MS Bergensfjord is a cruise ferry owned and operated by the Norwegian ferry operator, Fjord Line who use her on their Hirtshals - Langesund route. The ship was ordered in March 2010, launched in March 2013 and then delivered to Fjord Line on 3 February 2014, Bergensfjord is the sister of the 2013 built Stavangerfjord. Like her sister, she ran exclusively on liquefied natural gas[1] from 2013 to 2022, when the 2021–2023 global energy crisis increased LNG price to uneconomic levels, and Fjord decided to replace the LNG-only engines with dual-fuel engines.[2]
.jpg) MS Bergensfjord
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| History | |
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| Name | Bergensfjord |
| Owner | Fjord Skibsholding IV A/S |
| Operator | Fjord Line |
| Port of registry | Hirtshals  Denmark |
| Ordered | 17 March 2010 |
| Builder | Stocznia Gdansk, Bergen Group Fosen |
| Yard number | 88 |
| Laid down | 27 May 2011 |
| Launched | 1 March 2013 |
| Acquired | 3 February 2014 |
| In service | April 2014 |
| Out of service | February to June 2023 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruiseferry |
| Tonnage | 31,678 GT |
| Length | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Beam | 27.5 m (90 ft) |
| Draught | 6.35 m (20.8 ft) |
| Decks | 10 |
| Propulsion | LNG/MGO |
| Speed | 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
| Capacity | 1,500 passengers, 600 vehicles. |
| Crew | 70-100 |
References edit
- ^ "Fjord Line ferries: 100% LNG". Fleets and Fuels. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ Bankes-Hughes, Lesley. "EUROPE: Fjord Line switching LNG-fuelled vessels to dual fuel engines". Bunkerspot - Independent Intelligence for the Global Bunker Industry.