Tag: Jinling Shipyard | Ferry Shipping News

The New Zealand Government, through its procuring company Ferry Holdings Limited, has selected Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) as the builder of two new ferries, RailMinister Winston Peters confirmed on October 14^th. [Government announcement]

Negotiations between Ferry Holdings and GSI are still ongoing, and details will only be released once discussions are completed, along with port agreements with CentrePort Limited and Port Marlborough New Zealand Limited.

The ferries will each be around 200 metres long, with road and rail decks and capacity for 1,500 passengers. Delivery is expected in 2029.

Mr Peters noted that the project would deliver major savings compared with the cancelled iReX project, adding that a full announcement is planned before the end of the year.

On 7 October, China Merchants Industry Jinling Shipyard and TT-Line signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for one plus one second-generation green RoPax vessel. The news came from Chinese sources and has not yet been confirmed by TT-Line.

Highlights:

• Marks the second collaboration between the partners.
• NILS HOLGERSSON and PETER PAN were successfully delivered in 2022.
• Both vessels operate efficiently on TT-Line’s routes to Germany, Poland, Lithuania, and Sweden.
• The new vessel will be approximately 240 metres long and accommodate 1,000 passengers.
• The fuel type remains unclear, although Chinese sources mention LNG.

Photo (courtesy CMI Jinling) Jiang Jiazhong, General Manager of China Merchants Industry Nanjing Jinling, and Andreas Schaerli, Chief Operating Officer of TT-Line, signed the letter of intent.