Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander is to rebuild a German ropax to run on LNG.

Work on owner ferry company Ems' 1,900-gt Munsterland (built 1986) is being carried out with a contribution from the European Union's European Regional Development Fund.

The yard will design and build a completely new aft section, including dual-fuel engines, LNG storage tanks, propulsion systems, all LNG installations, pipelines and other systems.