Baltic Ferry – Second of Two for Scandlines – Launched

P+S Shipyard in Stralsund, Germany, launches 'Copenhagen', second of two ferries for Scandlines' Baltic route

At a speed of two meters a minute the new ferry for Scandlines' Gernany – Danish operation was rolled out of the buiding hanger the 400 meters to the lift, and thence placed in the outfitting dock.

The first ferry, "Berlin", and the "Copenhagen" (to be jointly christened later) will operate the route from Rostock-Gedser later this year, and will double existing capacity.

These ferries can carry approximately 480 cars or 96 trucks and up to 1,500 passengers.

With the naming of the new buildings Scandlines emphasizes the growing importance of the Berlin-Copenhagen route for tourism and economic cooperation between Germany and Scandinavia.

Scandlines invested almost  230 million Euros in these two new ships as well as the expansion of the ports of Rostock and Gedser.

The new ferries are built for speed, service and innovation say the owners: The development of a wedge-shaped hull was a special and timeless design. The vertical surface slope and the large glass windows of the passenger decks with rounded corner windows give light and dynamics of the ferry. On board there will be a choice of dining establishments and shops for the Wohlder crossing.

P+S Shipyards will soon have a full order book. They say they have total contracted orders in hand value one billion Euros and the yard will reach it's maximum capacity next year.