Another Norwegian ferry sold to foreign owners, said to be bound for Canada:
Before going there she will undergo major upgrade and refurbishment at Fiskerstrand Shipyard:
From the Facebook pages of Fiskerstrand Shipyard:
The ferry âKvernsundâ is to undergo an extensive upgrade and rebuild which requires it to stand dry for a long time, and will therefore be put on a barge for a period. Our skilled crew has therefore carried out a precision docking where first barges were docked: t
Then the ferry towed into the dock and positioned over the barges:
The dock was de-ballasted and the barges pumped dry:
The dock was ballsted down and the barges refloated with the ferry firmly supported on deck:
All photos: Fiskerstrand Shipyard
Britannia Rule the Waves!!
Just indicative of the baffling level of incompetence of shoreside management.
The glory days of British shipping and shipbuilding are over, as you well know.
The management of P&O Ferries bungled this situation last year :
PS> P&O Ferries and P&O Maritime Logistics are now owned by DP World, Dubai.
Others have problems with their cross channel ferries as well:
Itâs not just the Merchant Navy that is let down by shoresiders:
The Type 45 engine problems â itâs not the Royal Navyâs fault (ukdefencejournal.org.uk)
Generally, itâs not the seafarers that let the side down, itâs the idiots in charge.
More and more diesel and LNG powered ferries are becoming surplus to requirements in Norway.
All new ferry route concessions call for âzero emissionâ ferries, therefore even newer ferries are becoming available for sale, or being converted to meet the new requirement.
Here is the Diesel/Electric MF Melshorn, blt.at Fiskerstrand 1999.
Presently laid up in SandnessjĂžen:
Photo: olajooh, via NSF
MELSHORN
Specifications:
Vessel Name : MELSHORN
Vessel type : Ferries
Call Sign : LLAG
Year of construction : 1999
IMO number : 9210610
Primary route: 907 F - Bognes-Skarberget
Vessel info
Gross tonnage : 2299
Greatest length : 112,00
Propulsion effect : 2560 kW
Trade cert.: Area 2
Number of passengers : 299
PBE/PBE and VTE : 120/57 and 10
Greatest draft : 3,10
Presentation as new:
Ferry P&O PIONEER making a quick stop in Gibraltar for stores before continuing on her maiden voyage to UK. Photo: Daniel Ferro ©
35 years old car ferry Rauma has finally left Bergen and are on her way to Mexico:
She was sold from Fjord1 to a Mexican company two years ago but laid up in Kristiansund until last Sept., when it set a course for Mexico:
PS> She is now in Eemshaven, the Netherlands:
Senior moments occur for people of all ages:
Car ferries in Norway has changed a lot over the years. Here is an example of three generations of ferries in traffic seen from FestĂžya ferry wharf this last Tuesday:
MF Stordal, blt. 1979:
She got a spring in her steps.
MF Ullensvang, blt. 1986:
Flat as a plank
Electric ferry FestĂžya, blt. 2018:
Hanging with her head (in both ends)
Photos: olajooh via NSF
Is the electric ferry sitting on a rock, amidships?
Otherwise, she is just an optical pollution; against this, even a PCTC is a cute boat.
Must be a bit of optical illusion, combined with a rather silly paint scheme.
She was delivered from the builders in June 2019:
MF FestĂžya - Specs:
Yes, that is what I thought, too.
Like the camouflage paint on WW1 ships, where a heavy cruiser should look as a small patrol boatâŠ
It looks like Norled is going for silly paint scheme for their new ferries:
Norledâs MF Hydra wins Ship of the Year - CapMan
If you are planning a car trip in Norway, especially in Western and/or Northern Norway it would be a good idea to get up to speed on how the ferries operate. (There are over 130 different ferry crossings)
Here is a video to help you get ahead of the game:
PS> Cash is hardly used in Norway so payment is by âAutopassâ on most ferries crossings.
(As is all toll roads and most parking lots):
https://www.autopass.no/visitors-payment