The Swedish shipping company Stena Line celebrated the keel laying of the first of the two all-new NewMax hybrid vessels took place in China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in WeiHai, China. Stena Futura, the chosen name for this ship, is one of two NewMax hybrid vessels that will play a key role in Stena Line’s journey to sustainable fuel as they will both be able to operate on methanol fuel
New RoRo ships
Stena will receive a total of two new RoRo ships of this type from the Chinese shipyard China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai.
These vessels will significantly enhance capacity on the Belfast-Heysham route on the Irish Sea. Besides being able to run on methanol, a priority during construction of the vessels will be to provide built-in technologies that can take advantage of both battery propulsion and shore power, where this is available. At the same time, the name of the ferry was announced: “Stena Futura”.
The hybrid ships
The hybrid ships can run on methanol and are intended to significantly increase capacity on the route. In addition to running on methanol, a priority in the construction of the ships is to incorporate technologies that can use both battery propulsion and shore power, if this is available.
Second Stena-newbuild
The keel laying of the second of the two NewMax vessels is scheduled for this fall, and the name of the vessel is yet to be announced. The newbuildings are scheduled to enter service in 2025.
Stena Line is one of Europe’s leading ferry companies with around 40 ships and 20 routes in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. The company is family-owned, was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Gothenburg.
About : Stena Line
Stena Line has its roots in Sweden and They are truly an international company. They employ over 6,100 employees of close to 40 nationalities across Europe. With thier headquarters located in Göteborg, Sweden they have a route-based organisation in 7 business regions.
At Stena Line, thier well-adapted, balanced, and flexible fleet on 20 ferry routes between thier network across Northern Europe and the Mediterranean is one of the largest in the business and consists of RoPax and RoRo ferries.
