Reborn FSG Shipyard restarts work on delayed SeaRoad Ro-Ro ferry

With a joint signal from SeaRoad Logistics and FSG Shipyard management, the steel cutting of the C57 module from section 43, the weather deck 23 metres above the keel, ceremonially kickstarted the second attempt at construction of SeaRoad's delayed Ro-Ro ferry.

For FSG Shipyard, the former, troubled, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, the moment represented a rebirth following the insolvency of parent group FSG-Nobiskrug earlier this year, and its takeover by the Heinrich Rönner Group.

"We are officially restarting work on the construction of the LNG-powered Ro-Ro ferry for SeaRoad," said FSG.

"This steel cut is more than just a start for Project 784, it is also the signal for the re-launch of the new FSG. The resumption of the project is a significant moment for us and shows that Flensburg still has a future in the shipbuilding industry."

The contracted Ro-Ro ferry, with a length of 210 metres and a beam of 29.30 metres, is scheduled for delivery to SeaRoad in the third quarter of 2026.

It will have 3,722 lane metres available for the carriage of trailers and freight units, plus capacity for 101 cars, for a total of 4,227 lane metres.

A special requirement for the vessel was the capability to transport heavy cargo with unit weights of up to 100 tonnes.