Wallenius Marine, Knud E. Hansen reveal new dual-fuel electric RoRo vessel concept
Sweden’s ship design and management player Wallenius Marine and Danish naval architect company Knud E. Hansen have presented a brand-new design concept for a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel featuring multiple sustainability-oriented features.
The concept, unveiled at a maritime event in Sweden on September 3, builds on the partners’ Sleipner pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) design as well as on the operational data from the two Sleipner units, Way Forward and Future Way. The two ships, the latter of which was christened in September 2024, will operate under charter for Volkswagen Group Logistics.
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Wallenius Marine christens newest Sleipner-class vessel, charting the course toward sustainable transatlantic shipping
According to Wallenius Marine, the new RoRo design, featuring an engine room in the bow, will have a cargo capacity of 2,720 lane meters, equivalent to 181 trailers. The ship is envisaged to possess a length of 170 metres.
As disclosed, the Sleipner RoRo concept enables loading and unloading to
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