''Dunkerque Seaways'' (previously ''Maersk Dunkerque'') is a

ro-pax Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using ...

ferry operated by

DFDS Seaways DFDS Seaways is a Danish shipping company that operates passenger and freight services across northern Europe. Following the acquisition of Norfolkline in 2010, DFDS restructured its other shipping divisions ( DFDS Tor Line and DFDS Lisco) ...

on their cross-channel route between

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and

Dunkirk Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label= French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

. She was delivered to

Norfolkline Norfolkline was a European ferry operator and logistics company owned by Maersk. It provided freight ferry services on the English channel, Irish Sea, and the North Sea; and passenger ferry services on the English channel and Irish Sea; and lo ...

in 2005 as ''Maersk Dunkerque''.

Career

, a subsidiary of the

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shipping company

Maersk (), also known simply as Maersk (), is a Danish shipping company, active in ocean and inland freight transportation and associated services, such as supply chain management and port operation. Maersk was the largest container shipping line ...

, placed an order with

Samsung Heavy Industries Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. ( Korean: 삼성중공업) is one of the largest shipbuilders in the world and one of the "Big Three" shipbuilders of South Korea (including Hyundai and Daewoo). Geoje (in Gyeongsangnam-do) is one of the lar ...

for three ro-pax ferries to replace older ships on the cross-channel route between

and

Dunkirk Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label= French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.Geoje Geoje (Hangeul: ; Hanja: 巨濟; ) is a city located in South Gyeongsang province, just off the coast of the port city of Busan, South Korea. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (former Daewoo Shipyard) in Okpo and Samsung Heavy Industries (SH ...

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. She was delivered in September 2005 and made her maiden voyage on 9 November 2005. In July 2010, following the acquisition of

, the ship was renamed ''Dunkerque Seaways'' and rebranded in DFDS Seaways livery.

Layout and facilities

Dunkerque Seaways'' has three vehicle decks; a lower deck for freight vehicles only, a deck for mixed traffic and an upper deck for passenger cars. Her passenger facilities are arranged over two decks and include two restaurants, a

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, children's play area, games arcade and

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. There are seven

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s. The crew accommodation includes cabins, a dayroom,

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, stores, gymnasium and

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facilities for officers and crew. A prominent feature on board are the large panoramic windows at the front and the side with their uninterrupted sea views.

Sister ships

''Dunkerque Seaways'' has two sister ships operating on the same service: ''Delft Seaways'' and '' ''Dover Seaways''.

References

Gallery

Image:MF Dunkerque (3).JPG, Rear deck. Image:MF Dunkerque (2).JPG, Upper deck and the funnel.

External links

M/F Maersk DunkerqueDFDS Seaways
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