Internal cargo deck on-board the SEAROAD MERSEY II.

Location: Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. | Date: 18/12/2016

Community Open Day

On the 18th of December 2016, from 12.00 noon till 5.00 PM, the freight decks of SEAROAD MERSEY II were open for public access. Thousands of people had arrived at the SeaRoad terminal in East Devonport to explore the new state of the art ship - approximately three thousand people in just the first hour!

Food and beverage stores as well as an ice-cream van were set up at the SeaRoad terminal for the occasion. A free shuttle bus was operating on the day, bringing people to and from the terminal after parking spaces became depleted.

When approaching the new SeaRoad vessel, visitors were presented with the ship’s two access ramps - a narrow ramp on the left that leads to the top weather deck and a wide ramp on the right which gives access to the ship’s two internal cargo decks.

All three cargo decks were completely void - with the exception of four livestock containers at the aft end of the weather deck and two containers (one stacked on top of the other) at the fore end of the internal cargo deck. Being presented with large empty decks gave visitor an impressive visual perception of the size and cargo carrying capabilities of the new ship.

SEAROAD MERSEY II

Type: Roll-on/Roll-off Carrier
IMO: 9745794 | MMSI: 218837000
Owner & Manager: SeaRoad Shipping Pty. Ltd. - Melbourne, Australia
Flag: Australian | Port of Registry: Devonport | Call Sign: VZXL
Country of Build: DEU | Builder: Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG | Location of Yard: Flensburg
Contract Date: 26.05.2014 | Keel Laid: 29.02.2016 | Launch Date: 3.06.2016 | Date of Completion: November 2016
First Commercial Voyage: 14.12.2016
GT: 25,500 | NT: 7,623 | DWT: 8,500
LOA: 181.52 m | LPP: 171.458 m | Bow to Bridge (Length): 99.66 m
Beam: 26.6 m | Depth: 17.6 m | Freeboard: 11.285 m | Draught: 6.315 m
Cargo Type: Containers, trailers, cars and other mobile or wheeled freight.
Cargo Capacity: Trailers: 80 | Cassettes: 70 | Containers: 455 TEU | Reefer Plugs: 150 | Cars & Light Vehicles: 110
Cargo Decks: 3 | Lane Metres: More than 1960 lane metres
Ramps: 2 x stern ramps
Anchor Chain: Length: 605 m | Diameter: 68 mm
Ballast Capacity: 1746.5 m3
Main Engines: 2 x MaK 8M46DF - 7,200 kW each
Auxiliary Engines: 2 x 3,000 kW dual fuel medium speed MaK 6M34DF, 2 x generators at 3,600 kVA each
1 x emergency generator at 1,120 kVA - diesel driven
Primary Fuel: Liquefied Natural Gas [LNG] | Secondary Fuel: Marine Diesel Oil
Propellers: 2 x controllable pitch propellers
Rudders: 2 x twist flow type rudders fitted with Costa bulbs
Thrusters: 2 x 1,000 kW bow thrusters - each with controllable pitch propellers
Speed: 20.5 knots