MS Bergensfjord (2013)

For other ships with the same name, see Bergensfjord (ship).
MS Bergensfjord
History
NameBergensfjord
OwnerFjord Skibsholding IV A/S
OperatorFjord Line
Port of registryHirtshals  Denmark
Ordered17 March 2010
BuilderStocznia Gdansk, Bergen Group Fosen
Yard number88
Laid down27 May 2011
Launched1 March 2013
Acquired3 February 2014
In serviceApril 2014
Out of serviceFebruary to June 2023
Identification
StatusIn Service
General characteristics
TypeCruiseferry
Tonnage31,678 GT
Length170 m (560 ft)
Beam27.5 m (90 ft)
Draught6.35 m (20.8 ft)
Decks10
PropulsionLNG/MGO
Speed21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Capacity1,500 passengers, 600 vehicles.
Crew70-100

MS Bergensfjord is a cruise ferry owned and operated by the Norwegian ferry operator, Fjord Line who use her on their Hirtshals - Langesund route. The ship was ordered in March 2010, launched in March 2013 and then delivered to Fjord Line on 3 February 2014, Bergensfjord is the sister of the 2013 built Stavangerfjord. Like her sister, she ran exclusively on liquefied natural gas[1] from 2013 to 2022, when the 2021–2023 global energy crisis increased LNG price to uneconomic levels, and Fjord decided to replace the LNG-only engines with dual-fuel engines.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Fjord Line ferries: 100% LNG". Fleets and Fuels. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. ^ Bankes-Hughes, Lesley. "EUROPE: Fjord Line switching LNG-fuelled vessels to dual fuel engines". Bunkerspot - Independent Intelligence for the Global Bunker Industry.