{"id":19470,"date":"2020-10-15T20:52:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T17:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/keel-laid-for-stena-lines-final-two-e-flexers\/19470\/"},"modified":"2020-10-15T20:52:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T17:52:57","slug":"keel-laid-for-stena-lines-final-two-e-flexers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/keel-laid-for-stena-lines-final-two-e-flexers\/19470\/","title":{"rendered":"Keel laid for Stena Line\u2019s final two E-Flexers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>The has been laid for two E-Flexer ferries being built in China for Swedish ferry company Stena Line and its sister company Stena RoRo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The keel laying ceremony took place at the CMI Jinling Weihai Shipyard on 14 October, Stena Line said on social media. <\/p>\n<p>The two 240-metre-long newbuilds are scheduled for delivery in 2022. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"oembed-component\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Wednesday 14 October Stena Line and Stena RoRo (keel) laid the foundation to our two 240 meter long E-Flexers at the CMI Jinling Weihai Shipyard. Delivery is expected in 2022. Read more about the vessels <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yb4nvMl37I\">https:\/\/t.co\/Yb4nvMl37I<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stenaline?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#stenaline<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stenaroro?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#stenaroro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/shipbuilding?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#shipbuilding<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XFQJ9hhhhs\">pic.twitter.com\/XFQJ9hhhhs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stena Line Group (@StenaLine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StenaLine\/status\/1316366261912207365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The ships are the final two of five E-Flexers that Stena Line ordered from Stena RoRo in 2018. Their construction began at the abovementioned shipyard earlier this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"block block-related-article\">\n<div class=\"card-rich \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/construction-starts-on-stena-lines-two-larger-e-flexer-ferries\/\" class=\"card__lazyload card-rich__image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/cdn.offshorewind.biz\/file\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/29143506\/b26dbc377b64aa11_800x800ar.jpg')\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-rich__element card-rich__time-ago\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted:<\/span> 3 months ago\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-rich__content\">\n<div class=\"card-rich__partner-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card-rich__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/construction-starts-on-stena-lines-two-larger-e-flexer-ferries\/\" class=\"card-rich__link\" aria-label=\"Read more about: Construction starts on Stena Line&#8217;s two larger E-Flexer ferries\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tConstruction starts on Stena Line&#8217;s two larger E-Flexer ferries<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card-rich__element card-rich__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"card-category-list no-list\">\n<li class=\"card-category-list__item\">Vessels<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__element card-rich__time-ago\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted:<\/span> 3 months ago\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stena Estrid (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/stena-estrid-joins-stena-lines-fleet\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stena Estrid<\/a> and Stena Edda, the first two E-Flexers, already entered service on the Irish Sea earlier this year. The third vessel, Stena Embla, is expected to go in to service on the Belfast-Liverpool route in early 2021. All five vessels will be delivered gas-ready to allow conversion to methanol or LNG fuel. <\/p>\n<p>Once completed, the final two ferries from the batch will have a load capacity of 3,600 length metres, compared to the first three which are 214 metres long and have a load capacity of 3,100 length meters. In total, the larger vessels also get 50 per cent more cabins and beds, 30 per cent increased passenger capacity and an additional 15 per cent cargo capacity. <\/p>\n<div class=\"inc-core-heading\">\n<h3>Stena Line boosts presence in the Baltic Sea<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>Separately, Stena Line today announced an expansion and strengthening of its operations across the Baltic Sea region.<\/p>\n<p>Next year, the current vessels on the Nyn\u00e4shamn-Ventspils route will be replaced with two lengthened RoPax ferries Stena Lagan and Stena Mersey, which will add further 30 per cent freight capacity. The new ferries will also offer an attractive alternative way to travel on the Baltic Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The move is expected to increase freight capacity by almost a third, according to Stena.<\/p>\n<p>The company has eighteen ferry routes in Europe. Three of them are operating across the Baltic Sea. Since Stena Line acquired the ferry route between Nyn\u00e4shamn in Sweden and Ventspils in Latvia in 2012, it has more than doubled its operations from one vessel and 10 departures per week, to the current fixed timetable, which has two vessels and 24 departures per week.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have seen an increase in demand from our customers across the wider Baltic Sea region. We are now strengthening our position and customer offer further with new &#8230; vessels and more capacity,\u201d<\/em> <strong>Niclas M\u00e5rtensson<\/strong>, CEO Stena Line, explained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inc-core-heading\">\n<h3> <strong>Lengthened vessels from the Irish Sea<\/strong> <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>The two RoPax vessels Stena Lagan and Stena Mersey were built at the Italian shipyard Visentini in 2005 and have been operating on Stena Line\u2019s Irish Sea route between Belfast and Liverpool for the last 10 years.<\/p>\n<p> The two vessels will be upgraded, modified and lengthened before returning to Stena Line to operate on the Nyn\u00e4shamn-Ventspils route from 2021. The conversion is conducted by Stena RoRo and Sedef Shipyard in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the ship pair will be lengthened with a 36 metres mid-section and after the conversion they will be 222 metres long, with a capacity of 200 cabins, 970 passengers and 2,875 freight lane meters plus the additional car deck; adding another 30 per cent freight capacity on the route. <\/p>\n<p>To increase the loading efficiency they will also be modified with drive through capabilities on two levels. The vessels will also be fitted with hybrid scrubbers, Stena continued.<\/p>\n<p>The first of the two vessels, Stena Lagan, is currently at the Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, where it is planned to start operating on the Nyn\u00e4shamn-Ventspils route in the beginning of 2021. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Image by Stena Line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stena Mersey is still operating on the Belfast-Liverpool route and will be replaced by the third E-Flexer Stena Embla in January 2021 before leaving for its lengthening at the Sedef Shipyard. It is expected to return to service on her new route later during the year.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/keel-laid-for-stena-lines-final-two-e-flexers\/\">Keel laid for Stena Line&#8217;s final two E-Flexers<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\">Offshore Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>world maritime news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The has been laid for two E-Flexer ferries being built in China for Swedish ferry company Stena Line and its sister company Stena RoRo. The keel laying ceremony took place at the CMI Jinling Weihai Shipyard on 14 October, Stena Line said on social media. 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