Contract includes design, hardware and installation, with deliveries planned during 2016
By
Rebecca Lambert |
Marine equipment provider MacGregor has secured a new contract from the Meyer Turku Shipyard to deliver a complete turnkey package of ro-ro cargo access and handling equipment for an environmentally friendly ro-pax ferry under construction for Estonian ship operator Tallink.
The package includes a bow door, bow and stern ramps/doors, front and rampway doors, hoistable and movable ramps, lifting platform, stores hatches, doors for passengers, pilots and bunkering, along with associated hydraulic power packs.
All the equipment will be installed onboard Tallink’s 49,000gt, 212m long LNG dual-fuel powered ferry, which complies with the latest strict regulations for emission control areas including the Baltic Sea. Designed to carry 2,800 passengers, it will operate on the shuttle route between Tallinn and Helsinki.
MacGregor plans to start delivering equipment in 2016, in time for a scheduled delivery of the vessel in early 2017.
“This order demonstrates that respected market players trust our ability to supply an attractive turnkey solution, based on our proven technical solutions, our unparalleled experience of international production partners and our skilled installation team,” said Andreas Behr, sales manager of the MacGregor Ro-Ro Division.