On Tuesday, August 1st, the coastal cruise ships Havila Polaris and Havila Pollux were finally delivered to Havila Voyages during an official ceremony at the Tersan shipyard in Turkey. "A milestone for the shipping company," says CEO Bent Martini.
Havila Voyages has succeeded in refinancing its fleet, and as of today is the owner of the coastal cruise ship Havila Capella.
The German environmental organization NABU has ranked Havila Voyages at the top of its cruise ranking for 2023, based on the company's efforts towards sustainable solutions and reduced carbon emissions. "We do not need to build new ships to succeed in our zero-emission goals," says CEO Bent Martini.
Die deutsche Umweltorganisation NABU hat Havila Voyages in ihrem Kreuzfahrt-Ranking für das Jahr 2023 an die Spitze gesetzt, basierend auf den Bemühungen des Unternehmens um nachhaltige Lösungen und reduzierte Kohlenstoffemissionen. „Wir müssen keine neuen Schiffe bauen, um unsere Null-Emissions-Ziele zu erreichen“, sagt CEO Bent Martini.
Havila Kystruten AS (Havila Voyages) has published its 2022 annual results, along with its first ever sustainability report.
Havila Voyages has received a license from the Central Bank of Ireland to enable the financing and delivery of its coastal cruise ships Havila Polaris and Havila Pollux to proceed.
Havila Voyages hat von der irischen Zentralbank eine Lizenz erhalten, die die Finanzierung und Ablieferung der Küstenkreuzfahrtschiffe Havila Polaris und Havila Pollux ermöglicht.
The Norwegian Ministry of Transport has withdrawn its notice of a fine for delayed start-up of the coastal cruise ship Havila Polaris due to force majeure. “A relief”, says managing director Bent Martini of Havila Voyages.
Chairman of the board and main shareholder in Havila Voyages, Per Sævik (82), looks back on a difficult start-up along the historic coastal route but refuses to throw in the towel and give up.
As Havila Voyages has not yet received a response to its application for a license from the Irish central bank, the company has decided to postpone the start-up of Havila Polaris until 7th of April 2023. Also, Tersan shipyard has announced delayed delivery of Havila Pollux due to force majeure after the earthquake disaster in Turkey.
Da Havila Voyages noch keine Antwort auf seinen Lizenzantrag bei der irischen Zentralbank erhalten hat, hat das Unternehmen beschlossen, die planmäßige Inbetriebnahme von Havila Polaris auf den 7. April 2023 zu verschieben. Zudem hat die Tersan-Werft die verspätete Auslieferung von Havila Pollux aufgrund höherer Gewalt nach der Erdbebenkatastrophe in der Türkei angekündigt.
Havila Voyages is seeing strong support from passengers wanting to travel on the most modern and environmentally friendly ships that have ever sailed the historic coastal route between Bergen and Kirkenes, but startup for Havila Polaris is delayed.
