The first steel plates for Scandlines’ new zero-emission ferry, scheduled to operate on the Puttgarden-Rødby route in 2024, were cut on Monday 4 April 2022 at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey.
A small traditional ceremony took place on 4 April and was the culmination of months of intense preparation.
“We have spent the last months getting agreements with subcontractors in place. Monday this week, the first piece of steel for our new ferry was cut and the project is now noticeably underway. Ahead lies an incredibly exciting process with several milestones," says Scandlines’ COO Michael Guldmann Petersen.
The 147.4-meter long vessel will have a capacity of 66 cargo units, equivalent to approximately 1,200 lane meters, and 140 passengers. The vessel will be able to carry trucks on both the upper and lower decks. Scandlines’ freight business is growing, so the company is very much looking forward to launching the new ferry. In 2021 alone, the number of freight units has increased by 12 percent.