Welcome to Passenger Vessel Week!
PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK
It’s everything passenger vessels this week and next at BairdMaritime.com as we visit all four corners of the globe to bring you the latest news, vessel reviews, features and opinion pieces covering all aspects of the global passenger vessel industries.
Ferries • Ro-Pax • Marine Tourism • Cruise • Freshwater
Remember to come back every day to see the latest news, opinion and vessel reviews!
Introductions:
The booming global passenger vessel sector
– The passenger vessel market is thriving and vessel quality fast improving
– by Neil Baird, co-Founder, Baird Maritime
Buoyant ferry industry sets course for further progress
– The ferry industry is on the crest of a wave, and is poised for continued success
– by Mike Corrigan, CEO of Interferry
Vessel Reviews:
- Kilimanjaro VII – Brand new fast ferry for Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam – Zanzibar route
- Prinses Amalia – High-end event/tour boat for Rotterdam
- (REFIT) Hybrid water taxi for the mayor of Venice
- Lady D & Lady A – Mexico’s Ultramar adds high-spec ferry pair to fleet
- Hodor – Super yacht support vessel and reception space
- (REFIT) Pegaso I – Elegant wooden passenger vessel gets a facelift at Italy’s Boschetti Shipyard
- Volcan de Tagoro – New 111-metre Ro-Pax arrives in Spain
- Celebrity Flora – Innovative expedition cruise vessel for the Galapagos Islands
Features and Opinion:
– On a tour of the Greek islands by ferry, Neil Baird considers opportunities for modern builders and designers
– by Neil Baird, co-Founder, Baird Maritime
Taking a ferry can be hazardous to your health
– “Do not worry about that, sir, if anything happens the crew will tell you what to do!”
– by Alan Loynd, former CEO of the Hong Kong Salvage and Towage company
– Neil Baird’s Greek ferry roundup continues as he heads south to Limnos, Lesvos, Chios, Piraeus, Heraklion and Santorini
– by Neil Baird, co-Founder, Baird Maritime
State of the cruise ship interior business
– Where are we now and where are we going?
– by Stephanie Newton, Content Specialist, Elite Exhibitions
REMINISCENCES | Bridges too far – The manifest virtues of ferries
– “It seems a sad fact that few political leaders, in any shape or size or complexion, can be found who can understand the value of ferries and their potential for good.”
– by Michael Grey, former long-term editor of Lloyds List
Italian style runs strong in local passenger vessel market
– Italy’s Nautica Store has had a busy 2019 with refits and newbuilds galore
– by Giovanni Grande , Baird Maritime’s Italian correspondent
Adapting a commercial Ro-Pax design for disaster relief project
– Interview with Jonathan “Jonty” Powis, Operations Director at Britannia Maritime Aid, on getting this ambitious project off the ground
– by Nelson de la Cruz, Baird Maritime’s Philippines correspondent
A new ferry network for Tasmania’s Derwent River?
– Incat proposal aims to create a commuter-friendly alternative to Hobart’s increasing traffic congestion
News and Gear:
- Deltamarin to design LNG-powered ferry for Tallink
- Philippines’ Jomalia Shipping acquires ex-Indonesian fast ferry
- Princess Cruises unveils name of final Royal-class ship
- Ferry safety improvement plan outlined at Interferry
- Mitsubishi bags two-ship order from Shin Nihonkai Ferry
- Meyer Werft to begin sea trials of Norwegian Encore
- Ex-P&O Cruises ship to sail with China’s Astro Ocean
- West Bengal introduces new ferries for Hooghly River
- Scenic Luxury Cruises’ newest expedition ship begins operations
- Vard delivers cruise ship Hanseatic Inspiration
- Alaska’s Goldbelt christens newest ferry
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to fully switch to low sulphur MGO by July 2020
- New line of multi-purpose catamarans introduced by Compositi Veloci
- Cahaya Samudra launches new high-speed vessel for Majestic Fast Ferry
- Baird Maritime founder to present at London conferences
- New fast ferry begins sailing with Robben Island Museum
Recent Important Features:
Dead hand of government destroys yet another shipbuilder
– “Shipbuilders everywhere should learn, yet again, from this example that dealing with governments is always fraught with danger. Bureaucratic-demanded ‘variations’ are shipbuilder killers.”
– by Neil Baird, co-Founder, Baird Maritime
Are cruise passengers aware of the dangers?
– “It may also be time to revisit the provisions of the Safe Return to Port rules, because in this case the ship was unable to return to port safely despite all the technology.”
– by Alan Loynd, former CEO of the Hong Kong Salvage and Towage company and chairman of the International Tugmasters Association
Justice prevails in latest Estonia litigation
– “Unbelievably, almost exactly twenty-five years since the Estonian flagged Ro-Pax ferry Estonia sank in a Baltic storm, some members of the legal profession have again been trying to milk the tragedy for fees.”
– by Neil Baird, co-Founder, Baird Maritime
– “Most professional mariners would have squirmed in their seats watching the incident in Venice when the cruise ship MSC Opera went out of control and squashed an excursion boat.”
– by Michael Grey, former long-term editor of Lloyds List
Despite IMO disinterest, ferry safety consciousness improves
– “Ferry safety can be economically improved and that improvement can lead to important and very valuable political rewards.”
– by Neil Baird, co-Founder, Baird Maritime
Remember to come back every day to see the latest news, opinion and vessel reviews!
Call for content!
Any news or views about the global maritime tourism, ferry and cruise industries? Send it through to [email protected] ASAP (between now and October 11), so we can add it to this current edition of Passenger Vessel Week!
We are after:
- Vessels – Orders, new deliveries, under construction
- Gear – Latest innovations and technology in the passenger vessel sector
- Interviews – Owners, operators, terminal authorities, passenger vessel associations etc.
- Reminiscences – Do you have any exciting, amusing or downright dangerous anecdotes from your time in the passenger vessel world? (example here)
- Other – Any other relevant news
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