Name Norsky (1999-present) Ordered 1999 | Route Tilbury-Zeebrugge | |
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Owner Bore sky (1999-present) Operator P&O North Sea Ferries (1999-2002)
P&O Ferries (2002–present) Port of registry Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Norsky is a Ro-Ro cargo ferry owned by Bore Sky and operated by P&O Ferries with sister ship MS Norstream on the Tilbury-Zeebrugge route.
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History
The Norsky is one of two Ro-Ro cargo ferries that operates between Tilbury and Zeebrugge. Norsky was completed in May 1999. The purpose of Norsky and its sister ship, Norstream, is to ferry across cars, freight and all sorts of cargo from Tilbury and Zeebrugge several times per day.
Norsky was delivered by Aker Finyards 18 months after the contract was signed, and began service in July 1999 (The construction started in December 1997). Norsky is owned by Bore Sky and has been chartered by P&O Ferries. Both parties had an input in the design of the vessel. The vessel is deployed on P&O's Tilbury to Zeebrugge service.
Design
The Norsky's design is covered well on the website; Norsky- - Ship Technology this is just a small extract.
Norsky contains the equivalent of 2,630 linear [lane] metres on three decks, corresponding to a full load of 210 trailers. Norsky features a split stern ramp and has dispensed with the mezzanine deck sections seen in earlier ships. Cargo access is provided by a MacGregor designed system based on twin, 16-metre-long axial stern ramp/doors at main deck level. The wider starboard ramp caters for traffic to the main and tanktop levels, while the narrower port ramp feeds freight to a fixed ramp leading up to the weather deck. Transfers to the lower hold are by way of a ramp leading down from the aft part of the main deck.