The Chinese Shipyard CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Group Company will build 2 cooled Liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered ferries for Wouter Witzel’s Swedish clients. Wouter Witzel will supply the butterfly valves required.
The ferries can hold 1,650 passengers and connect the Swedish mainland with the island Visby. The ships will be of the ´Roll-on-roll-off’ or RoRo variety, a ship-type with 1 or more, open or coverable, horizontal decks, which makes it possible for the ferries to carry a variety of rolling cargo, like cars, trucks etc.
These LNG ships will be delivered in 2017. The shipping company and the shipyard have focused on creating an optimal hull with the best possible energy usage and limiting the environmental impact.
