Tasmania-based freight ferry operator SeaRoad has contracted German shipbuilder FSG for a new 12,183dwt, 3,792lm dual-fuel vessel. The contract was completed by video link due to COVID travel restrictions.
Work on the contracted RoRo vessel with a length of 210m and a beam of 29.30m will start in Flensburg in winter 2021/2022. Delivery to SeaRoad has been agreed for the last quarter of 2023. The vessel will have 3,792 lane metres available for the carriage of freight units, plus capacity for over 100 trade vehicles. A special requirement for the vessel is the capability to transport heavy cargo with a unit weight of up to 100 tonnes. The order now placed is worth more than €100m. The funding partner for the project is the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
SeaRoad is already a familiar FSG customer. The first RoRo vessel “made in Flensburg”, the Searoad Mersey II joined the SeaRoad fleet in 2016. The second FSG-built vessel, Liekut, joined SeaRoad recently under a three-year charter agreement in April 2021.
“We’ve been very pleased with how the two FSG-built vessels in the SeaRoad fleet have performed from both an efficiency and operational perspective. We look forward to continuing our successful relationship with the German shipyard and their experienced staff. Sustainable design, leading technology and the excellent quality of their vessels are all important elements,” said Chas Kelly, Executive Chairman of SeaRoad.
Philipp Maracke, CEO of Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, added, “We are proud to have brought this order to Flensburg as it is proof of the shipyard’s successful new start. This additional order by a long-standing customer equals an important vote of confidence in both this new model, as well as our established expertise as an innovative German newbuilding yard. Our aim is to combine superior quality and superior life-cycle value. With this new vessel, FSG and SeaRoad will make an important contribution to sustainable shipping.”
The new RoRo vessel will operate on Bass Strait between Devonport, on the island of Tasmania, and Melbourne, Victoria on mainland Australia.
Technical data of the RoRo vessel newbuilding 784 for SeaRoad (3D-Model: FSG):
- Length: 210 metres
- Width: 29.30 metres
- Gross registered tonnage 43,100
- Power main engines: 2 x 10,300 kilowatts
- Deadweight: 12,183 tonnes
- Speed: 22.50 knots
- Cabins: 25 (27 berths)
- Cargo capacities: 3,792 lane metres plus capacity for over 100 trade vehicles
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