The Port of Tallinn signs a contract for the construction of new ferries
The Port of Tallinn has signed contracts with Remontowa Shipbuilding and Sefine Shipyard shipbuilding facilities for the construction of four new LNG-ready car-passenger ferry boats to be used on the lines between the mainland and major Estonian islands; two ferries are to be built by each shipbuilding facility, the company said in its press release.
The four new ferry boats will be constructed in the shipbuilding yards located in Gdánsk, Poland, and Altinova, Turkey, explained the Member of the Board of the Port of Tallinn and Deputy Chairman of Baltic Ports Organization, Mr. Allan Kiil .
“All the four diesel engine ferries have been designed so that the main engines of the ships can in the future be upgraded to liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel,” explained Mr. Kiil. “LNG is currently not available at these ferry ports but expected so in not too distant future.”
The ferries are to be 114 meters in length and to accommodate 150 cars or ten road trains and 62 cars. The ferries will have 600 passenger seats equipped with life-saving devices. The new ferry boats will be designed by the Norwegian company LMG Marin.
"We are pleased to enter into the partnership with the Port of Tallinn for delivering the two car-passenger ferries in 2016," said Mr. Jan Paszkowski, Member of the Management Board of Remontowa Shipbuilding. “In recent years, there has been a continuous demand for similar vessels, especially in Northern European seas, and we are looking forward to committing our expertise in this field to the ferries designed for Estonian waters.”
The General Coordinator of Sefine Shipyard, Mr. Akin Tuzcuoglu, expressed pleasure in entering into partnership with the Port of Tallinn for delivering the two car-passenger ferries. "We look forward to continuing our previous cooperation with LMG Marin from building four comparable vessels for a Norwegian operator to building the two ferries for the Port of Tallinn, to be delivered in 2016," said Mr. Tuzcuoglu.
Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. is a shipbuilding facility located in Gdánsk, Poland, established in 1945. The company belongs to Remontowa Holding which consolidates over 20 shipping enterprises.
Sefine Maritime Shipyard Co is a shipbuilding yard established in Altinova near Istanbul in 2005. Sefine is part of Kolin Group of Companies, a leading Turkish corporation active in the construction-contracting, energy, port operation, and mining and tourism-service sectors.
Remontowa and Sefine shipbuilding facilities focus on the construction of ferry boats, cargo ships, offshore vessels, and vessels performing a variety of border-guarding and navy functions among others.
The designer of the ferries, Lund, Mohr & Giæver-Enger Marin AS, is a naval architect and maritime engineering company with its headquarters in Bergen, Norway, established in 1943. The enterprise offers engineering solutions for ferries, cargo fleets and tankers, offshore vessels for adverse weather conditions and vessels performing a variety of navy functions.