A Chinese-built cruise ship begins operational sailings while three commuter catamarans have been delivered to a Singaporean owner. A battery-powered ferry will soon commence trials in preparation for service in Argentina’s inland waters. Finally, a Swedish shipowner selects a Chinese yard for the construction of a new ferry for a Mediterranean route. China’s newest large […]
E Flexer class
Brittany Ferries welcomes LNG-fueled ship to fleet
Brittany Ferries took delivery of its newest LNG-fueled Ro-Pax vessel on Tuesday, November 30. Built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihai with the cooperation of Sw ..
Stena Line to add two new ferries to Baltic Sea in 2022
Stena Line will deploy its two new 240-metre-long E-Flexer-class ferries on the Nynashamn-Ventspils route beginning next year, increasing the company’s freight and ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Côte D’Opale – New 215m Ro-Pax for DFDS’ Dover-Calais route
Danish passenger and freight shipping company DFDS recently took delivery of a newbuild all-steel Ro-Pax ferry from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihai. Named Cote d& ..
Finnish firm to design three additional ferries for Stena RoRo
Finnish naval architects Deltamarin has entered into design contracts with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) for the complete basic and detail design packages of ..
Newbuild ferry to sail on DFDS’ Dover–Calais route
DFDS recently took delivery of a newbuild Ro-Pax ferry from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihai. Cote d’Opale is one of five E-Flexer-class ferries ordered by S ..
Bank financing secured for two Stena Line ferry newbuildings
Stena Line and Germany’s KfW IPEX-Bank have entered into a loan agreement of US$180 million to finance two new E-Flexer-class Ro-Pax ferries. The two 238-metre ..
New Brittany Ferries E-Flexer Ro-Pax hits the water
The next ship slated to join Brittany Ferries’ fleet was recently launched into the water for the first time. Built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihai, the ..
Stena Line takes delivery of 215-metre ferry
Stena Line has taken delivery of a new E-Flexer-class Ro-Pax ferry from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihai. The 215-metre Stena Embla will be used to transport up to ..
Stena Line’s newest E-Flexer ferry completes sea trials
Stena Embla, the last of Stena Line’s three new E-Flexer-class ferries destined for the Irish Sea, has successfully completed its sea trials in China’s Yellow ..