Latest addition to Wallenius Lines fleet named at shipyard
Naming ceremony for car carrier at Daewoo


The 8,000 units LCTC (Large Car Truck Carrier) m/v FIDELIO was christened by Ms Chisato Nagatani at a naming ceremony in Yokohama, Japan on September 20.

The vessel is the second in a series of five LCTC’s ordered by Wallenius Lines and built at Daewoo Shipyard and Marine Engineering in Korea. The first, m/v FAUST was delivered in May this year and the remaining three vessels will be delivered in February, August and October 2008.

Having the environment as a top priority, m/v FIDELIO is equipped with a state of the art technology regarding ship design and environmentally friendly alternatives. This regards safety issues, communication equipment and several measures to reduce the environmental impact from ships. For example, the vessel will be equipped with PureBallast, the world’s first IMO approved Ballast Water Treatment system. PureBallast is developed in a joint venture between Wallenius Marine subsidiary Wallenius Water and AlfaLaval. m/v FIDELIO will also be equipped with a “Green Passport”, a "declaration of contents", in which all materials and substances used onboard are listed.

The LCTC (Large Car Truck Carrier) m/v FIDELIO has a capacity of 8,000 cars or a combination of 3,484 cars and 468 buses. With her 227.8 metres this capacity makes m/v FIDELIO and her sistership m/v FAUST the largest registered car carriers in Sweden.

The vessel is built to the highest class of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping with the following designations:
+100 A1 Vehicle Carrier, movable decks, deck No. 1, 3, 5 and 8 strengthened for Roll on Roll off cargo + LMC, UMS and IWS.

Length over all 227.8 m
Beam, moulded 32.26 m
Air draft 51.98 m
Height to upperdeck 34.7 m
Draft, design/max 9.5/11.3 m
Deadweight at maximum draft 30,137 t
Gross Tonnage 71,583
Net Tonnage 33,546
Stern ramp width 9.5 m
Stern ramp height 6.5 m
Stern ramp capacity 240 t
Number of car decks 13 (of which 5 are hoistable)
Capacity deck area 67,300 m2
Capacity of car units* 8,000
Capacity of cars/buses 3,484/468
Engine B&W 7S60MC-C
Basic complement 15
Built 2007, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering,
DSME, Korea
Call sign SLKR
IMO Number 9332937
Flag Swedish
Owner Wallenius Lines AB, Sweden
Operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
* RT 43 units (one RT43 unit = 7.40 m2)