Godby Shipping AB, a specialized Nordic Ro-Ro project vessel owner announced that on 11th February 2026 the group ordered two Stream Roro 1700 vessels with options for two more at CIMC Raffles in China. The project is important for us to continue to provide its customers with high quality tailor-made transport solutions, renew its fleet and meet both present and future environmental demands.
Godby Shipping AB, established in 1972 and headquartered in the Åland Islands, Finland, is a specialized owner and operator of roro vessels in the Nordic region. With a long-standing focus on European regional routes, the company has built a solid operational foundation and strong reputation in the Nordic and North Sea markets. It maintains long-term partnerships with major manufacturing and logistics enterprises such as DFDS and CMA CGM.
The vessels will have a length of 125 m, a beam of 24 m and a trailer capacity of 1.700 lm. The cargo capacity in metric tons is abt 6.200. The Stream Roro vessels are equipped with one stern ramp and fixed ramps connecting the three cargo decks. Typical cargo will be trailers, cassettes, cars, other roro car-goes and forest products. The vessels can also load containers, reefer units and various kinds of dangerous goods.
The Stream Roro concept has been developed together with Technolog Services in Hamburg, Germany. It builds upon many years of experience from our past and present vessels. We will put extra focus on minimizing the fuel consumption with extensive CFD modelling in addition to tank testing. The cargo capacity will be 70-100% bigger than in our present vessels Mimer and Midas with the same fuel consumption. The Stream Roros will be equipped with shore power connection and batteries for emission free stay in port and short distances at sea. The battery capacity can later be increased and complemented by new emission free power generation. The new vessels are also prepared for a waste heat recovery system and alternative new fuels such as methanol.
The construction will start in June and November 2027, launching will take place in May and October 2028 and delivery is scheduled for September 2028 and January 2029.
CIMC Raffles group has three shipyards in Yantai, Longkou and Haiyang in China. The group is specialized in advanced ships for the oil and gas industry, industrial fishing, renewalble energy and special ships such as roro and car carriers. CIMC has a total workforce of about 4.000 whereof about 1.000 work with research & development. The main office is in Yantai.