BC Ferries has won the Shippax Retrofit Award for completing the conversion of a large passenger ferry from diesel to liquefied natural gas (LNG). The award, received in March at the Shippax Ferry Conference, recognises the innovative work performed on Spirit of British Columbia, which is among the … [Read more...]
A great high season 2017 for Scandlines
Despite the rainy and cold weather, the summer of 2017 was excellent for Scandlines thanks to a steady ferry service and an increasing growth in the number of transported vehicles. There were no cancellations due to technical issues on the company’s two ferry routes. Only very few … [Read more...]
Infracapital agrees to sale of Red Funnel
Infracapital, the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G Investments, announces that it has agreed to sell its 100% equity stake in Red Funnel, the original Isle of Wight ferry company, to a consortium of UK and Canadian pension schemes led by the West Midlands Pension Fund and the … [Read more...]
Tallink’s new LNG ferry Megastar sets sail
Tallink`s new LNG driven 49,000 GT fast ferry Megastar, built by Meyer Turku Oy set sail on her maiden voyage at 13:30 on 29th of January local time. Test moorings in both harbours and bunkering in Helsinki has been carried out successfully. Mr. Janek Stalmeister, the CEO of AS Tallink Grupp said … [Read more...]
Tallink reached a record of nearly 9.5 million passengers in 2016
AS Tallink Grupp transported an ever highest number of passengers in 2016, reaching nearly 9.5 million passengers for the first time in company`s history. One of the largest growths of 7% or more than 300,000 people in total was seen on Finland-Estonia route, where the passenger number kept on … [Read more...]
Scandlines with volume growth in the high season
Scandlines can look back at a very good high season in 2016. Especially the new hybrid ferry of the shipping company, the M/V Berlin, which was put into service in May on the route Rostock-Gedser, contributed to the growth in the number of transported vehicles. In July and August, Scandlines’ new … [Read more...]
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