MS ''Progress'' is a

ro-ro 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, Trailer (vehicle), trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their ...

freight ferry that entered service with

Seatruck Ferries Seatruck Ferries was a UK-based freight-only ferry company which commenced services in 1996. It became a subsidiary of CLdN RoRo, CLdN and was absorbed into the Luxembourg-based parent's overall brand as CLdN RoRo in February 2024. It operated ...

in December 2011. She currently operates for CLdN.

History

She is one of four ships built by

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft is a German shipbuilding company located in Flensburg. The company trades as ''Flensburger'' and is commonly abbreviated ''FSG''. History ''Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft'' was founded in 1872 by a group of ...

, Germany. ''Progress'' was the first new build to be completed; the last is expected to be launched in June 2012. ''Progress'' was launched on 19 August 2011 and was christened by Karen Donaldson, the Head of Finance at Seatruck. The ship was completed in November 2011 and was delivered to Seatruck in December. On 20 December 2011, ''Progress'' made her maiden voyage for Seatruck. In September 2012, ''Progress'' went on charter to DFDS before returning to service with Seatruck on the Liverpool - Dublin route. In September 2022, CLdN bought out

' shares from the

Clipper Group Clipper Group is an international shipping company, founded in 1991 by Torben Gülnar Jensen, after a split of Armada Shipping A/S, which was founded in 1972 together with Jørgen Dannesboe. Primary focus is on bulk, especially within the handys ...

and as a result the whole fleet was also bought. Seatruck Ferries became defunct in February 2024, with all vessels being incorporated into the CLdN fleet. She was renamed ''Progress'' in March 2025 to be fully incorporated into the CLdN branding.

Description

''Progress'' is one of four RoRo 2200 freight ferries, which was the largest ships in the Seatruck fleet. They are the largest ships to operate out of the port of

Heysham Heysham ( ) is a coastal village in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two nuclear power stations. History Of historic ...

. The RoRo 2200 vessels have a freight capacity of 2,166

lane metres A lane meter (or lanes in meters) is a unit of deck area in roll-on/roll-off ships, cargo vessels where containers or other cargo, including ferried vehicles, can be rolled or driven on and off. A lane meter is defined as a strip of deck one met ...

over four decks, carrying 151 trailers. Propulsion is provided by two MAN engines and twin screws.

Sister Vessels

* Seatruck Performance * Seatruck Precision * Seatruck Power

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110916215814/http://www.motorship.com/news101/seatruck-takes-first-new-ferry-from-fsg
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* http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=machinerysummary&vesselid=29359

External links

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