A recently formalised Greek commitment to Stena RoRo’s E-Flexer concept has given extra dimension to one of the industry’s most extensive ro-pax newbuild series projects to date and has demonstrated the ever-widening market reach of the design involved.

The new deal takes the tally of confirmed orders to 15, and shipbuilding contractor CMI Jinling Weihai(formerly AVIC Weihai) has duly delivered 10 of the vessels so far. The business transacted by Stena RoRo involves established operators in commercially and geographically disparate spheres of the ferry business, including the Irish Sea, the eastern Channel, the western Channel and Anglo-Spanish traffic, the Canadian east coast, western Mediterranean and the Adriatic. The application of a core design to service areas and regions entailing substantially different sea conditions and scheduling demands speaks further to its adaptability.

While five of the ships booked to date have been enrolled into the short-sea network maintained by Stena RoRo’s sister company Stena Line, 10 have been fixed on a long-term basis to other, high-profile players.