Could this be what P&O Ferries new Dover to Calais Ferries Will Look Like?
See some early renders purporting to be of P&O’s new double-ended Dover to Calais ferries, and find out more information about the new ships.
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[In Detail] Stena E-Flexer – Stena’s new class of Ro-Pax ferries (Archived)
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.
[PR] Hot plasma splits steel, as Brittany Ferries’ Honfleur takes shape
White-hot plasma jets cut through sheets of steel at the FSG shipyard in Germany today. The steel cutting ceremony marks the first step in the construction of Brittany Ferries’ Honfleur, a ship that will take little over a year to complete.
[Press Release] Stena Line’s new RoPax vessels beginning to take shape.
On Friday 2 February 2018, the official keel-laying ceremony for the first of Stena Line’s 4 E-Flexer class RoPax ferries took place at the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China. This traditional maritime event marks the start of the construction phase of the hull and the exterior parts of the vessel.
[Press Release] TT-Line Company Pty Ltd and Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG sign Letter Of Intent for new Spirits
TT-Line Company Pty Ltd and European shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG (FSG) have signed a letter of intent for the construction of two new ships to replace the current Spirit of Tasmania vessels.
TT-Line chairman Mike Grainger said the companies would now commence contract negotiations and agree to final design specifications.
[Press Release] Keel laid for Irish Ferries new 55,000 gt RoPax ferry
The laying of the keel section of the new €144million cruise ferry being built for Irish Ferries has taken place in a shipyard in Flensberg
[Press Release] Construction starts on Stena’s new RoPax vessels
On Friday 25th August 2017, a ‘steel cutting ceremony’ was held at the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China to mark the start of the construction of the first of four RoPax vessels ordered by Stena.
Steel cutting underway for Stena’s new Belfast ferries
Steel cutting for Stena’s four new “E-Flexer” RoPax ferries started earlier today in China.
STRANGFORD II (Vessel Profile)
Strangford II was built in 2016 by Merseyside’s Cammell Laird to a design by BCTQ for the Northern Ireland Department of Regional Development (Now Department of Infrastructure). She replaces the elderly car and passenger ferry MV Strangford as well as the backup passenger ferry MV Rachlyn.
