New MOL Ferry units announced for Tomakomai-Oarai route
FerryOn October 21, 2016, Shosen Mitsui Ferry (MOL Ferry) announced that it will launch the SUNFLOWER FURANO and the SUNFLOWER SAPPORO on the Tomakomai-Oarai route in May and August 2017 respectively.
GT: about 14,000gt
LOA: 199.7m
Beam: 27.2m
Speed: 24kts
Passengers: 590
Trucks: about 160
Cars: about 100
Route: Tomakomai-Oarai
'Furano' and 'Sapporo' are place names in Hokkaido.
They are being built at Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU)'s Isogo Works in Yokohama.
© Shippax / Tsuyoshi Ishiyama
okt 24 2016
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