In a deal worth €1.3 billion, the Grimaldi Group has entrusted China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) with delivering nine brand-new ferries, six of the Next Generation Med and three of the Hansa Superstar class.
The Greek Paxos Island Maritime has taken over Mercandia VIII from Öresundslinjen, with the 1987-built (by North East Shipbuilders in the English Sunderland) ferry leaving Landskrona, where she was laid up, for Piraeus.
China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) has entrusted the Turku-headquartered company with delivering the complete basic and detail design of the two ferries, which will be chartered by the Attica Group.
The platform supply vessel (PSV) of Eidesvik Offshore will become the world's first in-service ship to use ammonia as marine fuel after being equipped with Wärtsilä W25 dual-fuel engine.
The Greek Saronic Ferries - operating a fleet of five ships from Piraeus to the islands of Aegina, Agistri and Poros, and the Methana peninsula - has entrusted the Swedish company with supplying high-speed internet.
The Finland-headquartered tech company will supply, install, and commission its Groke Pro Situational Awareness System to a pair of bulk carriers operated by a Greek shipowner.
Gotland Company has found a buyer for its other high-speed craft, also from Greece - Golden Star Ferries offering a network connecting the country's mainland with its islands in the Aegean Sea.
The Swedish Destination Gotland has sold the high-speed craft to the Greek Seajet, who will employ the ferry in traffic between Piraeus and Cyclades this summer.
Maran Dry Management, RINA and SDARI have entered into a joint development project (JDP) for a bulk carrier which will capture carbon pre-combustion and produce hydrogen on board & demand.
