The 109 m-long catamaran ferry, to sail in the livery of Molslinjen in the Kattegat, has left Austal's Australian shipyard and is expected to arrive in the Baltic at the turn of February and March.
The GT 111.5k-big and 315 m-long cruise ship (some 20 m longer than the previous Mein Schiff 2) has been handed over, ahead of schedule, to her owners from TUI Cruises.
Kvarken Link has commissioned the Finnish Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard to deliver a brand-new ferry to ply between Vaasa in Finland and Umeå in Sweden.
The Świnoujście-Ystad Maritime Link project has received €34m from the European Commission, which will cover approx. 26% of all expenses, set to amount to €132m.
The Danish shipping company and the Turkish Ekol Logistics have agreed to further develop their cooperation regarding sea freight transports between Italy and Turkey.
Following the installation of protection screens, coal dust suppression equipment, and air & water quality monitoring systems, the Ust-Luga Container Terminal (ULCT) has started taking care of coal shipments.
Kombiverkehr will as of 11 January reinstall a regular rail connection between the port's Norwegenkai and Hamburg's Billwerder, while at the same Color Line will open a completely new ro-ro route to Oslo.
Year 2018 is drawing to its conclusion. The past months, alike life itself, were full of ups and downs. It was a real Dickens of a job putting all the issues of the Baltic Transport Journal and the Harbours Review together - dozens of articles and hundreds of news items and Market SMSes, not to mention all the add-ons, such as our maps or the Baltic Yearbook.
