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Former Color Line ferry started sea trials for Spanish Navy
The new transport ship “El Camino Español” (A 07) left for the first time on the morning of June 11, 2024, since its acquisition by the Ministry of Defense, for sea trials. On the afternoon it returned to its berth at the La Graña naval station and, if everything goes as planned, it will soon travel to the Cartagena arsenal to continue with the adaptation work to its new role as a transport unit of the Army. Since the end of December 2023, it has been in the Ferrol estuary, where the process of adaptation to its military life has begun until its final enlistment during the course of this year, at which time it will reinforce its transport capacity by a considerable percentage. The former “Color Carrier” had been sailing on the Oslo-Kiel line until Nov 2022. Report with photo: https://www.puentedemando.com/el-gris-naval-de-el-camino-espanol/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR30ULtnMTdOLD9vbzsUdR4MIP8ejB5AHi3WtVJq-BLO2taf1cFNJbt38d8_aem_AaSvNxrQdCPv0yVLC6Qtpig94IYF3A7DtDAPRuHtdZwWSqOQoH06RqmmH0ZyDgxol9ijzIXu3pWK7tyL8DQYRZMq
Color line sold ferry to CLdN
In late November 2022 a MOU was signed for the sale of the 'Color CarrierÄ to the Cadena RoRo SA. The ship will be renamed 'Cadena 4' and will provide CLdN with a 1,775 lanemetre freight capacity once handed over. The vessel is currently being prepared for its new role at the Fayard shipyard in Lindö.
Kiel Oslo freight service has commenced
The Norwegian shipping company Color Line started operateing the additional freight ferry “Color Carrier“ on the route Kiel – Oslo as of Jan 11, 2019, to increase its freight-carrying capability. On the occasion of its inaugural call, the Lord Mayor of Kiel, Dr Ulf Kämpfer, PORT OF KIEL Managing Director Dr Dirk Claus and the Executive Manager of Sartori & Berger, Jens Broder Knudsen, welcomed the captain of the “Color Carrier”, Nils Sivertsen”, to the capital city of Schleswig-Holstein and handed over the traditional inaugural plaques during the onboard reception. Lord Mayor Kämpfer: “I am very happy about Color Line expanding its capacity on the only direct ferry route between Germany and Norway. It strengthens Kiel as a port location and also facilitates the eco-friendly hinterland transport by rail.” As of now, the additional freight ferry offers three roundtrips a week complementing the daily departures of the large passenger ferries. Hence, there are 10 departures per week and direction to choose from on this route. Jens Broder Knudsen: “Color Line expands the eco-friendly cargo transport between Germany and Norway. Shifting traffic from road to sea is considered a high priority in Norway as well as in the EU.” German reports with photos: http://www.kn-online.de/Kiel/Color-Line-erweitert-Frachtverkehr-auf-Kiel-Oslo https://transport-online.de/news/mehr-frachtkapazitaet-nach-norwegen-13341.html https://www.portofkiel.com/news/color-line-weitet-frachtkapazitaet-auf-der-route-kiel-oslo-aus.html https://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1377#p155531
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