Tasmanian shipping and logistics company SeaRoad held a keel-laying ceremony at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) shipyard on February 27 for its newbuild ro-ro vessel SeaRoad I.

SeaRoad I

Image source: SeaRoad

“SeaRoad looks forward to progressing the building process in partnership with FSG and seeing our newest vessel take shape on the slipway,” said SeaRoad executive chairman, Chas Kelly. The first module, weighing more than 154 tonnes, was lowered by crane onto the blocks at the ceremony, and a coin was placed under the keel for good fortune.

The new 210 m -long vessel will join SeaRoad Mersey II and replace SeaRoad’s charter vessel, Liekut, to operate between Melbourne and Devonport from the second quarter of 2024.

With a width of 29.3 m, SeaRoad I will have capability to transport cargo with a unit weight of up to 100 tonnes. It will feature the latest technology, including LNG propulsion systems.

SeaRoad Executive Chairman Chas Kelly hammers nails into keel plate with SeaRoad Chief Operating Officer Patrick Guarino (1)

Image source: SeaRoad; SeaRoad executive chairman Chas Kelly hammers nails into keel plate with SeaRoad coo Patrick Guarino

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