Bastø Fosen ordered the new ferry from Cemre – along with two others from Sefine Shipyard - after it was granted the tender for operating the Horten – Moss ferry line in Norway for 10 further years from the Norwegian Road Administration, from 2017.
Bastø Fosen ordered the new ferry from Cemre – along with two others from Sefine Shipyard - after it was granted the tender for operating the Horten – Moss ferry line in Norway for 10 further years from the Norwegian Road Administration, from 2017.
Bastø Fosen chief executive Øyvind Lund explained to Passenger Ship Technology: “In this new tender is a requirement for higher capacity with six ferries that have a minimum 200 PBE [car capacity] each. The new ferries will be operating the busiest ferry line in Norway: Horten-Moss ferry line. In this new contract with the Norwegian Road Administration we need to have a total of six ferries, with the capacity of 200 PBE each vessel.
“We have built three new ferries in Turkey and they replace older ferries that have been in operation until 2016. These two ferries only had a capacity of approximately 112 PBE.
“The main requirements for the newbuilds is that they shall have a minimum capacity of 200 PBE each and [meet] environmental Tier III requirements.”
At 142.9m, the vessel – called Bastø VI – is the longest ferry in Norway.
“This is because we want a ferry with only one deck so we can load and unload in a few minutes,” explained Mr Lund. Indeed, this has been the first project for Cemre which involved building a vessel longer than 140m.The vessel stands out as its fuel consumption is 25-30 per cent less than the existing ferries plying the route, and its engines will emit over 80 per cent less NOx. Cemre project manager Samet Cirlak expanded: “Close co-operation with the shipowner and designers provided this achievement. Main areas of specific attention have included fuel efficiency/energy optimisation, high vessel performance and maximum functionality, which all have required detailed analysis and expert knowledge. We are sure that this vessel has set new standards within innovative solutions.”
