PRINTFINCANTIERI GAINS ORDER FOR A FAST FERRY
25 September 2004
Fincantieri, through its Naval Vessel Business Unit, has won an order from the Swedish company Rederi A.B. Gotland to build a high speed ferry in accordance with IMO code HSC2000.
The ship will be built at Riva Trigoso (Genoa) shipyard and is due for delivery in early 2006.
The ferry will be 122 metres long, 16.65 metres wide, and will be equipped with two bow thrusters, four diesel engines of 9,000 kW each and four steering-reversing waterjets. She will be able to reach a maximum speed of approximately 40 knots and will have an operating speed of 36 knots. Her maximum deadweight will be approximately 600 tonnes, with a capacity of 800 passengers in addition to over 160 cars and 8 buses.
The ship, which is scheduled to operate in the Baltic Sea, will be built in accordance with the stringent requirements laid down by the Swedish Maritime Authority. Moreover, in compliance with the strict Swedish regulations protecting the environment, she will be equipped with catalytic converters to reduce the level of pollutants emitted.
The design and construction of the vessel will draw on dual technologies, several of which come from the naval field, as in the series of high performance ferries built in the shipyards of Fincantieri’s Naval Vessel Business Unit in the second half of the 1990’s. These ferries were developed from the experience of the “Destriero” which, in 1992, won the “Blue Ribbon”, setting the record for the Atlantic crossing, without refuelling, at an average speed of over 53 knots, with peak speeds of almost 70 knots.
This new ferry will be the fifth of this type of ship built by Fincantieri in service in the Baltic Sea; two are currently operating for the Finnish operator, Silja Line and two for the Estonian company, Tallink. Further fast ferries built by Fincantieri are in service in the seas off Great Britain and Italy.
With this order Fincantieri has strengthened its business links with the Scandinavian market. Indeed, in February this year the company gained a contract from the Finnish owner Finnlines, for the construction of three large Ro-Pax ferries with an option for a further two vessels.
The ship will be built at Riva Trigoso (Genoa) shipyard and is due for delivery in early 2006.
The ferry will be 122 metres long, 16.65 metres wide, and will be equipped with two bow thrusters, four diesel engines of 9,000 kW each and four steering-reversing waterjets. She will be able to reach a maximum speed of approximately 40 knots and will have an operating speed of 36 knots. Her maximum deadweight will be approximately 600 tonnes, with a capacity of 800 passengers in addition to over 160 cars and 8 buses.
The ship, which is scheduled to operate in the Baltic Sea, will be built in accordance with the stringent requirements laid down by the Swedish Maritime Authority. Moreover, in compliance with the strict Swedish regulations protecting the environment, she will be equipped with catalytic converters to reduce the level of pollutants emitted.
The design and construction of the vessel will draw on dual technologies, several of which come from the naval field, as in the series of high performance ferries built in the shipyards of Fincantieri’s Naval Vessel Business Unit in the second half of the 1990’s. These ferries were developed from the experience of the “Destriero” which, in 1992, won the “Blue Ribbon”, setting the record for the Atlantic crossing, without refuelling, at an average speed of over 53 knots, with peak speeds of almost 70 knots.
This new ferry will be the fifth of this type of ship built by Fincantieri in service in the Baltic Sea; two are currently operating for the Finnish operator, Silja Line and two for the Estonian company, Tallink. Further fast ferries built by Fincantieri are in service in the seas off Great Britain and Italy.
With this order Fincantieri has strengthened its business links with the Scandinavian market. Indeed, in February this year the company gained a contract from the Finnish owner Finnlines, for the construction of three large Ro-Pax ferries with an option for a further two vessels.