Completed Fin stabilizer Retrofit installation for Cyclades Fast Ferries Shipping Company and Stena RoRo

Tokyo, Japan, March 8, 2016 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery and Engine Co., Ltd have delivered 177 sets of their own developed　retractable fin stabilizer for ferries and Ro-Ro vessels in the world since their first delivery in 1989. This time, MHI-MME is pleased to announce that their first retrofit projects have completed and those vessels successfully entered service.

The retrofit projects are for a ferry named "FAST FERRIES ANDROS" owned by Greece ship owner, Cyclades Fast Ferries Shipping Company and a Ro-Ro vessel named "STENA ALEGRA" owned by Sweden's Stena Rederi AB. Both vessels have completed their installation work at docks and sea trail in July, 2015 and have already been in service.

"FAST FERRIES ANDROS" operates on the routes connecting Rafina port in Greece and remote islands in the Aegean Sea such as Andros, Tinos or Mykonos. Although Cyclades Fast Ferries Shipping Company have not applied fin stabilizer to their fleets so far, they have decided to apply our fin stabilizer type "MR-1" in order to reduce the vibration during operation.

Stena Rederi AB have decided to apply our fin stabilizer type "MR-2" in order to resell "STENA ALEGRA" to a ship owner who intends to operate the vessel in the areas near New Zealand where the tidal condition is very severe.

Installation work at the dock and their operation in the sea were very smooth and their performances were as effective as planned. MHI-MME will continuously provide fin stabilizer for retrofit projects for resale, change of the operation route or improvement of quality of service for shipping.

We have interviewed with the owner of Cyclades Fast Ferries Shipping Company, and the article will be published in our MEET News #9 in April 2016.