Ferry business in the Baltic

Article Abstract:

Ferry operators servicing the Baltic regions have reported brisk business for fiscal year 1996. Finnish ferry transportation firm Silja Line posted higher operating income for the year and an increase of ferry traffic between Finland and Sweden with some 14.3 million customers. Other ferry operators in the Baltic region such as Deutsche Faehrgesellscahft Ostee of Germany, DSB Rederi of Denmark, and Scandlines of Sweden have announced plans of a merger to create a holding company with a 35 vessel fleet.

Finland, Denmark, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Finance, Sweden, Osakeyhtiot Silja Line AB, Scandlines Danmark A/S, DSB Rederi, Deutsche Faehrgesellschaft Ostee

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Aratere boosts inter-island service

Article Abstract:

Interisland Line of Tranz Rail has commissioned 'Aratere' on Sep 8, 1998. The vessel, manufactured at the HJ Barreras Shipyard in Vigo, Spain, is the replacement for the 24-year old Aratika, a pure rail ferry. Aratere, which is capable of accommodating all types of rail wagons, is superior to Aratika in such aspects as speed, berthing, shunting, transit time and capacity. The vessel is capable of up to six crossings daily, a development that increased Interisland's capacity by 50%.

Services, New Zealand, Interisland Line of Tranz Rail

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Equilibrium shattered

Article Abstract:

Significant changes are taking place in the ferry sector as a result of the remodeling of ordinary full-displacement steel-hulled ferries into larger, faster vessels. Superfast Ferries has been particularly influential in this area, disproving the view that it is not economically feasible to travel faster and carry large amounts of freight.

Design and construction

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