Finnlines gets 2nd hybrid ro-ro vessel

Finneco II, the second of three ro-ro vessels in the Eco class was delivered to Finnlines at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) in China on Monday, said Finnlines in a press release.

The vessel will enter Finnlines’ Biscay line, where it will join the sister vessel, Finneco I.

The ship is 238 metres long with a cargo capacity of 5,800 lane metres. Consequently, the vessel can carry 400 trailers per voyage.

Compared with the largest vessels in today’s Finnlines fleet, the cargo carrying capacity of the hybrid newbuilds will increase by nearly 40%.

Nevertheless, efficient cargo operations will be ensured by arrangement of stern ramps, internal ramps, and hoistable car decks.

At the same the vessels will be extremely flexible – a hoistable deck makes it possible to load any type of rolling freight up to 7 metres. Certain areas on cargo decks have been dedicated for loading of paper reels.

The vessel will have the highest Finnish/Swedish ice class.

Earlier, Merchants Jinling Shipyard delivered the first vessel, Finneco I on 28 April and the third vessel, Finneco III, will be delivered in early June.

All three vessels will sail under the Finnish flag and will enter Finnlines’ Baltic sea, North Sea and Biscay traffic.

Finnlines’ EUR 500 million Newbuilding Programme also includes two eco-sustainable Superstar ro-pax vessels scheduled to be delivered in 2023.