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06 / MARKET REPORT
JPE
Market Report
Transfennica , GNV Growth, FRS Expansion; Fjord Line new structure; Balearia growth;
Terberg cooperation with Embotech, Hirtshals Port; Cobelfret, Meine Fähre new operator
TRANSFENNICA OPTIMIZES
ITS CAPACITY
Transfennica is a leading, customer and
environmentally focused shipping
company, providing fast and reliable transport
with a fleet of highly advanced,
ice-strengthened multipurpose Ro-Ro
vessels.
2023 was a good year for Transfennica,
despite some declines in cargo volumes,
but the shipping company sees itself well
positioned for the future.
As a result of adjusting its capacities,
Transfennica has disposed of the “Bore
Song.” In April 2024, the Ro-Ro freighter
„Pilpca“ in Travemünde port
Lübecker Hafenumschau, K. Heinemann
was chartered by Stena Line to increase
capacity on the Liverpool - Dublin route.
Transfennica’s CEO, Dirk Witteveen,
explained that this was a reaction to the
changing market conditions caused by the
discontinuation of cargo to Russia.
Due to the political strike in Finland,
which lasted in total for four weeks until
April, Transfennica has experienced a
subdued start of the year.
Those involved in the Finnish business are
hoping for a decision by the Finnish
government to end the political strikes that
are disrupting or paralyzing the whole
country, especially the supply chain.
GNV – GRANDI NAVI VELOCI
MORE CAPACITY
GRANDI NAVI VELOCI owns 19 ships
and operates shipping connections to
Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Tunisia, Morocco,
France and Albania. The Italian ferry
operator GNV (owned by MSC) develops
its network step by step. GNV operates
only RoPax ferries and awaits in 2025 its
Matteo Della Valle, Chief passengers
Sales & Marketing Officer GNV
new RoPAx “Polaris” from China. RoPax
spoke with Matteo Della Valle, Chief
Passengers Sales & Marketing Officer at
GNV about the actual business.
RoPax: How is the pre-booking situation
for 2024?
Matteo Della Valle: At the moment, in
terms of bookings, we are positioned
slightly above the levels reached a year ago
and this undoubtedly represents a positive
result for GNV as in 2023, certainly a good
year for the sector in general, during this
same period we were performing very well
GNV
RoPax 13 / 05.2024