Shippax
Newsletter– week 47

New
Zealand Government signs NZD 596
million fixed contract with GSI
for two new rail-enabled ferries

The New
Zealand Government, through its
procuring company Ferry Holdings
Limited, has now signed a firm
contract with GSI (Guangzhou Shipyard
International) for the construction of
the two new rail-enabled hybrid
Interislander ferries. The ferries,
built at a NZD 596 million fixed
price, will enter Cook Strait service
in 2029.

Each
vessel will be 200 metres long and 28
metres wide, accommodating up to 1,530
passengers, 70 crew, and 2,400 lane
metres of vehicles, including full
rail capability.

Gotlandsbolaget
Q3 revenues jump 41% after Go
Nordic Cruiseline acquisition

Gotlandsbolaget
reported a sharp rise in third-quarter
revenues to SEK 1,416 million (2024:
SEK 1,003 million), driven primarily
by the inclusion of Go Nordic
Cruiseline, acquired at the end of
October 2024. Adjusted operating
profit for July–September increased to
SEK 353 million from SEK 318 million a
year earlier, helped by a solid
high-season performance from the newly
integrated Oslo–Copenhagen
cruise-ferry operation.

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QUEEN
JENUVIA II runs aground off South
Korean Coast; all 267 aboard
rescued

A total
of 267 people, including 246
passengers and 21 crew, were
successfully rescued after the ferry
QUEEN JENUVIA II ran aground on rocks
off South Korea’s southwest coast late
on Wednesday. The vessel was traveling
from the southern island of Jeju to
the southwestern port city of Mokpo
when the incident occurred.

Fincantieri
secures decades-long Ancona port
concession and launches EUR 40
million shipyard development plan

Fincantieri
has signed a multi-decade concession
agreement with the Port System
Authority of the Central Adriatic Sea
to expand its Ancona shipyard. As part
of the agreement, Fincantieri will
invest EUR 40 million into a
modernization and development plan to
increase the shipyard’s capacity to
build larger vessels.

Fossil-free
fuel-pooling-initiative launched
by Gotlandsbolaget

Gotlandsbolaget
has launched a new initiative to
reduce emissions from their existing
fleet called “Gotland Carbon
Solutions”. Two of the vessels
operating in the Gotland service are
fitted with modern dual fuel LNG
engines, which make it possible to run
on nearly 100% fossil-free fuels in
terms of bioLNG.

Former
Moby ferry launched under the
brand “World Cruises”

As
reported by Shippax earlier this year,
Moby Lines’ 1982-built RoPax ferry
MOBY ZAZA was sold in March this year
to the Marshall Islands-based company
Atlantis Maritime SA, and two months
later resold to the Singapore-based
Dragon 1 Pte. The new owner renamed
the vessel ZAZA before it departed via
the Suez Canal for Malaysia in
mid-May.

The ferry
has now arrived in Singapore under the
name WORLD LEGACY, registered in
Liberia, painted entirely in dark blue
with gold stripes, and bearing the
name World Cruises along its hulls.

Havila
Voyages secures long-term
financing

Havila
Kystruten AS (Havila Voyages) has
entered into a comprehensive agreement
to refinance the company’s outstanding
debt totaling EUR 456 million. The
agreement provides 15-year financing
that ensures predictability and room
for maneuvering for the continued
operation and development of the
coastal route between Bergen and
Kirkenes.

Port
of Oslo rewards green shipping
initiatives that cut emissions

Port of
Oslo is introducing new incentives to
promote green shipping and meet the
city’s ambitious climate goals. The
port is using a “bonus-malus” system:
zero-emission ships will be exempt
from quay fees, while others using
shore power or achieving high
environmental scores will receive
discounts. Ships that do not adopt
green solutions will pay more.

The port
has invested NOK 225 million in
zero-emission infrastructure since
2018, installing shore power for
various vessel types and fast-charging
stations for heavy vehicles. These
efforts have already reduced emissions
from port activities by 26%.

Changes
may be underway at Corsica Ferries

Corsica
Ferries is selling yet another ferry
to the Saudi Arabian company Tarco
Marine. At the same time, a ferry from
Stena Line is on its way into the
Corsica Ferries fleet.

MacGregor
secured order for nine new RoPax
vessels for Finnlines, Grimaldi
and Minoan Lines

MacGregor
has been selected to supply cargo
access solutions for nine new RoPax
vessels as part of the Grimaldi
Group’s major fleet renewal plan. This
significant order includes cargo
access equipment for three vessels for
Finnlines, four for Grimaldi Euromed,
and two for Minoan Lines. The vessels
will be built at China Merchants
Industry Weihai Shipyard Co., Ltd.

STENA
FORERUNNER cargo increase
conversion complete

Stena
RoRo has taken delivery of the STENA
FORERUNNER from the Chinese shipyard
CMI Weihai, marking the completion of
the vessel’s cargo-increase
conversion. The ship is now ready to
enter service following the same
successful upgrade programme
previously carried out on its sister
vessel, STENA FORETELLER.

Everllence
Introduces two-stroke ammonia
engine to global maritime industry

Everllence
has unveiled its new, dual fuel
ME-LGIA (Liquid Gas Injection Ammonia)
engine. Using the Diesel principle and
the well-known, dual fuel Liquid Gas
Injection concept, the ME-LGIA engine
has many of the same merits as
Everllence’s existing ME-LGIM and
ME-LGIP units that, respectively, run
on methanol and LPG.

HAMLET
becomes Öresundslinjen’s third
fully electric ferry

With the
conversion of the third ferry to
battery power, Öresundslinjen is
continuing its aim to establish a
green maritime corridor between Sweden
and Denmark. The ferry HAMLET has now
arrived in Landskrona, where its
traditional diesel propulsion is being
replaced with modern battery systems.

When
HAMLET leaves the Oresund DryDocks
yard in Landskrona in early December,
after a three-week docking period, the
ferry will have been converted from
fossil fuels to fully electric
operation using sustainable energy
from wind, water, and solar sources.

Vestlandske
is converting two ferries to fully
electric operation for use in
famous UNESCO fjord

The
Norwegian ferry operator Vestlandske
is now converting two ferries to
zero-emission operation on the
Geirangerfjord. The project takes
place in one of Norway’s most famous
UNESCO areas and aligns with national
goals for emission-free domestic
shipping.

The
ferries are being fitted with battery
packs totalling 17 MWh, providing
sufficient capacity for normal
operations in an area with limited
power supply. With support from Enova,
the aim is for 1978-built JOTUNHEIM
and the 1990-built HJØRUNGAVÅG to be
ready for zero-emission operation from
the start of the 2026 season.

Strategic
Marine delivers two 550-passenger
catamaran ferries to the
Government of Bermuda

Strategic
Marine has delivered two 40-metre,
550-passenger catamaran ferries,
WARBABY FOX and JL CECIL SMITH, to the
Government of Bermuda. The vessels
were completed ahead of the contracted
schedule and within the agreed budget.

Each
vessel accommodates up to 550
passengers, including designated
wheelchair spaces. According to
project specifications, the ferries
are expected to achieve approximately
25% lower CO2 emissions on a
passenger-mile basis compared to the
existing fleet.

North
Sea Handling to supply RoRo
equipment for CMAL’s seven small
vessels

North Sea
Handling AS is through its subsidiary
NSH Ships Equipment AS awarded the
contract to equip Scotland’s
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
(CMAL) seven new all-electric vessels
being built by Remontowa Shipbuilding
with cargo and passenger access
equipment.

Shin
Nihonkai Ferry launches new RoPax
vessel KEYAKI on the Otaru–Maizuru
route

At
midnight on 14 November 2025, KEYAKI,
the latest RoPax of Shin Nihonkai
Ferry, departed from the port of
Otaru, Hokkaido, to the port of
Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

KEYAKI
was built at Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries’ Shimonoseki Shipyard, and
the 199.0 m–long vessel has about
14,300 GT (Japanese domestic gross
tonnage) and a capacity for 286
passengers, about 150 trucks, and
about 30 cars.

Echandia
selected to supply new battery
system for the world’s first
long-range all-electric ferry
ELLEN

Echandia
has been selected to deliver a new
battery system for ELLEN, operated by
Ærøfærgerne in Denmark. Echandia will
supply a 3.2 MWh LTO battery system to
replace the previous 4.3 MWh NMC
system. The new system is designed for
a 15-year lifetime and features
multiple daily fast-charging cycles at
high efficiency.

TT-Line
sign bio-LNG supply agreement with
EnviTec Biogas

A
successful trial bunkering of 40
tonnes of bio-LNG from EnviTec Biogas
AG has been completed for TT-Line’s
PETER PAN in Travemünde, marking a
joint step toward cleaner logistics
powered by renewable biogas.

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