ALMACO delivers catering and laundry areas for LNG RoPax MV Honfleur

MV Honfleur, now owned by SIEM Shipping and completed at Fosen Yard in December 2021, has been equipped with catering and laundry solutions installed by ALMACO.

ALMACO provided visual turnkey installation of all catering and laundry areas for MV Honfleur. The work was completed at Fosen Yard in Rissa near Trondheim, Norway. The current owner of the ship is SIEM Shipping.

ALMACO’s Vice President of the Life Cycle Service Division, Herve Touzard, states that the project was a success and that the cooperation with the yard, the owner’s representative and the owners was very good. He continues, “We did not face any major challenges along the way, despite the ongoing pandemic. The work proceeded according to plan and our client is very satisfied with the end result.”

Catering and laundry areas fit for ferry purposes

ALMACO delivered the installation of all galley equipment, tiling, panels, cold rooms, and epoxy floors for over 155 m2 of catering and laundry areas onboard MV Honfleur.

The catering areas delivered by ALMACO consist of the main galley, crew galley, and officer pantry. ALMACO also completed the installation of the provision and garbage stores for the ship.

Ferries seldom cruise for more than a few days. This means the need for laundries for passengers’ private items is small. Instead, the laundry areas and systems are developed for handling large volumes of bed linen, towels, and tablecloths. ALMACO installed and delivered the equipment for the crew and officer laundries.

Honfleur – a two-parted project

MV Honfleur was originally ordered by French Brittany Ferries and built at FSG Shipyard. The order was canceled in 2020 and the ferry was sold to SIEM Shipping, who contracted Fosen Yard in Norway to complete the project with PFJ Maritime acting as a project consultant.

MV Honfleur on charter

LNG-powered Honfleur has a capacity of 1,680 passengers and 130 freight trucks or 550 passenger cars and 64 trucks. The ship weighs 42,400 GT and has a length of 187.4 meters. SIEM Industries says the intention is to sell the vessel or charter it out long-term. MV Honfleur is currently sailing in the North-East Atlantic Ocean under the flag of Cyprus.

Whatever the future destiny of Honfleur may be, we wish her, her crew, and her passengers happy sailing ahead.

For more information, contact

Hervé Touzard

Deputy to the President, Lifecycle Services Division

+33 6 8597 3048

[email protected]