The demanding task was to develop a design capable to operate year-round in the harsh environment with high capacity and good ice-going capabilities with excellent manoeuvrability in limited harbours. Limited main dimensions due to harbour restrictions led to demanding design task, short and full hull was required with good performance and adequate course stability. Hull form incorporates special type of bulbous bow for open water and ice operations, streamlined bow to reduce wave making, smooth transition areas, long centre skeg in the aft ship to improve course stability.

Two azimuthing propulsion units (Z-drives) and two bow thrusters give excellent handling capabilities for the vessel against heavy winds in narrow and congested routes and harbours.

Deltamarin was selected by the Owner to develop the Tender package for international yard tendering. After detail yard evaluations Kraljevica Shipyard in Croatia was selected as the builder. Final contract design was developed together with model testing of the hull form and propulsion arrangement. Extensive use of Computer Fluid Dynamics (CFD) optimisation with model tests resulted at the end in better results than expected.

The design is tailor-made for the route and local demands offering high capacity with limited length and draught. The northern conditions were taken into account by optimising the hull form for speed, manoeuvrability and course stability in shallow water and ice.

Deltamarin Group will continue the newbuilding project with Basic and Detail Design packages for the Kraljevica Shipyard thus ensuring seamless design continuation and faster delivery time.

Ship main dimensions:

• Length overall: 95,10 m
  
• Breadth: 19,35 m
  
• Draught, design: 4,42 m
  
• Speed, service: 15,0 kn.
  
• Passengers: 381
  
• Passenger cabins: 63
  
• Containers: 125 TEU
  
• Ice class: 1A

For further information please contact:

Mika Laurilehto
Managing Director
Tel. +358 400 833 620, mika.laurilehto@deltamarin.com

Deltamarin Group

Deltamarin Group provides services for shipping, shipbuilding, naval, marine and offshore industry worldwide. The services cover the entire field of engineering from feasibility studies through concept development, FEED and basic design up to complete engineering and contracting packages, including site supervision. Deltamarin employs more than 420 designers in its own and partly owned companies in Western Europe, Russia and China.