New Danish ferry tested in Bangladesh
The next Hundested - Rørvig ferry, which is being completed at a shipyard in Bangladesh, has been out on its first short sea trial on a river. When the ferry is finished it will be shipped to Denmark as a heavy-lift.
"We have been told that it's gone really well. It was not a long trip. It has been out in the middle of the river and sailed at full speed for 10 minutes, where there have been made some measurements", says Director of Hundested Rørvig Ferry, Bo Andersen.
The real test sail, which includes sailed for four hours at full speed, is yet to come.
"From 31 January to 5th February, three experts from the Danish Maritime Authority will come - a navigator, an expert in machinery and an expert in shipbuilding. They will in particular look on the structure, alarm and emergency system. Then we would like to be there. We are obviously excited that everything is as it should be", says Bo Andersen.
Originally it was thought that the newly built ferry had to sail from Bangladesh to its new home at Isefjord when it was finally approved.
"There will probably be too many requirements to meet and permissions to be granted. Instead we choose a heavy lift transport. We are in dialogue with several shipping companies", says the director.
The plan is that the new ferry will be inserted on the crossing between Hundested - Rørvig by the 1st of July.
Source: Frederiksværk & Hasnæs Posten
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