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Chinese yard delivers LNG-powered ferry to Stena and Marine Atlantic
China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai has delivered Stena’s LNG-powered ferry Ala’suinu which will serve Canada’s Marine Atlantic. Sweden’s Stena RoRo and CMJL (Weihai) announced the delivery of the E-Flexer vessel in separate statements on …
Feb 13, 2024 / Vessels
Stena RoRo takes delivery of E-Flexer RoPax vessel number ten for long charter to Canadian Crown Corporation Marine Atlantic
Today, number ten of the Stena RoRos E-Flexer series was delivered from the CMI Jinling, Weihai Shipyard. The vessel, named Ala'suinu, will be on a long charter agreement with the Canadian state-owned Marine Atlantic and operate a ferry line in …
Feb 8, 2024 / Vessels
Deltamarin Signs A Design Contract For 13th E-Flexer RoPax Vessel
Deltamarin has signed a design contract with China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) for the complete basic and detail design of a new RoPax vessel. The new RoPax is the 13th vessel in the Stena RoRo’s E-Flexer series and is the first to be …
Feb 1, 2024 / Vessels
Stena RoRo places order for yet another E-Flexer RoPax vessel
Stena RoRo has placed an order for yet another RoPax-class E-Flexer vessel from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai). The vessel will be delivered in the first quarter of 2026 to Corsica Linea and will operate between Marseille and Corsica. This …
Jan 9, 2024 / Curious
Wärtsilä solutions chosen for world’s first methanol fuelled hybrid RoRo vessels
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for two new hybrid RoRo vessels. The ships are being built at the China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) Co., Ltd for the Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo. The ships …
Sep 13, 2023 / Curious
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