Finnish design company Deltamarin has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) to develop and engineer the 14th and 15th Stena RoRo E-Flexers.
The contract covers the complete basic and detail design of two new multi-fuel E-Flexer ropaxes, both of which will be methanol-ready.
They will be chartered by Attica Group for operation in the Adriatic. There is also an option for two additional E-Flexers.
The vessels will be built by Stena RoRo at the CMI Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) in China and are scheduled for delivery in April and August, 2027, respectively.
Designed with versatile multi-fuel engines, the vessels will be able operate on conventional marine fuels (HFO or MGO), biodiesel, and will be also methanol ready.
They are also equipped with a PTI/PTO setup and a ‘Battery power’ notation, allowing for the potential future use of battery propulsion.
These designs incorporate the latest technology aimed at improving fuel efficiency and reducing Attica Group’s greenhouse gas emissions by up to 60% per transport work, compared to existing vessels, helping to meet both current and future environmental standards.
With these two additional vessels, the total number of confirmed E-Flexer orders has risen to 15, of which 10 have already been delivered.
“This new contract reflects the strong ongoing partnership between Deltamarin, Stena RoRo, and the China Merchants Jinling shipyard.
“The continued interest in the E-Flexer vessels, as evidence by the high number of orders, highlights their value and positions them as the leading solution in their class. We value our long standing partnership with Stena and CMI and look forward to advancing these projects together,” said Janne Uotila, Deltamarin Managing Director.
“With Attica and Deltamarin, we have developed the most bespoke E-Flexer concept so far, and this design is a new landmark for highly efficient, cost-effective, and future-proof RoPax vessels.
“With the capability of using both conventional fuel, biodiesel, bio- and e-Methanol, as well as batteries for propulsion, the shipowner has a vessel that can be operated with zero CO2 emissions in the future,” added Per Westling, Stena RoRo CEO.
“The longstanding and good co-operation between Deltamarin, CMI Jinling (Weihai) Shipyard, and Stena RoRo has again proven most successful.”
