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New Hybrid RoRo Ships Ordered For Stena Line

On behalf of Stena Line, Stena RoRo has designed and ordered two hybrid cargo ships from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling in Weihai. The ships can be powered by methanol or conventional fuel and have been developed in line with future environmental …
May 30, 2023 / Curious

World’s largest civilian hospital ship in port in Senegal

On behalf of the charity Mercy Ships, Stena RoRo has been responsible for the construction of the Global Mercy, the world's largest civilian hospital ship. The ship has now been ceremoniously inaugurated in Dakar, Senegal. While the celebrations were …
Jul 4, 2022 / Vessels

Wärtsilä and Stena to build the world’s largest hybrid vessels

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for three new RoPax vessel currently built for Stena RoRo, Europe´s largest ferry company. Two of the ferries will have a battery capacity of 11.5 MWh, making them the marine …
Jun 21, 2022 / Vessels

Stena RoRo Assisting MARAD In Purchase of Two Vessels For Ready Reserve Force (RRF)

MARAD (United States Maritime Administration) has signed a contract for the purchase of two vessels. Crowley serves as vessel acquisition manager (responsible for contract implementation), and Stena RoRo is part of Crowley's project team on the …
Mar 25, 2022 / Vessels

Stena RoRo has built the World’s Largest Civilian Hospital Ship - The Global Mercy is now calling Rotterdam (Video)

From February 28 to March 14, the world's largest hospital ship, the Global Mercy, will be in Rotterdam. A momentous event for Stena RoRo who, on behalf of the charity Mercy Ships, has been the project manager for the ship's construction since 2013. …
Feb 28, 2022 / Vessels

Broad scope of Wärtsilä power solutions selected for gas-fuelled ferry trio

Three new LNG-fuelled Ro-Pax vessels being built for Swedish ferry operator Stena RoRo will feature a broad scope of Wärtsilä solutions. The ships are under construction at China Merchants Jinling (Weihai) Shipyard and will operate with Wärtsilä …
Jan 25, 2022 / Curious

Brittany Ferries takes delivery of Salamanca

Brittany Ferries today celebrates the delivery of its next vessel Salamanca (CruiseMapper). Senior executives including CEO Christophe Mathieu attended the hand-over ceremony in Sweden at the head office of construction partners Stena RoRo. Delivery …
Nov 30, 2021 / Vessels

Further success with E-Flexers – Deltamarin signs design contracts for three RoPax ships

Deltamarin has signed design contracts with China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) for the complete basic and detail design packages of three RoPax vessels. These are the 10th, 11th and 12th Stena E-Flexer vessels for two different end …
Aug 21, 2021 / Vessels

Crowley & Stena RoRo to assist United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) in acquiring vessels for their Ready Reserve Force (RRF)

Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Solutions business unit has been awarded a multi-year contract for Vessel Acquisition Management (VAM) by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). Stena RoRo is included in Crowley’s project team, together with Serco …
Aug 4, 2021 / Vessels

Stena RoRo has placed orders for the construction of new E-Flexer ships numbered 11 and 12

Stena RoRo has ordered two new ships from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai). These are the 11th and 12th Stena E-Flexer vessels in the RoPax class developed by Stena RoRo and delivery is slated for 2024 and 2025. At the same time, long-term …
Jul 22, 2021 / Vessels