Stena Line has announced that they will be streaming the “launch” of their second E-Flexer ferry, while fit out continues on the new Dublin to Holyhead ferry Stena Estrid
Overview of the Stena E-Flexer class of RoPax passenger and freight ferries under construction in China for Stena Line, Brittany Ferries, and DFDS.
The French company now has orders for three E-Flexer vessels plus an additional vessel from FSG. Stena RoRo have now ordered a total of nine E-Flexer’s.
The first of Stena Line’s three new Irish Sea vessels was floated out of the building dock at AVIC Weihai in China yesterday. Named STENA ESTRID*, the new ‘E-Flexer’ ferry is expected to enter service on-time on the Dublin to Holyhead route in early 2020.
Tomorrow is an important milestone in the E-Flexer project, with the first vessel due to be floated out at AVIC Weihai tomorrow morning. Stena Line has announced that they will be broadcasting the “launch” live from China via their LinkedIn page
The leading independent resource on the internet for Stena’s next generation of RoPax ferry, the Chinese built Stena E-Flexer class. Includes technical info and regular updates (including pictures) on the construction of the new vessels including those for Stena Line, Brittany Ferries, and DFDS.
The first hull blocks of Brittany Ferries new ferry HONFLEUR were lowered onto the slipway at FSG in Germany on Monday, 6th August.
Brittany Ferries has today confirmed the charter of two brand new cruise-ferries to serve its long-haul UK to Spain routes. Both ships will be built at the Avic International Weihai shipyard in China to the Stena E-Flexer design, with the first arriving in time for the 2021 holiday season.