MV Finneco III
© Marcus S (Travemunde,12/06/2023)
Steel twin screw “Eco-Class” motor vessel built in 2022 by Nanjing Jinling Shipyard, Nanjing, China.(Yard No JLZ8180409) as a Ro-Ro ship.
Technical Data
- Length: 238 m (overall) 229.75 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 34 m
- Depth: 9.3 m
- Draught: 7.3 m
- Tonnage: 60515 gross/ net/17309t deadweight
- Engines: 2 x MAN B&W 9S50ME-C9,6 two-stroke diesels
- Power: 25560 kW/HP
- Speed: 20.8 knots
- Capacity: 5800.lane meters & 5,600m2 of car decks & about 300 TEU on weather deck
- Call Sign: OJTQ
- MMSI Number: 230700000
- IMO Number: 9856854
- RI Number: 97933
- Port of Registry: Helsinki/Finland 🇫🇮
- Sister-Ship: Finneco I (JLZ8180407), Finneco II (JLZ818408)
Current AIS Location
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History
The third of three Knud E. Hansen designed Eco-Class Ro/Ro vessels ordered by Finnlines Plc
November 23rd 2020: Keel laid.
November 22nd 2021: Launched.
Finnlines Plc
June 6th 2022: Delivered to Finnlines Plc, Helsingfors, Finland.
July 19th 2022: Arrived Zeebrugge.
July 2022: Finnlines services Spain – Belgium – Germany – Finland.
© Prieto (Santander, 09/05/2023)
© Gerolf Drebes (Vlissingen, 06/08/2022)
© Tim Becker (Travemunde, 03/08/2022)
© Tim Becker (Travemunde, 13/01/2024)
September 23rd 2024: To be one of the three Finn Eco-class vessels which will operate the weekly service between the London Medway Port, Sheerness and Finland, with onward connections to Belgium and Spain.
All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Tim Becker, Gerolf Drebes, Prieto and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.
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