TTS to equip the third ferry for Gotlandsbolaget to be built in China 

TTS Marine AB in Gothenburg has again secured a contract to supply Cargo Access Equipment to another of Rederi AB Gotlands newbuildings to be built at Guangzhou Shipyard. Already in 1999 TTS received a contract to deliver ro-ro equipment for the same owner at the same yard for two ferries, which were delivered to the Owner in 2003.

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In late November last year a contract was confirmed with Guangzhou Shipyard in China for delivery of Cargo Access Equipment to their newbuilding no 14121001. The newbuilding has been ordered by Rederi AB Gotland and the vessel is a 1,650 passenger RoPax ferry for their service between the island of Gotland in the Baltic with its major harbour, Visby and the port of Oskarshamn at the mainland of Sweden.

The vessel will have a length of about 200 m and is a combined ro-ro and passenger ferry with optimized hull form and LNG powered to improve fuel consumption and impact on the environment. The ferry will be the first LNG driven vessel in the Baltic under Swedish flag.

The Cargo Access Equipment is designed to reduce the turnaround time in port and includes three stern ramp/doors, bow doors, a bow ramp of folding frame type, provision lifts with covers and side shell doors. The CAE includes a total weight of about 280 tonnes.

The scope delivered by TTS Marine AB includes design of equipment, major components and supervision of installation of ro-ro equipment on board. 

The President of TTS Marine AB, Mr Per Croner, comment the new contract as “an important continuation of TTS Marine AB’s deliveries to the Chinese shipyards for this specialized type of vessel as well as a continuation of deliveries to Rederi AB Gotland, an important client operating in the Baltic with TTS ro-ro equipment in their previous ferries.” 

TTS Marine AB is scheduled to deliver their scope of equipment from September 2015. 

The new vessel is due for delivery to the Owner by August 2017.