PROJECT OVERVIEW
- VESSEL TYPE: RoRo
- NAME OF THE VESSEL: Ephesus and Sisters
SCOPE OF WORK
- Tender and basic design
- Model test assistance
- Purchase order assistance
- Basic design to detail design transition support
- Participation in the planning and conduct of the inclining experiment and participation in the sea trail as observer
Project specification
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These vessels were ordered by DFDS in 2016 and were under construction at Jinling Shipyard, China. Five vessels have been delivered and one is still under construction The ships are the first for DFDS to be built according to a new IMO-energy standard and will become the most energy efficient vessels in the fleet of DFDS. Due to the high amount of lane meters, the ships are designed with a unique ramp system, so they can be loaded and discharged in a very short space of time.
We thank DFDS for the great drone movie of Ephesus Seaways. You can see an animation of the design in the gallery below.
AWARD WINNING SHIP DESIGN
Winner of the Ferry Shipping Summit 2020 for the RoRo Ferry of the year.
Renders
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DFDS has ordered five mega Ro-Ros that can each transport 450 trailers. With their unique ramp systems, they are independent of ramps in port. This gives DFDS a great flexibility to use them in the markets where they are needed the most – and to move them to other routes if markets change.
The design of our Jinling Ro-Ro vessels on behalf of the shipyard. Animation made by the company KNUD E. HANSEN
CLICK on MOVIE below to see animation of the design, before it was build.
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Watch the video. DFDS has ordered five mega Ro-Ros that can each transport 450 trailers. With their unique ramp systems, they are independent of ramps in port. This gives DFDS a great flexibility to use them in the markets where they are needed the most – and to move them to other routes if markets change.
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Pictures
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