MS Norstream
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Norstream (1999–present) |
| Owner: | Bore sky (1999–present) |
| Operator: |
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| Port of registry: |
Rotterdam,  Netherlands |
| Route: | Tilbury–Zeebrugge |
| Ordered: | 1999 |
| Builder: | Aker Finnyards, Finland |
| Maiden voyage: | September 1999 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9186194 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cargo Ro-Ro ferry |
| Tonnage: | 20,296 GT |
| Length: | 180 m (354.24 ft) |
| Beam: | 26 m (85.28 ft) |
Norstream is a cargo ferry owned by Bore Sky and operated by P&O Ferries with sister ship Norsky on the Tilbury–Zeebrugge route.
History
Norstream was built at the turn of the century in 1999 for P&O North sea ferries. They would never carry paying passengers because with sister ship Norsky the two ships would cross between Tilbury and Zeebrugge several times each day to transport 2520 lane metres of freight per crossing. Accommodation was to be for 12 crew members and no passengers. It was also by chance that Tilbury was chosen because it had been the base of operation for many past P&O cargo/passenger ships. However, in 2002, P&O ferries acquired all of its subsidiaries. Among these was North Sea ferries that had operated ferries from Hull for many years. This surprisingly changed nothing with Norstream and she continued the freight service to Zeebrugge without taking a new livery or even changing her name. When docked in Zeebrugge she is docked next to the Pride of Bruges or Pride of York which are other P&O ships.
This is the Tilbury dock where Norstream docks.