North Sea ferry Stena Foreteller recently returned to service on the Rotterdam-Immingham route following a major rebuild and renovation project, including an additional new cargo deck providing a 30% increase in capacity.
Stena RoRo undertook the work at CMI Jinling in Weihai, China, where the vessel was fitted with a fourth vehicle deck on top of the existing three, increasing freight capacity from 3,000 to 4,000 lane metres.
The vessel has also been equipped with a shore power connection system, which will reduce CO2 emissions while in port. Due to the additional deck, the wind exposed area has increased, placing greater demands on the vessel’s manoeuvrability and mooring. As a result, the bow thrusters have been upgraded for increased capacity, and additional mooring winches have been installed.
Furthermore, minor repairs and preventive maintenance have been carried out, and some onboard systems have been upgraded to newer versions. As part of the rebuild, Stena Line has also repainted the vessel.
Stena Forerunner, the sister ship of Stena Foreteller, will undergo the same rebuild starting at the end of summer.
