring Finland, where the technology is already well established.
DFDS A/S: June volume report: Freight up 19% following lockdowns in 2020
Ferry – freight: Total volumes in June 2021 were 19.5% above 2020. Net adjustments for structural route changes reduced growth 2.7 ppt to 16.8%.
Ferry – passenger: The total number of passengers in June 2021 was 41.4% below 2020 reflecting the continued tight travel restrictions. Baltic Sea’s passenger volumes were above 2020.
Rolls-Royce and MAN Energy Solutions cooperate on turbochargers
Rolls-Royce and MAN Energy Solutions have signed an agreement for a strategic partnership that will see MAN's PBST brand distribute state-of-the-art mtu turbochargers. "With this cooperation, we are combining our competencies - on the one hand, PBST's global sales structure for turbochargers and, on the other hand, Rolls-Royce's latest high-efficiency mtu turbocharger technology for high-speed diesel and gas engines," explains Andreas Schell, CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems.
Listing on Euronext Growth for Havila Kystruten AS
Havila Kystruten AS: Contemplated private placement and listing on Euronext Growth.
Havila Kystruten AS (“Havila Kystruten”, “Havila Voyages” or the “Company”) has engaged Fearnley Securities AS and SpareBank 1 Markets AS (together the “Managers”) to advise on and effect a contemplated private placement in the Company (the “Private Placement”).
The Private Placement will consist of a primary offering of 17,650,000 to 19,650,000 new shares (the “Offer Shares”) to be issued by the Company to raise gross proceeds of approximately NOK 450 to 500 million (the " Offering").
Stena Line aim to reduce emissions by 5 % using AI
During the last month the AI assistant Stena Fuel Pilot has been successfully introduced on two more Stena Line vessels, STENA FLAVIA and MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN. In total, seven Stena Line vessels now operate with AI assistance, with the aim to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 5 %.
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