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In the Shipyard

From Design to Delivery livery in March and June 2029 respectively, with optional ves- 2+4: 2+4: sels delivered at three-month intervals thereafter.

The ships will be built at China Merchants Industry (CMI)

Next-Gen RoRo VesselsNext-Gen RoRo Vessels

Weihai Shipyard, extending a decade-long partnership be- tween Stena RoRo and China Merchants Industry has so far resulted in 17 vessels ordered. The cooperation began in 2016 with an order for four E-Flexer RoPax vessels and has since grown to a total of 15 vessels, 12 of which have already been delivered. In addition, two RoRo vessels of the Stena New-

Max concept have been delivered.

STENA C-FLEXER

MAIN PARTICULARS

The new C-Flexer design offers a high degree of ? exibility,

Length: 200 m enabling Stena RoRo to provide customers with vessels tai-

Beam: 31 m

Dwt: about 15.000 ton lored to their speci? c operational needs. A highly developed

Draft: 7.5 m hullform, multi-fuel engines and a scalable battery-hybrid

Speed: 21 knots

Lm: 3-deck version: 3.400 lane meters system ensures that the vessels are future-proofed and can be

Lm: 4-deck version: 4.750 lane meters

Peter Mild progressively “greened” in line with both technological ad-

Stena RoRo placed an order for a new generation of RoRo vances and regulatory developments.

vessels comprising two ? rm vessels of the C-Flexer type with “In the future the C-Flexer will be able to operate entirely on options for an additional four, vessels developed by Stena RoRo batteries. Until then, the installed diesel-battery hybrid system and Italian design company NAOS Ship and Boat Design. will provide the necessary ? exibility and redundancy for many

The ? rst two C-Flexer RoRo vessels are scheduled for de- years to come,” said Per Westling, CEO of Stena RoRo AB.

CMA CGM Monte Cristo

CMA CGM’s Monte Cristo was set to enter commercial service on January 29, 2026 in Ningbo, on the BEX2 – Phoe- nician Express service. This ship is signi? cant, as it’s the 400th owned vessel for CMA CGM and the ? rst in a series of six methanol container ships. Globally, the group has a ? eet of more than 650 vessels worldwide. CMA CGM Monte

Cristo has a maximum capacity of 16,204 TEU, including around 1,000 reefer plugs, and measures 366 meters in length and 51 meters in beam. The vessel will sail under the Maltese ? ag. The vessel has a crew of 23 seafarers and is under the command of Captain Predrag Vojvodic. It meets high standards in terms of safety, comfort and accommodation. The CMA

CGM MONTE CRISTO becomes the 11th methanol container ship in the CMA CGM ? eet, out of a total of 24 such vessels on order. Committed to achieving Net Zero Carbon by 2050, the CMA CGM Group is deploying the best avail- able solutions to reduce the environmental footprint of maritime transport and logistics. The Group is preparing to op- erate, by 2031, around 200 dual-fuel LNG and methanol container ships, that can be powered with low-carbon energy.

Built at DSIC Tianjin Shipyard, the v held its naming ceremony on 21 January 2026 in Tianjin, with Liu Liping,

Deputy General Manager of EPPEN BIOTECH, as godmother.

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