E-Flexer class

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E-Flexer class
The Stena Edda
The Stena Edda
Ship data
Ship type RoPax - Ferry
Order April 2016
Shipyard AVIC Weihai Shipyard
Construction period Since 2017
Commissioning Since 2020
Units built 9 (planned)
Cruising areas Europe
Ship dimensions and crew
length
214.5 m ( Lüa )
202.5 m ( Lpp )
width 27.8 m
Side height 9.6 m
Draft Max. 6.7 m
measurement 41,671 GT / 14,991 NRZ
 
crew 73
From 2nd generation
length
239.7 m ( Lüa )
Machine system
machine 2 x Caterpillar - marine diesel engine
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		25,200 kW (34,262 hp)
Service
speed 		22 kn (41 km / h)
Generator
powerTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		5,200 kW (7,070 hp)
propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers
Transport capacities
Load capacity 9,777 dw
running track meters 3,100 m
Permitted number of passengers 927
Pax cabins 175
From 2nd generation
running track meters 3,600 m
Permitted number of passengers 1,200
Pax cabins 263
Others
Classifications DNV GL

The E-Flexer class is a ferry class under construction from the Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo.

history

The RoPax - Ferries are from the Chinese AVIC-Weihai- shipyard built. The construction contract for four units, which are to be delivered in 2019 and 2020, was signed on March 11, 2016. An option for four more ships was also agreed in the construction contract.

The ships are to be used by Stena Line in the Irish Sea and operate between Holyhead and Dublin and Belfast and Liverpool .

Construction of the first ship, the Stena Estrid, began in August 2017, and the keel was laid on February 2, 2018. The Stena Estrid was delivered on November 15, 2019 . Since January 2020 it is between Holyhead and Dublin technology where the Stena Superfast X replaced.

The second ship of the class, the Stena Edda , was delivered on January 15, 2020 and has been in service between Belfast and Liverpool since March 2020, replacing the Stena Lagan there .

The third ship in the class, the Galicia , has been chartered to Brittany Ferries for an initial five years . It is due to be delivered in spring 2020 and will operate between the UK and Spain . It is adapted to Brittany Ferries' needs during construction. So it is z. B. get additional cabins for passengers.

In April 2018, Stena RoRo ordered a fifth ship in the series which, after delivery , will be chartered to DFDS Seaways for ten years with an option to buy . It is to be used under the name of Côte d'Opale in the English Channel between Calais and Dover.

In May 2018, a sixth ship was ordered, which will be delivered in 2021 and again chartered to Brittany Ferries. The ship, named Salamanca, will be powered by LNG.

In July 2018, Stena Line ordered two more ships of the class, which are to be delivered in 2022 and used in the Stena Line network. With a length of 239.7 meters and a loading capacity of 1,200 passengers and 3,600  lane meters, the ships will be larger than the previous ships in the class. At the same time, an option for three more ships in the class was agreed.

The first option was exercised in March 2019 with another ship to be chartered out to Britanny Ferries. The ship is to be named Santoña and will be completed in autumn 2023.

description

The ships were designed and energetically optimized by Stena together with Deltamarin and should emit 25% less CO 2 than the ferries previously used by Stena RoRo in the Irish Sea. It is powered by two twelve-cylinder - four stroke - diesel engines , each with 12,600  kW power . The engines are to be operated with marine diesel oil and prepared for a later installation of scrubbers and the conversion to drive with liquefied natural gas and methanol. The sixth ship in the series, the Salamanca , is to be built from the outset with a propulsion powered by liquefied natural gas.

There are 3,100 lane meters available on the RoRo decks  . There is space for 927 passengers on board. The ships will be equipped with 175 cabins. The seventh and eighth ship of the class will be larger with 3,600 gauge meters and 1,200 passengers in 263 cabins.

units

E-Flexer class
Building name Build number IMO number Keel laying,
launching,
delivery		 Later names and whereabouts
Stena Estrid W0263 9807293 February 2, 2018
January 16, 2019
November 15, 2019		 in motion
Stena Edda W0264 9807308 June 15, 2018
April 15, 2019
January 15, 2020		 in motion
Stena Embla W0266 9807322 May 22, 2019
-
-		 under construction
Galicia W0267 9856189 January 16, 2019
September 10, 2019
-		 under construction
Cote d'Opale W0268 9858321 October 15, 2019
May 2020
-		 under construction
Salamanca W0269 9867592 January 16, 2019
-
-		 under construction
W0270 9862994 under construction
W0271 9863003 under construction
Santoña W0272 9886847

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Stena signs contract for four new RoPax ferries , press release, Stena RoRo, April 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ a b Stena Estrid. DNV GL, accessed on January 16, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b Stena Edda. DNV GL, accessed on January 16, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b Stena RoRo signs contract for new build for long-term charter to DFDS. Stena RoRo, April 26, 2018, accessed April 26, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Stena Line confirms plans for new ferries ( Memento from June 13, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), Hansa - International Maritime Journal , June 13, 2018.
  6. ^ A b Philippe Holthof: Brittany Ferries confirms charter of Chinese-built E-Flexer from Stena. Shippax, August 24, 2017, accessed November 9, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Keel laying for the first new Stena Line building in China. Ferries currently, February 6, 2018, accessed on February 6, 2018 .
  8. ↑ AVIC lays keel for first of Stena's E-Flexer ferries. Baird Maritime, February 6, 2018, accessed April 26, 2018 .
  9. ↑ AVIC Weihai delivers first Stena E-Flexer. Shippax, November 15, 2019, accessed November 16, 2019 .
  10. ^ Stena Line's Stena Edda goes into service with maiden voyage from Birkenhead to Belfast. March 9, 2020, accessed on March 10, 2020 .
  11. ^ Stena orders "Gas Ready" RoPax for charter to DFDS. MarineLog, April 26, 2018, accessed April 26, 2018 .
  12. ^ New vessels for Brittany Ferries UK-Spain routes. BBC News, May 24, 2018, accessed May 25, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Brittany Ferries prepares the renouvellement of the fleet. Mer et Marine, July 20, 2018, accessed July 20, 2018 (French).
  14. ↑ Stena RoRo signs contract for a ninth Stena E-flexer. Press release. Stena RoRo, March 27, 2019, accessed on January 17, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Brittany Ferries confirms fourth new cruise-ferry, post-Brexit. Press release. Britanny Ferries, March 26, 2019, accessed March 27, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Stena Stories - Full-Scale Models. Stena AB, accessed January 17, 2020 .
  17. ^ André Germann: Steel cut for the "E-Flexer" , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrtszeitung , August 31, 2017.
  18. ↑ a b c Facta om Fartyg: Stena Embla. Facta om Fartyg, accessed February 24, 2020 (Swedish).
  19. ↑ a b c d e f g new-ships.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020 .
  20. ↑ a b GALICIA floated, first steel cutting for SALAMANCA. Shippax, September 10, 2019, accessed September 11, 2019 .
  21. ^ Keel laid for new Dover - Calais Ferry. New Holyhead Ship Undertaking Sea Trials. NI Ferry Site, October 19, 2019, accessed February 5, 2020 .
  22. ^ New ferry for the channel reaches another milestone in construction. DFDS, October 18, 2019, accessed February 5, 2020 .
  23. ↑ DFDS: la construction du Côte d'Opale débute. Mer et Marine, June 3, 2019, accessed July 14, 2019 (French).
  24. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/shippax/photos/pb.171281966238128.-2207520000.1568354249./2610194025680231/?type=3&theater
  25. ^ M / S Salamanca. Facta om Fartyg, accessed February 24, 2020 (Swedish).
  26. ↑ M / S Stena NB 270. Fakta om Fartyg, accessed February 24, 2020 (Swedish).
  27. ↑ 第 8 艘 高端 客滚船 开 建. May 29, 2020, accessed June 30, 2020 (Chinese).
  28. ↑ a b Styrkebesked från Stena Line: Nya superfärjorna har börjat byggas. June 29, 2020, accessed June 30, 2020 (Swedish).
  29. ↑ M / S Stena NB 271. Fakta om Fartyg, accessed February 24, 2020 (Swedish).
  30. ^ M / S Santoña. Facta om Fartyg, accessed February 24, 2020 (Swedish).