hhvferry Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) There's no real need for DFDS to want to claim the BDS back. The owners of the Regina Seaways don't have any use for her other than seeking another charter party so if the two ships are really transactionally related in this way both charters can be extended for as long as everyone is happy with the status quo. Or BF could take the Regina Seaways as a replacement on charter for themselves Edited January 10, 2019 by hhvferry Link to post Share on other sites
David Williams Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Stena are still showing the BF ships being delivered in 2020 and 2021 https://www.stenaroro.com/what-we-offer/fleet-list/ Link to post Share on other sites
jonno Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 2 hours ago, hhvferry said: There's no real need for DFDS to want to claim the BDS back. The owners of the Regina Seaways don't have any use for her other than seeking another charter party so if the two ships are really transactionally related in this way both charters can be extended for as long as everyone is happy with the status quo. Or BF could take the Regina Seaways as a replacement on charter for themselves Yes but you know it doesn't work that way, there's always a reason. Why charter out Cotentin only to bring in Etretat or why build a ship for a route which has just had both vessels future proofed when there's another further along the coast in greater need of replacement? I never understood why DFDS made noise to have her back a year early or why they let her go in the first place. They could have just returned Regina Seaways in the first instance and as you say BF may well have chartered her from Grimaldi until whenever, there's not much difference between them. Adria have just proved that charters can be easily cancelled, before the ink had dried on the paperwork to keep Egeria for another 12 months they prepared her to go back to Stena RoRo as they bought California Star. Link to post Share on other sites
TonyMWeaver Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) The float-out of the 1st E-Flexer will take place on Wednesday January 16th at 07:30 am (CET), Stena Line will broadcast the launching ceremony live from AVIC Weihai Shipyard on their Linkedin page. https://www.linkedin.com/company/stena-line/ Edited January 14, 2019 by TonyMWeaver Link to post Share on other sites
TonyMWeaver Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 The launching of the 1st E-Flexer this morning which Stena have named 'Stena Estrid'. http://play.yunxi.tv/livestream/flash?id=e10124545fcd4675a6d8210f111a365d 2 Link to post Share on other sites
David Williams Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, TonyMWeaver said: The launching of the 1st E-Flexer this morning which Stena have named 'Stena Estrid'. http://play.yunxi.tv/livestream/flash?id=e10124545fcd4675a6d8210f111a365d Not a lot of drama when launching means letting the water go into a dry dock. The ship next too it looks well advanced as well. Edited January 16, 2019 by David Williams Link to post Share on other sites
TonyMWeaver Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 minute ago, David Williams said: Not a lot of drama when launching means letting the water go into a dry dock. Yeah, I was quite disappointed in this launch. Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan_H Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 What does ‘Estrid’ mean? Has it any connection to the route deployment? Link to post Share on other sites
Cabin-boy Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Ryan_H said: What does ‘Estrid’ mean? Has it any connection to the route deployment? This might help : https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrid&ved=2ahUKEwiZk77pj_LfAhVSKBoKHTAjCBcQFjAWegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw1VylU8xZb5voEFV8kOoWqJ Ed 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hf_uk Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Silly name, and slightly draggy video. However - some great stills to be captured towards the end. Second flexer being built next to it I imagine, and then number 3 is for BF?! Link to post Share on other sites
hf_uk Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Also from those bow views towards the end - you really can notice the difference in her breadth can't you. 5 meters narrower than Honfleur... Link to post Share on other sites
neilcvx Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, hf_uk said: Silly name, and slightly draggy video. However - some great stills to be captured towards the end. Second flexer being built next to it I imagine, and then number 3 is for BF?! It’s not a silly name if you’re Swedish . 2 Link to post Share on other sites
hf_uk Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 22 minutes ago, Cabin-boy said: This might help : https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrid&ved=2ahUKEwiZk77pj_LfAhVSKBoKHTAjCBcQFjAWegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw1VylU8xZb5voEFV8kOoWqJ Ed I thought she was doing Dublin - Holyhead. Therefore I was expecting something like" MV Lepricorny Irish Mc Seaface"? 😮 Link to post Share on other sites
Cabin-boy Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, neilcvx said: It’s not a silly name if you’re Swedish . There are plenty of sillier Swedish names. But IKEA seems to have a monopoly on those. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://flavorwire.com/225706/the-most-ridiculous-ikea-product-names-and-what-they-mean&ved=2ahUKEwjjgKTnmPLfAhWvxIUKHZhcB7wQFjAQegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw3QOhIR3oQM4syXnw7vQPT- Ed Edited January 16, 2019 by Cabin-boy Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan_H Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I like the name and the connotations behind it, but isn’t this ship destined for Birkenhead/Belfast? Link to post Share on other sites
cvabishop Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Ugly beast! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
GeoffHamer Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 The first ship is for Holyhead-Dublin where Stena's present ships, the "Adventurer" and "Superfast X" don't have names with local connections. The new ships are supposed to be flexible so would not have names tied to a specific route, and I guess the name begins "STENA E" because they are referred to as "E-flexers". 2 Link to post Share on other sites
jonno Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 3 hours ago, hf_uk said: Second flexer being built next to it I imagine, and then number 3 is for BF?! No the third one, out of shot as the dock is a bit further over to the right, already being built is for Stena too. They'll begin laying the keel for Galicia once Estrid's dock is drained later today. Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 hours ago, hf_uk said: I thought she was doing Dublin - Holyhead. Therefore I was expecting something like" MV Lepricorny Irish Mc Seaface"? 😮 Stupid comment , reminds me of the days of the Irish / Paddy jokes . 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hf_uk Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 It's mid-January, and that was clearly tongue-in-cheek. Come on 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Well she's also sailing Holyhead to Dublin so why not a name with a Welsh slur in it . Or was it you just an Irish one was the only thing to come to mind . 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
neilcvx Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Apparently there’s a photo of Galicia in there somewhere. https://www.shippax.com/en/news/its-stena-estrid.aspx Link to post Share on other sites
Aiden Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 There is an artists impression to o Link to post Share on other sites
colin Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 5 hours ago, neilcvx said: Apparently there’s a photo of Galicia in there somewhere. https://www.shippax.com/en/news/its-stena-estrid.aspx Yes hard to understand where the keel has been laid. One would have thought that it would be next to the dock that vessel #1 is in but looks like it is beside the dock of vessel #2? Then again 63 is afloat 64 presumably in build, and hull 3 is 67. No capisce! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hf_uk Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 But as I said before - presumably the BF charter is next? The one in the right of that video is almost done - so surely construction of Galacia must start soon? Link to post Share on other sites
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