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Topic: Stavangerfjord & Bergensfjord Cruise Ferries

Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 03-31-2013 07:30 AM

MS Bergensfjord - picture from nordjyske.dk

The two new Fjord Line cruise ferries Stavangerfjord & Bergensfjord were launched at Gdansk Shipyard and are presently outfitted at the Bergen Group shipyard in Rissa, Norway. Both new cruise ferries have engines powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and will be operated on the Bergen - Stavanger - Hirtshals route.

YouTube channel of Fjord Line with videos of the launch from a slipway.

Fjord Line on Stavangerfjord & Bergensfjord construction

webcam at the Bergen Group shipyard in Rissa

article at ta.no

article at adressa.no

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Mattsudds
First Class Passenger
Member # 4324

posted 04-01-2013 02:57 PM

It's great to see that some ferries are showing how good looking new builds can be, especially Norwegian ferries. These ships, Color Superspeed and the proposed newbuild Color Line Sandefjord ships really are rather nice. The onboard areas of these Fjord ships are to be by Falkum Hansen, who have some great references. The Sirius accommodation things look interesting too.

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 04-01-2013 06:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mattsudds:
[...] and the proposed newbuild Color Line Sandefjord [...]

And that would be another vessel operating on LNG. Has the yard been announced yet?

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Mattsudds
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posted 04-02-2013 03:10 PM

No sign of a firm order yet. We might hear more when the annual results come out. In the meantime, I wondered whether they might be considering the Berlin and Copenhagen. No new owner for those has come forward yet.

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Ernst
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Member # 5369

posted 06-29-2013 05:13 PM

Stavangerfjord outside Trondheim 22.06.2013 - from facebook

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Mattsudds
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Member # 4324

posted 06-30-2013 04:16 AM

Lovely looking ships apart from that horrible gas venting tower in front of the funnel. What a pity it couldn't be incorporated into the funnel itself - I assume the regulators wouldn't allow that.

The big difference between these ships and Viking Grace is the location of the gas tanks. On Viking Grace they were at the stern, on these ships they are below the car deck. Viking Grace's gas vent is thus able to be arranged to look like an aft mast.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 07-11-2013 04:48 AM

She is really very nice. Here's a whole series of photos of her first arrival at Bergen.

Pam

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PamM
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Member # 2127

posted 07-24-2013 05:11 PM

She seems to be running behind schedule due to the length of time it is taking to refuel. In Norway she is not permitted to have any passengers aboard during refueling, which is of course hampering turnarounds.

Which reminds me - does VIKING GRACE actually run on LNG now? She didn't initially as the terminals were not ready and I don't recall seeing any announcement to say she now was.

Pam

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Funnel
First Class Passenger
Member # 11251

posted 08-10-2013 02:25 PM

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Which reminds me - does VIKING GRACE actually run on LNG now? She didn't initially as the terminals were not ready and I don't recall seeing any announcement to say she now was.
Pam[/QB]

I think she runs on LNG since April.
They use a bunkering vessel for ship to ship bunkering of LNG.

/Erik

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Mattsudds
First Class Passenger
Member # 4324

posted 09-01-2013 04:45 PM

The Norwegian authorities will now allow LNG bunkering whilst passengers are onboard. This will most likely take place a Stavanger where the terminal is adjacent to a Skangas plant. This will end the practice of sending trucks to Denmark with the gas for refuelling.

In the meantime, the engines continue to prove troublesome. Today's trip to Denmark was aborted about an hour into the voyage after problems with the engine software resulted in 2 engines shutting down and the ship being effectively adrift for a couple of hours. The ship returned to Stavanger and Rolls Royce engineers are en route to try to find the problem. In the meantime, Bergensfjord is taking tonight's sailing from Denmark when she would otherwise have laid over.

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