BLRT Grupp delivers world's largest gas-powered ferry
The christening ceremony for the world's largest gas-powered ferry Boknafjord was held today at Ålesund, Norway, the company said Wednesday.
Minister of Transport and Communications Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa was the godmother of the ship. The ceremony was attended by the head of BLRT Grupp Supervisory Board Mark Berman and the head of Western Shipyard Arnoldas Šileika.
The MF Boknafjord was built by Fiskerstarnd BLRT Shipyard for Fjord1 company. The ship was designed by Multi Maritime.
The shipbuilding and designing companies are a part of the holding BLRT Grupp AS.
“This project is another proof that our holding is able to build eco-friendly turn-key vessels – from design development and preparation of documentation to ship building and interior design,” said the head of the Supervisory Board Mark Berman.
“I hope that in the near future our country would have the necessary infrastructure and we will be given an opportunity to build such ferry for Estonia as well.” “Now we are negotiating with Saaremaa Laevakompanii to build a forth ferry for them,” he added.
According to the head of Western Shipyard Arnoldas Šileika, the ferry was delivered with high quality and on time. “The construction of the ferry with such a new concept that lasted over a year was a challenge for our specialists. Today it is clear that they managed it very well. I hope that the other orders will be fulfilled in the same manner, for instance, the dredger or eco-friendly tugboats that are under construction today,” he said.
The ferry has a total length of 129.9 m, a maximum width of 19.2 m and a capacity of 242 passenger cars or 22 heavy goods vehicles in combination with passenger cars. The ferry holds 600 passengers including staff. The ferry was built according to Det Norske Veritas’s Class, has deadweight of approx. 1350 mt or approx. 7500 rt. Furthermore, the ship has four azimuth thrusters that are run by a gas-electric system consisting of three large LNG gas motors and alternators. The gas motors will give a service speed of approx. 20 knots.
The ferry will serve on two routes in Norway.
Fiskerstrand BLRT AS is a Norwegian-registered joint venture company established 50/50 in 2007 by Fiskerstrand Verft AS in Ålesund and Western Shipyard in Klaipeda, Lithuania. Western Shipyard is a part of BLRT Grupp which is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. The holding consists of 79 companies in 8 European countries with 4000 employees.
Fjord1 is one of the largest transport corporations in Norway, with ferry operation, passenger and express boat operation, bus operation and tourism as its core business areas.
Minister of Transport and Communications Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa was the godmother of the ship. The ceremony was attended by the head of BLRT Grupp Supervisory Board Mark Berman and the head of Western Shipyard Arnoldas Šileika.
The MF Boknafjord was built by Fiskerstarnd BLRT Shipyard for Fjord1 company. The ship was designed by Multi Maritime.
The shipbuilding and designing companies are a part of the holding BLRT Grupp AS.
“This project is another proof that our holding is able to build eco-friendly turn-key vessels – from design development and preparation of documentation to ship building and interior design,” said the head of the Supervisory Board Mark Berman.
“I hope that in the near future our country would have the necessary infrastructure and we will be given an opportunity to build such ferry for Estonia as well.” “Now we are negotiating with Saaremaa Laevakompanii to build a forth ferry for them,” he added.
According to the head of Western Shipyard Arnoldas Šileika, the ferry was delivered with high quality and on time. “The construction of the ferry with such a new concept that lasted over a year was a challenge for our specialists. Today it is clear that they managed it very well. I hope that the other orders will be fulfilled in the same manner, for instance, the dredger or eco-friendly tugboats that are under construction today,” he said.
The ferry has a total length of 129.9 m, a maximum width of 19.2 m and a capacity of 242 passenger cars or 22 heavy goods vehicles in combination with passenger cars. The ferry holds 600 passengers including staff. The ferry was built according to Det Norske Veritas’s Class, has deadweight of approx. 1350 mt or approx. 7500 rt. Furthermore, the ship has four azimuth thrusters that are run by a gas-electric system consisting of three large LNG gas motors and alternators. The gas motors will give a service speed of approx. 20 knots.
The ferry will serve on two routes in Norway.
Fiskerstrand BLRT AS is a Norwegian-registered joint venture company established 50/50 in 2007 by Fiskerstrand Verft AS in Ålesund and Western Shipyard in Klaipeda, Lithuania. Western Shipyard is a part of BLRT Grupp which is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. The holding consists of 79 companies in 8 European countries with 4000 employees.
Fjord1 is one of the largest transport corporations in Norway, with ferry operation, passenger and express boat operation, bus operation and tourism as its core business areas.
