9 7 Highlights of the order book up to 2026 In China, CMI Jinling Wehai Shipyard (CMI Jingling) is making good progress with Stena RoRo’s series of 12 E-Flexer ferries. In 2022, the shipyard successfully delivered ships seven and eight to European operator Stena Line. Stena Estelle began service on the route between Karlskrona, Sweden and Gdynia, Poland in August 2022 and Stena Ebba is due to start sailing the same crossings in December. At 240 metres long, the sisters are the largest E-Flexer ferries in Stena Line’s fleet and have 50 per cent more cabins, space to accommodate 30 per cent more passengers and 15 per cent more cargo, compared to existing E-Flexers. CMI Jingling is also working on three hybrid E-Flexers for Stena RoRo, two of which have been specified by Brittany Ferries. One of the vessels (the 11th in the series) will be named Saint-Malo and serve the route between Saint Malo, France, and Portsmouth, UK, from 2024, replacing current vessel Bretagne. Shortly after the delivery of Saint-Malo, the second, as-yet-unnamed hybrid will join the fleet, replacing Normandie on the popular route between Caen, France, and Portsmouth. Canadian operator Marine Atlantic will charter the third hybrid E-Flexer for five years, with an option to purchase it after the contract expires. CMI Jinling Wehai cut the first steel for the E-Flexer in May 2022. Twin Wärtsilä dual-fuel main engines will be able to operate on LNG, marine gas oil or marine diesel oil and provide a service speed of 23 knots. When delivered in 2024, the ferry will replace either the chartered Atlantic Vision (built in 2002) or the smaller, 1991-built Leif Ericson, and will provide crossings between North Sydney and Argentia. Marine Atlantic’s E-Flexer will be 202.9 metres long, making it smaller than Stena Line’s but bigger than Brittany Ferries’ 194.7-metre E-Flexer. It will be able to carry 1,100 passengers, and offer 146 passenger cabins, 40 sleeping pods and 486 reclining seats. In addition, it will have a total of 2,571 lane metres for vehicles, including 476 lane metres specifically for cars. Elsewhere in Canada, BC Ferries has embarked on a New Major Vessel (NMV) contract to construct between five and seven ferries, each accommodating 2,100 passengers and offering 2,200 lane metres for vehicles. Naval architect LMG Marin will provide conceptual design and technical support services and will also assist with BC Ferries’ procurement process for a shipbuilder. BC Ferries expects to conduct a competitive process and enter the designand-build contract with a shipyard before the end of 2024. The first of the NMVs is expected to enter service by 2029. “We are honoured to be awarded the role of NMV design agent by one of the world’s biggest ferry operators,” says Torbjørn Bringedal, managing director of LMG Marin. “It is an important and challenging project that may allow us to implement and scale up already proven low- and zero-emission solutions into large size ro-pax vessels.” In Australia, Incat Tasmania has cut the first plate for a 130-metre-long fast catamaran for South American operator Buquebús. The dual-fuel craft will be the ninth Incat has delivered to Buquebús and is expected to operate at a maximum speed of more than 40 knots when it Operator Vessel Yard Pax Del. estimate Tallink Grupp MyStar Rauma Marine Constructions 2,800 Summer 2022 TT-Line Peter Pan CMI Nanjing Jinling 800 October 2022 Corsica Lines A Galeotta Visentini 650 October 2022 Molslinjen Express 5 Austal 1,610 2022 Onorato Armatori Group Moby Fantasy Guangzhou Shipyard International 2,500 2023 Onorato Armatori Group Moby Legacy Guangzhou Shipyard International 2,500 2023 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Manxman Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Spring 2023 Daezer 76m high-speed craft Incat Tasmania 970 April 2023 Baleària Ro-pax Astilleros Armón 350 May 2023 P&O Ferries P&O Pioneer Guangzhou Shipyard International 1,500 2023 P&O Ferries P&O Liberte Guangzhou Shipyard International 1,500 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 TT-Line Company Ro-pax Rauma Marine Constructions 1,200 2023 TT-Line Company Ro-pax Rauma Marine Constructions 1,200 2024 GNV 4 x 218m ro-pax Guangzhou Shipyard International 1,500 2024/2025/2026 Marine Atlantic E-Flexer 10 CMI Jinling Weihai 1,100 2024 Brittany Ferries Saint-Malo CMI Jinling Weihai 1,300 2024 CMAL 2 x 95m ro-pax Cemre Shipyard, Yalova 450 each 2024-2025 Buquebús 130m fast ferry Incat Tasmania, Hobart. 1,200 2025 Brittany Ferries E-Flexer 12 CMI Jinling Weihai 1,300 2025 Torghatten Nord 2 x ro-pax Cemre 599 2025 KiwiRail Train/ro-pax Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1,900 2025 KiwiRail Train/ro-pax Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1,900 2026
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