Finnlines to get delivery of 3 hybrid ro-ro vessels in 2021-22

The shipping operator Finnlines is expecting to get the deliveries of three new ultra-green hybrid ro-ro vessels-, Finneco I, Finneco II and Finneco III- during 2021-2022, said a press release.

Finnlines newbuilding programme has progressed as planned and now the last of the three new ultra-green ro-ro vessels ordered is in the production phase.

The steel plates of the third new hybrid ro-ro were cut in a traditional steel cutting ceremony at the Nanjing Jinling shipyard in China on Wednesday. The keel laying of the first hybrid ro-ro took place on the same day.

The new ro-ro vessels are part of Finnlines’ ongoing EUR 500-million newbuilding programme, which includes two eco-efficient ro-pax vessels in addition to the three hybrid ro-ro vessels.

The newbuildings will improve the energy efficiency of the Company’s fleet, as well as reduce emissions, as they will be built with the latest environmentally efficient solutions and technologies.

Lithium-ion battery systems will allow zero-emission port visits as well as modern two-stroke engines, emission abatement systems, solar panels and an innovative air lubrication system will cut emissions further.