The TT-Line ferry company is taking further steps to improve its environmental footprint. At the beginning of 2018, the MS Peter Pan will be extended in the Bremerhaven shipyard German Drydocks (GDD) by about 30 meters, to a total length of 220 meters. As a result, the cargo and vehicle capacity grows by almost 25 percent to 3,000 load meters. The Ro-Pax ferry was put into in 2001 and currently offers a loading capacity of 2,600 loading meters (169 trailers).
The Swedish-flagged MS Peter Pan is one of the most eco-friendly ferries thanks to its diesel-electric POD drive. During its approximately two-months stay in the shipyard, the ship will also receive a new, flow-optimised and fuel-efficient bulbous bow. After the conversion, the MS Peter Pan continues to operate in the TT-Line route network.
This investment will not only provide customers with short-term additional transport capacity on direct lines to and from Sweden, but also the emissions balance of the already environmentally friendly fleet will improve even further, explains Managing Director Hanns Heinrich Conzen. The new bulbous bow and higher capacity reduce emissions per transported cargo unit by up to 25 percent.
TT-Line, headquartered in Lübeck-Travemünde, offers the densest route network of direct links to southern Sweden. With up to 23 departures a day, the ferry company links the German Baltic ports Travemünde and Rostock, and the Polish port of Świnoujście with the southern Swedish transport hub of Trelleborg. With the start of the summer holiday season on 24 June 2017, TT-Line launched an additional ferry service between Świnoujście and Roenne, the main port of the Danish Baltic Sea island of Bornholm. With annual sales of around EUR 160 million euros, the shipping company is the market leader in passenger and freight transport between Germany and Sweden. The link between the two countries has been operated since 1962.
