Taking over Superfast ferry service

Superfast owners Attica are merging with Bluestar Maritime at the end of June, and pulling out of the North Sea in September. However, according to the local news source, he must wait until July for a decision on European Union funding for the Norshukon freight service that will connect Kristiansund, on Norway’s west coast, with Zeebrugge and Rosyth in a circular route. If the money is forthcoming under the EU’s Marco Polo “Motorway of the Sea” programme to take freight off roads, he said he will charter a second vessel to operate a twice weekly service direct between Rosyth and Zeebrugge. White told Shetland Marine News that he is looking for a ship that can take both passengers and freight to cover the Superfast route. A vessel has already been secured for the Norshukon run, which can carry more freight than the existing Superfast ship. He is also seeking a smaller vessel to run a weekly service between Kristiansund and Shetland’s capital, Lerwick.