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FRANS SUELL is a modern Car passenger ferry intended for the
short international voyages and built according to highest
Sccandinavian standards for such type of vessel, vertically divided
into 12 decks from the tank top to the wheel house level.
Deck No. 3 and hoistable deck No. 4 are arranged for the loading
of cars and lorries through the stern and bow ramps. Main
car deck No. 3 is divided into 8 lanes. The propulsion is achieved
by two shafts fitted with CP propellers and driven by twin coupled
medium speed diesel engines.
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On 26 January 2009 STX Europe delivered car-passenger ferry "Armorique" to the French opeator Brittany Ferries. The vessel is worth approximately 110 million euro and has given some 700 man years of work for the yard.
The ferry is designed to carry passengers, cars and road cargo vehicles between France and the United Kingdom at a speed of 23 knots. The 168.3 m long and 26.8 m wide vessel, which has been developed in a close co-operation between the Owner and the yard, will have space for 1,500 passengers and 1.1 kilometres of vehicle deck space.
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Ten years after the delivery of Molengat, a diesel electric car and passenger ferry for N.V. Texel Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming (TESO) for the service Den Helder - Texel, Schulpengat was delivered to TESO. Again diesel electric, now larger and with four Voith Schneider propellers and computerized controlled, so that all propulsion equipment can be monitored and operated from the wheelhouses.
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The construction of the double-ended ferry Juliana was awarded to Merwede Shipyard in recognition of the yard's vast experience in this field. The ferry is of complex design, has two car decks and one passenger deck and is equipped with two autonomous engine rooms and two wheelhouses. The four main propellers and two transverse thrusters are diesel-electric driven.
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Ferries are used where there are no alternative traffic routes such as bridges or tunnels. They connect countries and people. Ferries play an extremely important role in public transport in cities by the sea or on big rivers. Depending on whom or what needs to be carried, passenger, car and train ferries are operated.
Meyer Werft has been building large car and passenger ferries since the 1960s. More than 20 of such ships have been delivered to operators in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Today these ships interconnect countries in Scandinavia, but also link these countries with Germany.
Meyer Werft has the reputation of a specialist for Ro-Ro ships. The "cargo" for these ships is driven on board as it is mostly passenger cars and trucks or even trains. Ro-Ro ships are equipped with decks on which the vehicles are driven. The advantage of this design is obvious: quick and careful cargo handling and flexible combination of what is taken on board.
As early as in 1966 Meyer Werft delivered the "Salome" and the "Undine", the first true Ro-Ro ships worldwide.
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Fjellstrand introduced the FerryCat 120 in 2003. The concept is a double ended, medium speed car and passenger ferry based on a catamaran hull.
The speed is 22 knots, the car deck has space for 120 cars, or a mix of cars and truck, with passenger capacity of 400 passengers.
In most cases, one FerryCat can replace two traditional ferries.
Four rotatable thrusters, one at both end of each hull as well as a 180 degree rotatable wheelhouse, ensures unrivaled manoeuvrability, safety and redundance for this type of ferry services.
The FerryCat provides a unique alternative to the traditional type of car ferries for short routes, with improved service to the travellers and cost saving for the operator as a result.
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Fjellstrand is now developing the next generation of size FerryCat. The FerryCat 240 will have capacity for 240 cars and as many passengers that you want!
The Service speed will be 22 knots from either Diesel or LNG engines. The FerryCat 240 will have four rotatable thrusters
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The FlyingCat 45is the little brother of the FlyingCat 52 and is based on the same design principles. The FC 45 concept was introduced in 2002 and can carry both passengers and cars.
The FC 45 is suitable for passenger capacities between 350 and 500.
The FC 45 has a full second deck passenger compartment with forward view, the first in the market for this size of fast ferry.
The noise level measured on the FC 45 is the lowest we know of! Together with a remarkable seaworthiness, the FC 45 provides unrivalled passenger comfort for this size of fast ferry.
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The JumboCat 60 is a car and passenger high-speed catamaran constructed for passenger capacities between 450 and 600. Car capacity is up to 60 and space for two large buses.
The JC 60 concept was introduced in 1996 and has been produced in various versions. The design is being continuously improved and developed.
Direct access to the passenger deck from the terminal and fast & efficient in/out logistics from the garage provide for short turn around times in harbour.
The JC 60 is compact and perhaps the most cost efficient unit in this segment of the fast ferry market!
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120 PCU Shuttle Ferry
The ferry can carry 120 private cars , alternatively 10 semitrailers in combinaton with private cars. Its passenger capacity is 350 persons.
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