Cruise & Ferry Review - Autumn/Winter 2021

9 1 Operator Vessel Yard Pax Cost Del. estimate Viking Line Viking Glory Xiamen Shipbuilding 2,800 $229m 2021 DFDS 2 ro-pax Guangzhou Shipyard International 600 -- 2021 Stena RoRo E-Flexer 7 CMI Jinling Weihai 1,200 -- 2022 Stena RoRo E-Flexer 8 CMI Jinling Weihai 1,200 -- 2022 Brittany Ferries Salamanca CMI Jinling Weihai 1,000 -- 2022 Attica Group 3 passenger catamarans Brødrene Aa 150 -- 2022 Seaworld Express Ferry High-speed catamaran Incat Tasmania 700 -- 2022 TT Line Nils Holgersson CMI Nanjing Jinling 800 -- 2022 TT-Line Peter Pan CMI Nanjing Jinling 800 2022 BC Ferries Salish Heron Remontowa Shipbuilding 600 $74.5m 2022 Corsica Lines 1 ro-pax Visentini 650 2022 Tallink Grupp MyStar Rauma Marine Constructions 2,800 $291m 2022 Molslinjen Express 5 Austal 1610 -- 2022 Onorato Armatori Group Moby Fantasy Guangzhou Shipyard International 2,500 -- 2022 Onorato Armatori Group Moby Magic Guangzhou Shipyard International 2,500 -- 2023 P&O Ferries 2 ro-pax Guangzhou Shipyard International $302.6m 2023 Finnlines Finncanopus CMI Jinling Weihai 1,100 2023 Finnlines Finnsirius CMI Jinling Weihai 1,100 2023 Brittany Ferries Santoña CMI Jinling Weihai 1,000 -- 2023 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Manxman Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 949 -- 2023 Notable ferries up to 2023 Stena RoRo explains. “We delivered one ferry to Marine Atlantic in 2000 and two more in 2010, all of which are still in service. We were successful in executing this new charter contract after a very competitive and extensive procurement process. We are extremely pleased to be able to continue to deliver high quality ships to this important customer.” Meanwhile, Stena RoRo’s new long-term charter agreement with Brittany Ferries gave the green light for the construction of E-Flexer 11 and 12 by CMI Jinling Weihai with delivery scheduled for 2024 and 2025 respectively. The ships will operate between Portsmouth, England and Quistreham (Caen) and Saint Malo, France, respectively – two of Brittany Ferries’ primary routes. Together with the previously ordered E-Flexers, the new vessels will renew and modernise Brittany Ferries’ fleet. The first ferry, Galicia, was delivered in autumn 2020. The second, Salamanca, will be delivered at the end of the year and the third, Santoña, in 2023. Although both E-Flexer 11 and 12 will be able to carry up to 1,400 people, they are not identical, illustrating the adaptability of Stena RoRo’s design. The former will have a capacity of 2,377 lane metres, while the second will have 2,517 lane metres. “We are pleased to confirm our two new orders for E-Flexer vessels, which have each proven to be adaptable not only to our specific customer- and market-related needs, but also enable us to take a significant step forward in terms of our strong commitment to sustainability,” says Christophe Mathieu, CEO for Brittany Ferries. The most recently ordered E-Flexers are equipped for LNG operation, meaning they can run on LNG, biogas or other new fuels such as ammonia. In addition, they will also be outfitted with a large battery hybrid package for energy consumption of 10 megawatt-hours for propulsion and manoeuvring in port. They will also have an eight-megawatt electric shore power connection for charging the batteries, which will minimise emissions in port. The large battery capacity will enable the ferries to reach speeds of up to 17.5 knots on battery power alone. “The advanced and future-proof propulsion system developed for these vessels means that they can be operated with several different types of fuel,” says Westling. “This makes them well prepared for the new fuels not yet commercially available, but that will need to be developed and used in the future.” The long-foreshadowed order for two new ro-pax ferries for Australia’s Bass Strait service linking Tasmania with Melbourne, Victoria has at last been