Rederi AB Gotland, the Swedish shipping company that operates a ferry service between the mainland and the Baltic island of Gotland, has placed an order for a LNG driven ferry with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China, the Swedish company said in a statement.

The vessel will be able to carry 1,650 passengers and it will be an extended version of two existing vessels that the same shipyard delivered to Gotland in 2003. The new vessel will be delivered in 2017, which will also mark the beginning of a new 10 year concession that the company has ben awarded by the Swedish government to maintain the service.