Stena books another E-Flexer at CMI Jinling

Stena RoRo has signed up for another E-Flexer RoPax vessel at CMI Jinling (Weihai) shipyard in China. Number 13 in the E-Flexer series, the ferry will be deployed by Corsica Linea on the route between Marseille and Corsica.

The popular RoPax design is larger and more flexible than similar vessels in service today. With a length of 203m, this latest ship will have capacity for 1,000 passengers and 2,500 lane metres of freight.

However, each vessel is tailored to suit customers’ requirements, both commercially and technically. Optimised design of the hull, propellers, and rudders helps to ensure that the RoPax series compete effectively on sustainability, performance, and cost.

Multi-fuel engines can operate on LNG, marine gasoil, or biodiesel. The ships are designed with classification society notation ‘Battery power’, meaning that they are battery-ready. And the E-Flexer specification has been developed to meet existing and future environmental requirements by a wide margin, the company said.

Corsica Linea CEO, Pierre-Antoine Villanova, commented: “The arrival of this new LNG vessel in the fleet is a strong signal that is in line with the ambitious course set for Corsica Linea the coming years: to become the most modern shipping company in the Mediterranean by 2030. This new and highly efficient ship will be an important factor in our green transition and a part of our objective to reduce our CO₂ emissions with 40 % by 2030.”

Per Westling, Stena RoRo managing director, said: “This ship is a further development of our previous RoPax concepts, where the focus on sustainability and future-proofing has been a top priority. Through the further development and optimisation of the hull shape in combination with multi-fuel engines and battery hybrid technology, ordering new vessels will be the most important and powerful measure to reduce CO₂ emissions from shipping in the future.”

The vessel is due for delivery in 2026.