Stena in for ro-paxes

Once Bore Song is operational, Stena Line will be able to restore normal capacity and operations on its Rosslare-Fishguard and Rosslare-Cherbourg routes.

DLL wants to work with port operators to develop new concepts for fi nancing port equipment.

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with France’s international civil engineering giant, Bouygues Travaux Publics, to design, fabricate and install three doubledeck linkspans in Calais. The order is booked into Cargotec’s Q3 2017 order intake, and the linkspans, each with 1,500t of structural steel plus roadways, will be delivered during 2020.

With imports of Hyundai and KIA automobiles rising strongly, a second ro-ro berth was recently opened in Philadelphia, at Pier 122, which has been unused for 20 years.

Switzerland-based leasing company SoGeCo recently acquired the complete fleet of rolltrailers previously operated by the now bankrupt ro-ro operator Weco RoRo (formerly Nordana).

Scandlines’ new ro-pax ferries, BERLIN and COPENHAGEN, built for the Gedser-Rostock service, are finally ready to enter service.