Aura Seaways

Aura Seaways is a RoPax ferry operated by DFDS Seaways on their Klaipėda–Kiel route in the Baltic region. She is the first of a new class of Ropax ferries intended to operate the Baltic route with her sister ship Luna Seaways expected to join her in spring 2022. The ferry was assembled at Guangzhou Shipyard International and is currently the largest RoPax in the company's fleet.^[6]

History
Name	2022 - present: Aura Seaways
Owner	DFDS
Operator	2022 - present: DFDS Seaways
Port of registry	Copenhagen,  Denmark
Route	Klaipėda–Kiel
Builder	Guangzhou Shipyard International
Laid down	13 January 2020[1]
Launched	31 August 2020[2]
In service	January 2022[3]
Identification	Call sign OXFN2 IMO number: 9851036 MMSI number: 219028116
Status	In service
Notes	[4]
General characteristics
Type	Ro-ro passenger ship
Tonnage	56,043 GT
Length	230.31 m (755.61 ft)
Beam	31.60 m (103.67 ft)
Draught	7.00 m (22.97 ft)Error: has synonymous parameter (help)
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Decks	12
Ramps	3
Installed power	2 x 9600 kW + 2 x 7200 kW
Propulsion	2 x CPP propellers 5,3m in diameter 2 x Wärtsilä W6L46 diesel engine 2 x Wärtsilä W8L46 diesel engine
Capacity	690 Passengers 4,500 lane metres
Crew	62[5]

History

Aura Seaways and her sister ship were ordered in 2018 as part of a service expansion by DFDS, in order to increase capacity on their growing Baltic Sea network. Currently, the routes between Klaipėda and Karlshamn are served by primarily cargo-based RoRo ferries providing limited passenger transport capabilities. The introduction of Aura Seaways enabled the combination of both passenger and freight networks, while providing an additional 30% of lane metres capacity on the route. Aura Seaways operates the Klaipėda-Kiel route ^[7]