Marine Atlantic charters E-Flexer from Stena

CMI Jinling Weihai Shipyard will build an E-Flexer specifically dapted to Marine Atlantic's requirements. © Stena RoRo

Hot on the heels of the two E-Flexers chartered by Brittany Ferries, Stena North Sea Ltd has won a new five-year charter contract with Marine Atlantic for a specially adapted E-Flexer after a competitive tendering process.

The contract includes an option to purchase the vessel after five years. The vessel will have an overall length of 202.9m to fit in Newfoundland’s Port aux Basques and will have a high ice class. As on the two Brittany Ferries vessels, the vessel will have dual fuel engines plus batteries and will have the best possible manoeuvrability. The vessel will have a 1,100-person capacity, 146 cabins and 40 passenger pods. The E-Flexer will be delivered in 2024 and is expected to enter service on the Argentia route in the 2024-25 fiscal year. Marine Atlantic has had a long and fruitful relationship with Stena going back many years.

Length: 202.9m
Draft 6.45m
Beam: 27.8m
Capacity: 1,100 persons on board, 2,571 lane metres, including 476 lane metres for private cars

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Stena’s SAGA chartered to Adria Ferries for its Ancona-Durrës summer service

STENA SAGA © Philippe Holthof

After much debate Stena’s 1981-built 33,967gt ro-pax SAGA, ex-STENA SAGA, has been chartered by Italy’s Adria Ferries for its cross Adriatic service between Ancona and Durrës for July and August.

The 2,230-passenger capacity, 1,032-lanemetre capacity vessel, which had been laid up in Uddevalla, Sweden for the last 14 months, arrived in the port of Ancona on 21 July.

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Brittany Ferries orders two “shorter” Stena E-Flexers to replace BRETAGNE and NORMANDIE

© Brittany Ferries

On July 20, Brittany Ferries signed an agreement with Stena RoRo for the construction of two “shorter” E-Flexers in China that will be used on the company’s services from Portsmouth to Ouistreham and St. Malo, replacing the 1989-built BRETAGNE and the 1992-built NORMANDIE.

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Stena RoRo has placed orders for the construction of new E-Flexer ships numbered 11 and 12

NB275 E-Flexer No 11 (top)+NB 278 E-Flexer No 12 (bottom) © Stena RoRo

Stena RoRo has ordered two new ships from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai). These are the 11th and 12th Stena E-Flexer vessels in the RoPax class developed by Stena RoRo and delivery is slated for 2024 and 2025. At the same time, long-term charter contracts have been signed with the French ferry company Brittany Ferries. The ships will operate between Portsmouth in the UK and Quistreham (Caen) and St. Malo in France, respectively, two of Brittany Ferries' primary routes.

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Port of Tallinn opened a new and sustainable terminal directly connected to new entertainment venues and tourist locations

During the 2021 cruise season, the Port of Tallinn will greet guests and operators with a new state-of-the-art cruise terminal. It is the most modern and multifunctional terminal in the region, built to reduce its negative impact on the environment.

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VIKING MARS floated out in Ancona

VIKING MARS © Fincantieri

VIKING MARS, the newest ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for the shipowner Viking, has been floated out today at the shipyard in Ancona.
The unit will be placed in the small cruise ship segment. As its sister ships, she is about 47,800 tons, 465 cabins with accommodation for 930 passengers.

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Tallink Group and Port of Tallinn to give away free travel vouchers to passengers who get vaccinated on board Tallink vessels in July and August

Tallink Group and the Port of Tallinn have teamed up to help speed up and support the vaccination drive in Estonia and will be giving away free travel vouchers to passengers who get vaccinated on board Tallink vessels STAR and MEGASTAR between 29 July and 15 August. The voucher will enable every passenger who gets vaccinated against coronavirus on board during the said period to enjoy one free 5-hour mini cruise on the Tallinn-Helsinki route before 30 December 2021.

RINA and SWS mark a new era in Cruise shipbuilding in China

RINA has signed an agreement with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) for the classification of the largest ever cruise ship to be built in China.
Speaking at the signing ceremony Mr.Wang Qi, Chairman at SWS said, “The Chinese cruise ship industry is expanding rapidly, and the new vessel is being designed to respond to that growth as well as Chinese tastes. China’s burgeoning economy is providing increased demand for leisure activities encouraged by the Chinese government, while its large geographic area and population promise sustained demand and no shortage of potential routes.”

Carnival Corporation & plc Announces Pricing of $2.4 Billion 4.0% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes Offering to Refinance a Portion of its Existing 11.5% Notes and Extend Maturities

Carnival Corporation & plc announced that Carnival Corporation (the "Issuer") has priced its private offering of $2,405.5 million aggregate principal amount of 4.000% first-priority senior secured notes due 2028 (the "New Notes"). The offering of the New Notes is expected to close on July 26, 2021 subject to customary closing conditions.

Delivery date of car and passenger ferry AURORA BOTNIA, operating between Vasa in Finland and Umeå in Sweden, moved to late-August

The car and passenger ferry AURORA BOTNIA nearing the end of the construction work in Rauma Marine Constructions’ shipyard will be delivered in late-August this year. The adjusted date of handover in August allows RMC enough time for the commissioning of the ferry’s operating systems.

Carnival Corporation to Operate up to 75% of Fleet Capacity by End of 2021

World's largest cruise company continues building momentum for restarting cruise vacations with announced sailings to date on 54 ships through end of 2021 across eight of its world-leading cruise line brands - Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard and P&O Cruises (UK).

Carnival Corporation & plc Announces Successful Results of Tender Offer for its 11.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 Subject to Refinancing Conditions

Carnival Corporation & plc announced the successful early results for its consent solicitation and tender offer for purchase of up to approximately $2.0 billion of the 11.5% First Priority Senior Secured Notes, with 85.19% of consents received and $2.4 billion of Notes tendered. As a result, the Supplemental Indenture was executed. The tender offer remains subject to financing conditions.

Carnival Cruise Line Makes Plans For Additional Ship Restarts In September And October

Carnival Cruise Line announced that three more ships will resume guest operations in September, and another four in October – bringing the total number of ships to 15 – as the line's successful restart of operations continues to ramp up. Based on the success of its initial resumption of service and the guest response to the onboard experience and health and safety protocols that have been implemented, Carnival will continue to operate all its ships as vaccinated cruises through at least October.

Cruise Baltic makes it easier for cruise lines to plan in times of uncertainty

The pandemic has greatly affected the entire cruise industry. As the world is now slowly reopening and we again have opportunity to travel, Cruise Baltic wants to make it easier for cruise lines to re-visit the region and once again be able to welcome cruise-hungry guests in the best possible way.

Wärtsilä’s Half Year Financial Report January–June 2021

• Order intake increased by 6% to EUR 2,398 million (2,259)
• Service order intake increased by 17% to EUR 1,308 million (1,120)
• Order book at the end of the period decreased by 3% to EUR 5,238 million (5,401)
• Net sales decreased by 13% to EUR 2,078 million (2,390)
• Book-to-bill amounted to 1.15 (0.95)
• Comparable operating result increased by 1% to EUR 112 million (111), which represents 5.4% of net sales (4.7)
• Operating result decreased by 7% to EUR 94 million (101), which represents 4.5% of net sales (4.2)

“Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group” of Japan's Carbon Capture & Reuse Study Group has confirmed that carbon recycled methane can be recognized as zero emission ship fuel

The “Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group(WG)” of Japan's Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study Group has confirmed that carbon recycled methane produced by methanation technology (Note 1) can be recognized as zero emission ship fuel. A technical paper describing the details of the calculation procedure and evaluation conducted by the WG has been published in the latest issue of the journal of Japan Institute of Marine Engineering.

Bangkok expands electric fleet with commissioning of twelve passenger ferries

The Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) officially commissioned twelve new zero-emission all-electric commuter ferries as part of a citywide plan to reduce traffic and emissions. The deputy governor of Bangkok, Sakoltee Phattiyakul, attended the private ceremony on 14 June at the MariArt Shipyard.
The 47.5 ft. fibreglass vessels are powered by an integrated battery-electric propulsion system supplied by Torqeedo. They will augment the existing fleet of seven Torqeedo-powered electric boats introduced into service in December 2020.

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft FSG acquires superyacht shipyard Nobiskrug

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) acquires the business operations of the superyacht shipyard Nobiskrug, including the shipbuilding facilities, trademark rights and the company’s intellectual property. As part of a transferring reorganisation, 280 employees will be taken over.

Agreement signed between Grimaldi and Armas Trasmediterránea: Trasmed GLE established

Following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the Grimaldi Group and the Armas Trasmediterránea Group have reached the definitive agreement for the sale of the Spanish group's assets to the Italian shipping company. The Neapolitan Group will purchase ships and port terminals to serve the routes between peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands