User:Wujek Gem/Varsovia
| Class overview | |
| Builders | Cantiere Navale Visentini, Donada, Italy |
|---|---|
| Operators | Polferries (2024-present) |
| History | |
| Owner | Polferries, charter (2024-present) |
| Route | Świnoujście-Ystad |
| Maiden voyage | 27 July 2024 |
| Homeport | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Identification | IMO: 9990480
MMSI: 210174000 Call sign: 5BKT6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 41,878 GT 24,952 NT |
| Length | 216,2 m |
| Beam | 28,2 m |
| Draught | 6,70 m |
| Capacity | 976 passengers + 24 crew member |
MF Varsovia - a ro-pax ferry was built in the Italian shipyard Cantiere Navale Visentini[1], and since 2024[2] it has been operating in the Polferries fleet[1]. The bareboat charter contract has been extended and announced in summer 2022. The Polish shipowner will rent the ship for a period of 10 years, with priority purchase after 6 years of use. The agreement was extended and announced in the summer of 2022[3].
On board the MF Varsovia there are 230 cabins of various standards, a catering area with a bar and a restaurant, a shop and an entertainment space[1]. The ship is equipped with CCTV cameras, a television system, a LAN network and Internet connections[4]. The ferry can take about 140 trucks and about 200 passenger cars[5].
It is the largest ferry with the longest Ro-Ro line[6], ever to operate in the Polferries fleet and the first completely new ship in over 20 years[1].
Technical Specifications
[edit]- Ro-Ro Cargo line length: 2,875 LM + 200 cars[1]
- Passangers cabins :230 4-person cabin,920 sleeping berths[1]
- Airline seats: 107[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Prom Varsovia | Polferries", polferries.pl
- ^ "VARSOVIA, Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship - Dane statku i aktualna pozycja - IMO 9990480 - VesselFinder", www.vesselfinder.com
- ^ LEW, "Varsovia, nowy prom PŻB wpłynął w poniedziałek rano do portu w Ystad | PortalMorski.pl", www.portalmorski.pl (in Polish)
- ^ Łukasz Kuś (2024-01-15), "Nowy prom Polferries będzie się nazywał „Varsovia"", intermodalnews.pl (in Polish)
- ^ Mariusz Dasiewicz (2024-01-11), "Prom Varsovia – nowa perła w koronie Polferries", Portal Stoczniowy (in Polish)
- ^ "Piotr Redmerski: 27 lipca nasz nowy prom Varsovia wchodzi na linię - Telewizja Polska SA". www.tvp.pl. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
[[Category:Ferries of Poland]] [[Category:Ferry transport]]