Feature 4 | RO-RO FERRY REPORT New gas ferry for Norway Gas-powered ferry once more specified for operation in Nordic ford.
Maritime AS has been ordered by shipowner Fosen Namsos Sjø AS. Te ship‘s hull will be constructed at the BLRT Grupp Western Shipyard, in Klaipeda Lithuania, with outfitting to be completed in Ålesund, at the Fiskerstrand Werſt yard, which now operates a 50/50 joint venture with BLRT (Fiskerstrand BLRT). Te order envisages a single deck, all-steel
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car ferry, able to accommodate 120 cars (or fewer cars and up to 12 trucks) and 250 passengers, for operation in the Norwegian fords in the Hordaland district. At 109m long and 16.8m wide, the
ship will be capable of a service speed of around 13.5knots, and will be classed by Det Norske Veritas as a gas-powered ferry to 1A1 class. Construction work will begin in November, 2009 and will go on until January, 2011. For ease of access, the passenger saloon will be positioned at the
new liquefied natural gas-powered, double-ended ro-ro ferry designed by Norwegian company Multi
Proposed gas-powered, double-ended fjord ferry for Fosen Namsos.
side of the cardeck, while two rows of cars of up to 1.5tonnes each in weight can be driven on top of the passenger saloon, for extra capacity. LNG-fuel was a requirement from the
road administration for the Halhjem- Våge route. In normal circumstances, the ferry will be powered by one 12-cylinder GS12R and one 16-cylinder GS16R, both from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Operating on one engine alone, the ferry will be able to achieve 11knots-12knots, according to Multi Maritime technical director, Arvid Holsen. To ensure full
Work starts on P&O giant STX Europe has started construction of the English Channel’s biggest ferry. W
ork has started on what will become the largest ro-ro passenger and freight ferry
to operate in the English Channel. Te ship is the first of a pair to be ordered by P&O Ferries for the Dover-Calais route, with construction being carried out at STX Europe’s Rauma yard, in Finland. Te first ship is due delivery in 2010,
with the second to follow in 2011. At 49,000gt, these ships will be 210m
long and offer 2700 lane metres of vehicle space. Tis amounts to space for more than 180 freight vehicles, as well as up to 195 tourist vehicles. Te vessels will be capable of carrying up to 1750 passengers. Te new ferries will also be the first passenger ferries in the world to comply
58 An artist’s
impression of the latest newbuilding for P&O Ferries.
redundancy, the ferry will also feature a second engineroom, for ‘take me home’ diesel-powered engines, he said. Diesel plant has yet to be specified. Tree smaller, 48m long gas-powered
ferries designed by Multi Maritime, and also featuring MHI main engines, are currently under construction at the STX Europe yard at Lorient, for Norwegian owner Tide Sjø AS. In this case, diesel plant has been supplied by Scania, while these innovative ferries will also be prepared to run on biodeisel, according to Multi Maritime. NA
with the new International Maritime Organization ‘Safe Return to Port’ requirements, ahead of the international compliance date. Tese rules require that, in the event of a ship becoming a casualty, basic services are provided to all persons onboard and that certain systems remain operational for safe return to port. Performance standards are stipulated for a wide range of ship systems, including fire-fighting, power supply, propulsion, steering and navigation. Te requirements
come into force for vessels built aſter 1 July 2010. Te ships will have the Lloyd’s Register
class notation of PSMR (Propulsion and Steering Machinery Redundancy), which will be assigned where the main propulsion and steering systems are configured to ensure that, in the event of equipment failure, the ship retains availability of propulsion power and manoeuvring capability to provide a safe return to port. NA
The Naval Architect April 2009
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