MV Stena Transporter
© Carsten Dettmer (Hoek Van Holland, 14/06/2017)
Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 2011 by Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (SHI), Geoje, South Korea (Yard No 1807) as a Roll-On/Roll-Off Cargo ferry for Stena Roro Ab, Gothenburg, Sweden
Technical Data
- Length: 212.0 m (overall) 194.80 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 26.70 m
- Depth: 9.30 m
- Draught: 6.30 m (max)
- Tonnage: 33690 gross/17330 net/8423t deadweight (summer)
- Engines: 2 x MAN-B&W-STX 9L48/60B – 4 stroke single acting 9 cylinder 480 x 600 mm combustion engines
- Power: 21600 kW/29376 bHP
- Speed: 22.0 knots
- Capacity: 300 passengers/4057 lane metres
- Call Sign: PCIY
- MMSI Number: 246762000
- IMO Number: 9469376
- Port of Registry: London/United Kingdom 🇬🇧, Hoek Van Holland/The Netherlands 🇳🇱
- Sister Ships: Stena Transit (1808)
Current AIS Location
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History
March 22nd 2010: Keel struck.
June 19th 2010: Launched.
January 18th 2011: Completed and delivered to Katrine Leasing Ltd (Stena Roro Ab Gothenburg). Management Stena Line BV Hoek van Holland, Holland.
February 9th 2011: Arrived in Cape Town for bunkers.
February 23rd 2011: Arrived Hoek Van Holland.
March 1st 2011: Commenced services between Hoek Van Holland – Killingholme.
© Simonwp (Hoek Van Holland, 01/09/2011)
© Dirk Jankowsky (Hoek Van Holland, 02/06/2011)
© Andreas Wörteler (Rotterdam, 20/05/2012)
2013: Registered owner: Stena North Sea Ltd
February/March 2016: Retrofitted with Wärtsilä in-line closed-loop exhaust gas cleaning solutions (“scrubbers”) at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam.
© Willem Oldenburg (Amsterdam, 02/03/2016)
October 2016 – November 2016: Services between Hoek Van Holland – Harwich.
© Pieter Inpyn (Hoek Van Holland, 29/10/2018)
March 26th 2020: Registered owner; Stolt Cyprus 5 Co Ltd (Care of Stena Line BV)
January 2021: Continues to maintain services between Hoek Van Holland – Killingholme.
© Erwin Willemse (Rotterdam-Maasvlakte, 02/01/2021)
March 14th 2021 – March 25th 2021: Refit at at Damen Schiedam.
© Rob De Visser (26/03/2021)
© Hannes van Rijn (Rotterdam-Maasvlakte, 03/04/2021 (Left) 07/11/2021 (Right))
May 2023: Continues service Hoek Van Holland – Killingholme.
🆕© Pieter Inpyn (Hoek Van Holland, 17/06/2023)
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: Carsten Dettmer, Dirk Jankowsky, Aleksi Lindström, Willem Oldenburg, Pieter Inpyn, Simonwp, Erwin Willemse, Hannes van Rijn, Rob De Visser and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
