HANSA 04-2018

Schifffahrt | Shipping
Prestigious orders for ferry designers
In ferry shipping, Chinese shipyards seem to grab a bigger share in the newbuilding
market. Recent European orders were placed in the Far East
Photo: OSK
Photo: Deltamarine
»This is a dream-scenario«
Anders Ørgård,
CCO of OSK Group
»A significant order«
Janne Uotila
Managing Director Deltamarin
Italian-Swiss MSC Group and Onorato
Armatori signed what they call a »historical
contract« with Guangzhou Shipyard
International (GSI) for the order
of four luxurious RoPax ferries. OSK-
ShipTech is behind the concept design
for the largest ferry order ever.
The contract was signed at a ceremony
in Beijing. It is the long-standing cooperation
between both OSK, yard and
owners, which results in this project,
the designer said. »Our two largest clients
are now doing business together, so
to us, this is a dream-scenario, where we
are appointed designers on the basis of
earlier projects and long-term successful
cooperation with all parties. This is
such a significant project, and this order
is a fantastic opportunity to bring our
competencies, the yard’s strength and
the owners’ joint pool of many years of
experience into play,« says CCO of OSK
Group, Anders Ørgård.
The new RoPax-ferries will each have
a capacity of 3,765 lane meters and
536 cabins with room for 2,500 passengers
in total. The accommodation will
have a modern, clean look and will be
designed based on passenger needs and
spaciousness. Technologically, the ferries
will be LNG-ready and »fitted with
the latest technologies for energy optimisation«.
Italian operator GNV under MSC
Group will take two ferries, and the
other two will be delivered to Italian
operator Onorato Armatori. The contract
includes an option for four additional
ferries of the same type. »In any
case, this a record ferry order – and a
quantum leap for the joint cooperation
between GSI and OSK,« it was added.
OSK-CEO Jocob Thygesen said, »Both in
Danish standards, but on a global scale
as well, this is in any possible way a significant
order in the current RoPax market.«
The first of the four ferries is scheduled
for delivery to GNV in 2021.
Deltamarin expertise for DFDS
In another recent newbuilding project,
Finnish Deltamarin has signed a contract
with Chinese Guangzhou Shipyard
International (GSI) for consultancy and
engineering services for the new DFDS
RoPax ferries. Deltamarin earlier carried
out contract design of the ship concept
for GSI in close cooperation with the
owner.
Deltamarin will provide the yard with
basic (approval) and detail design together
with Safe Return to Port (SRtP)
documentation. The contract covers all
disciplines and all areas. The value of
Deltamarin’s contract with GSI is about
5 mill. €. The work will be carried out at
Deltamarin’s offices in Finland and China
with the assistance of network companies
from Europe over an estimated peri
od of 13 months.
Both ships are planned to be delivered
in 2021 and built at GSI’s Nansha yard.
»This significant order supports our
strategy to further strengthen our position
in the passenger vessel segment.
We are very proud of this new contract
and extremely happy to start cooperation
with Guangzhou Shipyard International
to ensure that DFDS will get the
next-generation vessels to support their
growth strategy in the Baltic Sea,« says
Deltamarin’s Managing Director Janne
Uotila.
According to the owner, the 230 m
long RoPax ferries will carry 4,500 lane
metres of freight and passenger vehicles
as well as 600 passengers. The ships are
planned to be deployed on one of the
Baltic routes connecting Lithuania to
either Sweden or Germany. They will
be fitted with exhaust gas scrubbers and
have ice class 1C.ED
42 HANSA International Maritime Journal – 155. Jahrgang – 2018 – Nr. 4