The Baltic operator said a contract has been signed for delivery in 2015.

The 24,000-gt ships will serve the Rostock to Gedser route.

They were ordered by Scandlines in 2010, but cancelled in 2012 when Germany's P+S Werft went bust.

They originally cost EUR 184m combined, but were acquired again this year for EUR 31.6m ($42.71m).

A replacement deal for two ferries at STX in Finland failed due to the yard’s lack of finance.

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