Berlin (ship, 2016)
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The Berlin is a ferry of the Scandlines shipping company , which was built between 2010 and 2012 at the P + S shipyard in Stralsund and converted from 2014 to 2016 at the Fayard shipyard in Munkebo , Denmark . It runs on the Rostock - Gedser route and thus connects Germany and Denmark .
history
construction
On March 26, 2010 Scandlines announced the construction of the two identical ferries Berlin and Copenhagen . They were to replace the Kronprins Frederik and Prins Joachim ferries on the Rostock - Gedser route as early as 2012 .
The keel laying of the two ferries took place on June 28, 2010. On December 2, 2011, the Berlin was launched at the Stralsund shipyard in the presence of 150 guests, including Prime Minister Erwin Sellering , Bengt Pihl ( CEO Scandlines) and Axel Schulz (Managing Director for Sales at P + S Werften GmbH ).
Completion, which was planned for spring 2012, has been postponed several times due to technical difficulties. Because they were too heavy, Scandlines did not accept the ferries and canceled the contracts on November 27, 2012. On January 31, 2014, Scandlines bought the two ferries from the now insolvent shipyard for EUR 31.6 million instead of the original EUR 184 million to transfer them to another To have the shipyard rebuilt and then used on the planned route.
modification
After investigations at the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg in May 2014, the conversion then took place at the Fayard shipyard in Munkebo near Odense in Denmark. The ferry also received a new hybrid drive system : the two diesel engines from Caterpillar with 4500 kW each run in the speed range with the best efficiency and operate a generator. If the electrical energy generated here is not completely required to drive the ship's propellers , it is stored in batteries from the Canadian manufacturer Corvus Energy . If more energy is required to drive it, it is controlled from the batteries. The ability to call up full power quickly is particularly important when maneuvering in ports, while the batteries are charged during the crossing. The exhaust system is equipped with a scrubber .
The conversions of both ships should be completed in the second half of 2015 with a draft reduced to 5.5 m in order to then use the ferries on the Rostock – Gedser route. The completion of the renovation was postponed several times. On May 3, 2016 the ship was christened Berlin in Rostock and put into service on May 23, 2016. The ship initially sailed under the Danish flag. The ship has been sailing under the German flag with its home port of Rostock since May 26, 2016 .
Dimensions and capacities
Original planning
The 169-meter-long Berlin ferry was to offer 1,600 loading meters of space for up to 480 cars or 96 trucks and initially carry 1,500 people. A buffet restaurant, an à la carte restaurant, a cafeteria, a self-service restaurant and vending machines for snacks and drinks were provided for on-board catering.
modification
Because of the excessive weight and the resulting draft , the ferry had to be converted for use on the Rostock – Gedser route. In order to reduce the weight by around 1100 tons , u. a. the uppermost passenger decks (8 and 9) were cut out and replaced by a narrower deck 8, deck 7 was shortened by 10 m and, together with deck 8, received new interior fittings made of lightweight material. The bridge and the crew areas were replaced by aluminum constructions. Instead of the planned 1500, only 1300 passengers should go on board. The capacity of the car decks remained unchanged, 46 trucks and 230 cars or a maximum of 96 trucks can be loaded.
Furnishing
After the renovation, the Berlin will offer several catering areas with general seating and lounge areas on decks 7 and 8. In addition, there is a buffet restaurant in the front part of deck 7 and a 400 m² shopping area in the stern area. In addition to unisex toilets , showers are also available to guests. Deck 8 can be used as a sundeck for passengers from about the middle to the stern. Sockets, USB charging sockets and free WiFi were installed in the seating areas for the passengers .
Sister ship
The structurally identical sister ship of Berlin is the Copenhagen ferry, which was also built at Volkswerft Stralsund and converted by Fayard .
Incidents
On the afternoon of November 1, 2019, the Berlin was rammed in the Rostock sea canal by the Danish coastal cargo ship Danica Violet . Property damage was estimated at € 200,000. After the repair, the Berlin was able to leave the port of Rostock the following day at 7.15 p.m. for Gedser.
gallery
The Berlin at the equipment quay of the Volkswerft in Stralsund (January 2012)
The Berlin during the renovation at Fayard in Munkebo (June 2015)
The Berlin in June 2016, shortly after the commissioning
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Web links
literature
- Innovative ferries for Scandlines . In: Schiff & Hafen , issue 5/2012, ISSN 0938-1643 , pp. 22/23
- Conversion of the Scandlines ferries is progressing . In: Schiff & Hafen , issue 1/2015, ISSN 0938-1643 , pp. 22/23
- Michael Meyer: Four years and € 280 million later ... In: Hansa , Heft 6/2016, ISSN 0017-7504 , p. 38/39
Individual evidence
- ^ Scandlines ferry "Berlin" christened in Rostock. May 3, 2016, accessed May 3, 2016 .
- ↑ Scandlines MS Berlin starts regular service. May 23, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016 .
- ^ Ceremonial laying of the keel for the Scandlines newbuildings ( memento from January 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), press release from P + S Werften.
- ↑ New Scandlines ferry "Berlin" for the first time in the element of water . Press release from P + S Werften, December 2, 2011
- ↑ Scandlines cancels newbuilding contracts at the insolvent P + S Werften GmbH ( memo from January 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Scandlines press release, November 27, 2012 (PDF, 26 kB).
- ↑ P + S ferries: Scandlines wins the bid ( Memento from March 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) . 1st of February 2014
- ↑ Scandlines and the FAYARD shipyard sign a contract. July 12, 2014, archived from the original on May 31, 2015 ; Retrieved July 23, 2014 .
- ↑ Thomas Wägener: Battery drive interesting for ferries . In: Hansa , issue 7/2015, pp. 62/63
- ↑ Scandlines ferries are losing weight . In: Daily port report from November 18, 2014, p. 13
- ↑ Conversion of the Scandlines ferries is progressing . In: Schiff & Hafen , issue 1/2015, pp. 22/23
- ↑ Scandlines' new hybrid ferry named “Berlin”. May 3, 2016, Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
- ↑ Scandlines' new hybrid ferry "Berlin" officially goes into operation on May 23, 2016. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Launched for Scandlines ferry . In: Schiff & Hafen , issue 1/2012, ISSN 0938-1643 , p. 6
- ^ Michael Meyer: Negotiations about ferries . In: Daily port report . March 17, 2014, ISSN 2190-8753 , p. 1
- ↑ Construction progress on Scandlines ferries . In: Schiff & Hafen , issue 4/2015, p. 8
- ↑ https://www.scandlines.de/uber-scandlines/neuefahre/faciliteter.aspx
- ↑ News in Focus from November 2, 2019, accessed on November 11, 2019