Repairs with new internal ramps • Installation of Langh Tech hybrid exhaust gas scrubber system • New Becker flap rudders replacing spadetype rudders • Third bow thruster fitted • New ballast water purification system installed • Passenger areas upgraded
Navalrocha’s success during pandemic
The lengthened Stena Scandica
Stena Line ferry re-enters service Sweden’s Stena Line is strengthening its position and expanding services in the Baltic Sea Region, by deploying two new large and modern ferries on the route between Ventspils in Latvia and Nynäshamn in Sweden this year. The first of the two vessels, Stena Scandica entered Ventspils port during late June to get ready for her maiden voyage on the route. The vessel adds another 70 % cabin capacity compared to the existing vessels, as well increase freight capacity by almost one third. The Stena Scandica is 222 m long and is 30 % larger than the existing vessels on the route. The vessel has 70 % bigger cabin capacity compared to the existing vessels and brings a modern on-board experience. There are several restaurant and bar alternatives on-board with panoramic sea-views, as well a number of entertainment facilities for both adults and children. The Visentini vessel Stena Scandica has earlier sailed on the Belfast - Liverpool (Birkenhead) route under the name Stena Lagan. Since August 2020 the vessel has been lengthened and modernised in a groundbreaking conversion managed by Stena RoRo at Turkey’s Sedef Shipyard, Tuzla. The vessel has been lengthened with the insertion of a 36 m mid-section and now has a capacity of 970 passengers, 202 cabins and 2,875 freight lane meters. To increase the loading efficiency, the vessels
are modified with drive through capabilities on two levels. The interior and on-board facilities are updated to Stena Line’s familiar Scandinavian, light, and spacious design. The vessels are fitted with several sustainable features and fuel efficiency improvements, such as hybrid scrubbers, ballast water cleaning systems, twisted leading edge rudder with costa bulb. Stena Line CEO Niclas Mårtensson said the delivery of Stena Scandica is an important step in the Company’s expansion in the Baltic Sea. “Taking delivery of the large, modern and efficient vessel Stena Scandica is a major milestone for Stena Line and enables us to continue to grow together with our customers in the Baltic Sea. During the year we will increase capacity with 30 % on the Nynäshamn-Ventspils route”. Sedef Shipbuilding completed one of the largest and most complex ship conversion projects the yard has yet carried out. The scope of work carried out during the conversion, overseen by Stena RoRo included: • Lengthening by the insertion of a new 36 m mid-body section • A 30% increase in freight capacity from 2,238 lanemetres to 2,875 lanemetres • Passenger cabins increased from 120 to 202, although the passenger capacity remains the same at 970 • Car capacity increased from 170 to 277 on two separate decks • New bow section with bow doors and ramp allows for double deck loading and discharge • Drive-through configuration on two decks
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Portugal’s Navalrocha, Lisbon has reported its continuing robust performance throughout the on-going COVID-19 crisis with a steady flow of work through to 2024. The first half of 2021 has seen the drydocking and repair of a wide variety of ship types – from dry cargo vessels, passenger ferries, bunkering tankers, ro/pax vessels, an LPG tanker to cruise vessels. “The outlook for the remainder of 2021 is looking very promising with several high-profile bookings already placed for the summer and the autumn, including bunkering tankers, tugs, cement carriers and naval hydrographic survey vessels,” said Navalrocha’s Commercial Director Sergio Rodrigues. “On another positive note we are seeing the resurgence in cruise sector work, with a string of projects placed over the next 24 months. This year (2021) started with the drydocking and repair of the 5,184 dwt 1997-built general cargo vessel Ponta do Sol, owned by Lisbonbased Transinsular - a four-day job involving propeller repairs and the refitting of stern seals. Next up was the extensive re-engining project on the 30 m tug Ulisses, owned by Reboport and operating in the Port of Sines. In February the yard received Atlantic Ferries’ 454 gt 2008-built passenger catamaran Roaz Corvineiro for a 25-day reclassification project. This ferry operates in the port of Setubal. Later that month two bunkering tankers owned by Greek operator MM Marine arrived for separate 14-day drydocking periods for the fitting of BWM systems. The work was carried out on the 6,257 dwt 2011-built Halki and the 3,584 dwt 2011-built Anafi. By the spring Transinsular booked the 2,485 gt 2002-built ro/pax Dona Tututa (now renamed Fiesta, operating the Cape Verdes) for a 38-day project involving complete blasting and painting, steel renewal, and extensive repairs to the stern ramp. Later in April, the 6,426 dwt 2016-built LPG tanker Santos, managed by Singapore’s
