CFF SEINE sold by Clarkson Ferries
1984-built ferry finds yet another owner in her long and varied career...



 

The Board of Clarkson PLC ('Clarkson') recently announced the sale of its freight ferry, the CFF Seine, which currently operates in the Irish Sea.

The ferry, part of Clarkson's non-core logistics business, has been sold to Express Shipping A/S for a cash consideration of €5.4 million (£3.8 million).

The sale is expected to complete by early December and the proceeds will be reinvested in Clarkson's core business.

The CCF SEINE has had a chequered ( bewildering! ) career since she was built in 1984 as the BALDER FJORD

Since then she has had many registered owners and managers and name changes. Latterly, in the past few years, she was managed by Harrisons (Clyde) then ASP Shipmanagement (both based in Glasgow) and been chartered in the recent years by an even greater variety of ferry companies: Channel Freight Ferries; Isle of Man Steam Packet Company; Cobelfret Ferries; Ferryways.and finally Norfolkline on the Heysham-Belfast route.


Vessel specifications
LOA: 121.48 metres
Length BP: 111.18 metres
Beam: 21 metres
Draft (max): 5.316 metres
DWT: 4,830 metric tonnes
GT: 9,071 tonnes
Speed: 14.5 knots
Main Engines: 2 x Krupp MaK 9M 453AK
Output: 2 X 3600 kW @ 600rpm
Lane Meters: 1,250
Lane Width: 2.70-2.75 metres
Free Height: max 6.2m
Passengers Capacity: 12
Cabins: 6 x 2 berth
Cars: 44
Classification: Germanischer Lloyd