Modern ferry hydrogen for Destination Gotland

In a weekly review in a telegraphic summary, the portal "PromySKAT" informs about the most important events of the past days; about the issues that the ferry industry lives or soon will live. This week, among others, about the modern hydrogen promoe for Destination Gotland.

Finnlines will make changes on the routes

Finnlines at the end of January next year introduce a change on the route between Finland and Sweden. The operator announced that a larger ro-pax would appear on the Naantali–Långnäs–Kapellskär line. It will be a Europalink ship that will replace the Finnfellow unit. This will allow to increase supply – the cargo area by 1200 m of load belt. The ship will also receive 100 more passengers. The new mission of the Europalink ferry will start early in January when it replaces the second vessel serving the Naantali–Långnäs–Kapellskär connection, the Finnswan unit that will go to the dry dock for the planned review. Then both Europalink and Finnswan together will support the popular connection between Finland and Sweden. The Finnfellow ship will be moved to the Malmö–Travemünde line.

Ferry The future for Gotland

It is called Gotland Horizon and is to be the first ferry in Sweden of such a scale, using hydrogen propulsion. As planned, it will serve both for the transport of goods and cargoes. The unit will take on board 1,900 passengers, 600 passenger vehicles and 100 trucks. Emission-free ferry will run to 28 knots (approximately 52 km/h), and on routes leading towards Gotland it would appear around 2030. The development of the project is responsible for: Rederi AB Gotland, Destination Gotland and Gotland Tech Development.

They'll test for efficiency ferryP&O Ferries

We4Sea will provide a solution to test the efficiency of the P&O Ferries fleet. It's the result of an agreement between the two sides. The module prepared by We4Sea will mainly examine ship parameters, which P&O Ferries operates under charter agreements. The main objective of the cooperation is to reduce fuel consumption and to reduce emissions. Both values will be provided in real time and compared with other indicators such as ship speed, wind speed, wave height and other weather conditions.

Regal Star for renovation

Owned by Tallinn ferry Regal Star will go to the dry dock where it will be reviewed. The ship will also undergo maintenance work, during which some systems will be listed, including one responsible for ballast water treatment, and others will be adapted to the latest standards (e.g. engine control system). The ship will be out of service from December 23. Maintenance break until 16 January 2022 17 January ferry He should be back on the road. There's no replacement for him. Shipowner announced that during this period ferry Sailor, who along with Regal Star runs on the Paldiski-Kapellskär route, will perform more courses.

Italian shipowner strengthens its activity

Popularny włoski przewoźnik promowy GNV (Grandi Navi Veloci) wzmacnia swoją działalność w regionie Balearów. Należąca do MSC firma zdecydowała się na natychmiastowe podwojenie liczby statków, które obsługują Baleary. Do promów GNV Bridge oraz GNV Sealand dołączyły teraz Tenacia i Majestic. Będą one pływać z Barcelony i Walencji na Palmę, Ibizę i Minorkę. Co ciekawe, decyzja zapadła krótko po tym, jak FRS Iberia – ze względu na ponoszone straty – postanowiła ograniczyć swoją działalność i zamknąć połączenia na Baleary po zaledwie kilku miesiącach działalności. GNV także uruchomiło połączenia w kierunku tego archipelagu podczas minionego lata.

Source: PromySKAT