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Jun 14
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BC Ferries Selects Chinese Shipyard for Four New Major Vessels

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  • Scandlines will invest over EUR 31 million to convert two of the four Puttgarden–Rødby ferries into plug-in hybrids. (DEUTSCHLAND and SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN)
  • The goal is to cut CO₂ emissions by up to 80% using renewable electricity.
  • Each ferry will be fitted with a 5 MWh battery system.
  • Charging will take place in just 12 minutes at Puttgarden and Rødby terminals.
  • The conversion contract has been awarded to BLRT Grupp Western Shiprepair (Lithuania).
  • Work on the first ferry starts in August 2025; both conversions to be completed by early 2026.
  • Scandlines reaffirms its commitment to protecting the Baltic Sea and operating sustainably in the sensitive Fehmarn Belt area.
  • The German Ministry of Transport has awarded the project financial support, which covers up to 40 percent of the conversion expenses.

Photo: Matthias Tasler/Scandlines

Jun 23
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BALTIC ENABLER complements the duo

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Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles has delivered BALTIC ENABLER to its owner WALLENIUS SOL (22 June).

BALTIC ENABLER, together with her sister ship BOTNIA ENABLER delivered earlier in the spring, has been named RoRo vessel of the year at the Ferry Shipping Summit 2022.

She is considered to be the world’s largest ice-rated ConRo vessel with multi-fuel operation.

The newly built vessel, which has Finnish-Swedish ice class 1A, an LOA of 242 metres and a beam of 35.2 metres, is sailing under the Swedish flag. In addition to their size, the Enablers are characterized by their high environmental performance and a design specially suited to the shipping requirements of the Swedish and Finnish base industry. According to Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL) estimates, the vessels will be able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 63%, NOx by 96% and SOx and particulates by 99%.

Once in Europe she will begin trafficking her regular Zeebrugge-Antwerpen-Kokkola-Skelleftea-Oulu-Kemi-Travemünde route.

Wallenius Marine in collaboration with Knud E Hansen led the design work and the construction project for the two sister ships. Wallenius Marine will also be responsible for manning and technical operation of the new vessels.

Ice class: 1A Super

Type of vessel: ConRo

LOA: 242 m

Beam: 35.2 m

Deadweight: 27,000 tonnes

Cargo capacity: 5,800 Lane metres

Max speed: 20 knots

Engines: Multi-fuel (LNG, LBG, diesel and synthetic diesel)