Cruise ferry (shipyard)
DWT 11600 - NB 164 STX Europe (former Aker Yards)

On November 9, 2006 STX Europe entered into a contract with Stena Rederi AB in Gothenburg (Sweden) to deliver two innovative Super Ferries. The value of the contract is approximately EUR 400 million. Deliveries are scheduled for the first and third quarter of 2010. The contract includes options for two further vessels of the same type.

The contract is a genuine proof of the ability to operate across borders and sharing competences between its three business areas: The basic design of these special ferries will take place in Finland and the building in Germany.

The 62,000 GTships ordered will be 240 metres long and 32 metres wide. There will be 5,500 m trailer lanes and 700 m car lanes of vehicle space, and the passenger capacity will be 1,200 in each. With main engine output of 4 x 8,000 kW (4-stroke diesel engines) they will reach a service speed of 22 knots