On 10 February, a keel laying ceremony was held for the
first of the five ro-ro vessels ordered by DFDS Tor Line
and being built at Flensburg Shipyard.
Due for delivery at the end of September 2003, the ship
is planned to enter service on DFDS Tor Line’s freight
route between Gothenburg and Immingham, AngloBridge, in
early October 2003, and will then be one of the largest
ro-ro vessels in the North Sea area.
The ship will be named the TOR MAGNOLIA in connection
with the launch on 23 May 2003.
The TOR MAGNOLIA will enter service on AngloBridge as
the first replacement vessel for the newbuildings from the
Italian shipyard, Fincantiera, the TOR SELANDIA and the TOR
SUECIA built in 1999 and the TOR BRITANNIA, built in 2000.
These ships will later service other routes, including
BritanniaBridge, until two new ships from Flensburg
Shipyard are delivered for BritanniaBridge in 2004.
Together with newbuildings two and three, due for
delivery in January and May 2004 respectively, the entry
into service of the TOR MAGNOLIA will significantly upgrade
the Gothenburg-Immingham route. The freight capacity per
ship will be increased by approx. 1,000 lane metres to
approx. 4,000 lane metres, and the increase in service
speed from 21.0 to 22.4 knots will reduce the crossing
time.
AngloBridge currently operates the route between
Gothenburg and Immingham with eight weekly departures in
each direction. The three newbuildings from Flensburg will
generate a capacity increase of about 40%.
Facts and figures
Dimensions
Length: 199.80 m
Breadth: 26.50 m
Design draught 7.40 m
Gross tonnage: approx. 32,400
Net tonnage: approx. 9,750
Deadweight tonnage: Design, approx. 8,420 t
Scantling approx. 10,070 t
Main engines: MAN B&W 9L60 MC-C
Service speed: 22.4 knots
Vehicle capacity:
4 trailer decks 247 trailers, length 14.0
m
12 trailers, length 6.8 m
Passenger car deck, two levels: 3,700 2
For further information, please contact Ole Frie,
telephone +45 3342 3400, e-mail:ole.frie@dfdstorline.com
or Richard Berg-Larsen, telephone +45 3342 3256,
e-mail:richard.berg@dfdstorline.com.