Mr Grimaldi doesn’t exclude the possibility of his further expansion in Greece, and if Attica would be for sale he would be ready to look at the opportunity that arises.
Interferry Names New Chairman And Board Members
The new chairman of Interferry’s board of directors is John Steen-Mikkelsen, CEO of Danish ferry operator Danske Faerger.
He was elected together with three new board members at the AGM held last week in Cancun.
He succeeds Mike Grainger – managing director of Liferaft Systems Australia and chairman of TT Line Spirit of Tasmania.
The three new board directors include:
- Bernard Dwyer, CEO of Spirit of Tasmania.
- David Sopta, CEO of Jadrolinija in 2017.
- Anders Ørgård, owner of Danish firm OSK-ShipTech.
- VILLA DE TEROR still doesn’t have a confirmed date for delivery, even if she went on sea trials.
- The CARTHAGE was briefly detained in Marseille on behalf the owners of the cargo ship hit by the ULYSSES. In the meanwhile ULYSSES was able to sail on her own power to Tunisia.
- Golden Star Ferries and rival Fast Ferries seem to have created an alliance to acquire HSC EXPRESS from Nordic HSC. The Incat-built fast craft was on summer charter with Navieras Armas. She is still in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Last seven days I have been working in the Norwegian fjords, which at this time of the year are spectacular because of the autumn colours. Look at this Fjord1 ferry BOLSØY in the Geirangerfjord, passing the Seven Sisters waterfall.
FOLKESTAD is one of the ferries in the Voldafjord.
On my way to Ålesund I took the ferry STORFJORD, to cross the fjord with the same name (route Festøya – Solavågen).
Finally, this is the GLOPPEFJORD after a crossing of the Nordfjord (route Lote – Anda).
The Grimaldi Group boosts its freight services between Northern Italy and Sardinia with the introduction of a new line that will link Genoa to Porto Torres.
Ship: EUROFERRY MALTA, 130 trucks/trailers + 50 drivers.
When: as from 13 October
Frequency: 3x return/week