Croatian yard to build passenger/cargoship for St. Lawrence service

Croatian shipbuilder Kraljevica Shipyard has won a contract from Canada’s Transport Desgagnes to build a 95m combined passenger/vehicle/container vessel for service on the St. Lawrence seaway.

The newbuilding will be able to carry 380 passengers, as well as an assortment of break-bulk, containerised and ro-ro cargoes, on a weekly service linking 22 ports. Propulsion will come from a diesel-electric propulsion system consisting of four nine-cylinder Wartsila 20CR diesel generators.

When delivered in 2011 the Croatian newbuilding will replace the Canadian operator’s 1974-built 69.5m Nordik Express, which can carry 268 passengers. Sphere: Related Content