H/S/F Superfast X

H/S/F SUPERFAST X

Photo © Johnny Jorissen, Zeebrugge, 29/09/04

Ship	Superfast X (2002)	Building Spec.	2002 at HDW yards, Kiel, Germany N° 360
Call Sign	SVCE	IMO Number	9211511
GRT	30.285	DWT	5.525
Dimensions	203,9 x 25 x 6,5	Engines	4 Wartsila – Sulzer, 47.999 kW
Speed	27,1 knots, max 30,4	Passengers	717
Beds	626 in 179 cabins	Cars	900
Lane Metres	1.908	Sister Ships	Superfast VI Superfast VIII Superfast IX
Registry Port	Piraeus	Flag	Greek
Former Owners		Former Names
New Owners		New Names
Line	Zeebrugge - Rosyth

Delivered to Superfast Ferries as the last of six ferries ordered to HDW yards, was taken over in March. Ordered for the Germany – Sweden service, was instead put on the new link Zeebrugge – Rosyth, the first service which links directly Scotland and Europe. This link is very useful, as it permits to the travellers to avoid driving to Hull or Newcastle, the hystoric ports of Benelux – United Kingdom service. Although tourists seem to prefer Siperfast to P&O anf their fabulous ferries “Pride of Rotterdam” and “Pride of Hull”; another time the freight traffic is faithful to English ports, and often we hear some rumours about Superfast’s unsatisfaction of commercial figures; consequently is also often hypothized of a new deployment of this pair of sisters, one of these also on Venice – Greece line which was abandoned in 2003 by Blue Star Ferries. On January 2004 the ferry was refitted at Fosen yard, where some reclining seats were added and the passenger capacity rose from 626 to 717.

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