STENA RORO PLACES ORDER THIRTEENTH E-FLEXER ROPAX VESSEL AND DELIVERS NUMBER TEN TO CANADIAN MARINE ATLANTIC
“Development of the E-Flexer concept continues as new technology becomes available,” says Per Westling, Stena RoRo’s managing director. “We’re also seeing that the regulations that will be applied to our markets in the future are becoming clearer. Both the EU and IMO are making progress in their work with regulations. Multi-fuel engines and battery hybrid technology have developed rapidly, and we are now implementing these technologies in our new vessels. We’re seeing that ordering new ships, along with optimization of existing technical and operational systems, will be the most important and powerful measures to reduce shipping’s future CO2 emissions.”
The E-Flexer series is derived from a basic concept but with larger vessels than today’s standard RoPax ferries and very flexible. Each ship is tailored to the customers’ needs, both commercially and technically. Optimized design of the hull, propellers and rudders help to ensure that E-Flexer vessels are at the forefront when it comes to durability, performance and cost, as well as energy efficiency.
| TECHNICAL INFO | The vessels' engines are of the multi-fuel type and can run on LNG, conventional marine fuel (MGO) or biodiesel. They have been engineered in line with future environmental requirements and, through their technical design, can meet both existing and future international requirements by a wide margin. The installation of battery-power gear means that in the future, the vessels will also be able to utilize batteries as a means of propulsion. |
CORSICA LINEA ORDER
At the end of last year, Stena RoRo ordered another E-Flexer vessel from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jingling in Weihai.
The ship will be delivered in the first quarter of 2026 to Corsica Linea and operate between Marseille and Corsica. This is Stena RoRo’s thirteenth vessel in the E-Flexer series and the first to be delivered to the Mediterranean region.
ABOUT E-FLEXER NO. 13 (FOR CORSICA LINEA):
Length: 203 m
Draught: 6.5 m
Beam: 27.8 m
Capacity: 1,000 passengers and 2,500 cargo meters freight
Speed: 23 knots
MARINE ATLANTIC DELIVERY
At the beginning of February, number ten of the Stena RoRo E-Flexer series was delivered from the CMI Jinling shipyard in Weihai. The vessel, named the Ala’suinu, will be on a long charter agreement with the Canadian state-owned Marine Atlantic and operate on a ferry line in eastern Canada between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
ABOUT E-FLEXER NO. 10 (FOR MARINE ATLANTIC):
Length: 203 m
Draught: 6.5 m
Beam: 27.8 m
Capacity: 1,000 passengers and 2,500 cargo meters freight
Passenger cabins: 186
Speed: 23 knots
Marine Atlantic's Ala'suinu upon delivery from the shipyard.
“In this vessel, another dimension of sustainability has been added as it has been designed to make a minimum of noise in consideration to the sensitive underwater fauna of Canada’s coasts,” says Staffan Stenfelt, General Manager, Newbuildings, Stena RoRo. “Multi-fuel engines and battery hybrid technology further contribute to minimizing Marine Atlantic’s environ-mental impact.”
“This was my fifth E-Flexer delivery as a project manager,” says Jonas Tullock, Project Manager, Newbuildings, Stena RoRo. “Half the team was at the signing ceremony in Gothenburg together with the customer Marine Atlantic, and the other half with our site team at the shipyard in China. This was the first time an E-Flexer was built with a hybrid solution and battery operation, which meant new challenges for the yard and that the sea trial took longer than usual. In general, I think the yard is good at delivering according to our specific needs and staying on schedule. And with a high quality.”
Staffan Stenfelt, General Manager, Newbuildings, Stena RoRo and Shawn Leaman, VP Finance, Marine Atlantic at the signing ceremony in Gothenburg, Sweden. Jonas Tullock, Project Manager, Newbuildings, Stena RoRo.
FIVE SHIPS SIMULTANEOUSLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Stena RoRo currently has 13 confirmed orders for E-Flexer vessels, as well as two so-called “NewMax” RoRo vessels, at the CMI Jinling shipyard in Weihai, China. A total of five vessels will now be under construction at the shipyard at the same time. Thus far, ten vessels have been delivered.
