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- Euroferrys' Fast Ferry Features Cat 3618 Power Maritime Reporter, Oct 2001 #46
The world's largest diesel powered fast catamaran ferry has entered service for Spanish operator Euroferrys and is now working on a route between Algeciras in southern Spain and Ceuta the Spanish principality on the north African coast, across the strait of Gibraltar.
Euroferrys Pacifica is a 331 ft. (101 m) car ferry, which is the largest of Austal's flagship Auto Express type vessel and the largest high-speed catamaran in the world with diesel propulsion.
With an immersed hull length of 291 ft. (88.7 m), molded beam of 87 ft. (26.6 m) and hull draft of 14 ft. (4.2 m), Euroferrys Pacifica has a passenger capacity of 951 passengers and 251 cars. The propulsion package comprises 4 x Caterpillar 3618 engines, 4 x Reintjes VLJ6831 gearboxes and 4 x Kamewa 125 SII wateijets. The vessel's cruising speed, with a full complement of passengers and vehicles, is 37 knots.
The four Caterpillar 3618 engines are each rated for fast commercial vessel service at 7,200 bkW (9,770 mhp) at 1,050 rpm. The 333 liter, VI8 cylinder, 4-stroke Cat 3618 diesel engine weighs 36,000 kg and delivers one of the lowest levels of fuel consumption — 1,707 liters per hour at rated speed — of any high performance engine in the world.
A new Austal design innovation is a hoistable vehicle deck, which runs the entire length of the vessel, maximizing the capacity to carry private vehicles and commercial/freight vehicles. This hoistable deck has four hydraulically operated sections, which can be operated together or independently and can be raised or lowered in less than one minute.
The Auto Express 101 also has a 15- ton axle load — an increase on the 12- ton axle load of previous vessels — and 3.5 meter lane widths as well as bow doors which allow full utilization of the 341 freight lane meters on board.
The vessel's total vehicle deck offers approximately 1,190 lane meters (including the 341 freight lane meters) and typical vehicle mix aboard the Euroferrys Pacifica would comprise 251 cars or 96 cars and 16 semi-trailers or 20 trucks.
The vessel will be operating for 14 hours a day during peak season, with two interchangeable crews working for seven hours each.
All servicing and maintenance work on the Caterpillar engines will be carried out by engineers from Spanish Caterpillar dealer Finanzauto who have established a special workshop within the port of Algeciras in order to provide scheduled maintenance work and 24- hour emergency cover to support the Euroferrys operation.
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- Incat Launches Its Own New "Milenium" Maritime Reporter, Aug 2000 #59
at Hobart's Prince of Wales Bay, the 315 ft. (96 m) vessel entered service this past May. Milenium offers a total of 330 truck lane meters at 3.1 x 4.3 m clear height, making it suitable for heavy road transport vehicles, and 370 car lane meters at 2.3 x 2.1 m. The vessel's control
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- Seville Delivers RoPax Ferry Maritime Reporter, May 2002 #18
compared with the Cenargo vessels' 57 — an increase in the number of passengers up to 396 in cabins and 150 in seats. Also, Murillo has 2,396 vehicle lane meters (l ,900 lane m for trucks and 400 lane m) for cars on four decks where Cenargo vessels performed 2,000 lane meters on two decks. The lower
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- Inside the World's Top Ferry Lines Maritime Reporter, Feb 2019 #26
propulsion over a three-year span. The two other LNG fueled vessels, Hypatia de Alejandría, and Marie Curie (each 800 passengers, 150 cars and 2,100 lane meters for cargo) are also being readied for early and mid-2019 deliveries from the Italian yard.Baleària also announced plans to build an LNG fueled
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- EuroFerrys Takes First Auto Express 101 Maritime Reporter, Jun 2001 #22
freight lanes. This will have a significant effect on the smooth flow of our service." Auto Express 101's vehicle deck features approximately 1,190 lane meters, including 341 freight lane meters. The hoistable vehicle deck (full length of the vessel) has four hydraulically operated sections that can be
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- Passenger Vessel Report Maritime Reporter, Jan 2000 #32
rules for passenger-carrying RoRos, the use of the tanktop level for revenue-earning purposes has been eschewed in the Dawn Merchant. Her 2.000-lane meters of freight carrying capacity, and a substantial, design deadweight of 7,360 tons, is based on the use of main and upper decks for cargo purposes
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- Ties that bind Maritime Reporter, Sep 2000 #44B
strategic significance for Hyundai in taking the yard into the buoyant RoPax sector. The order from Stena RoRo initially entails a vessel of some 2.400 lane-meters of RoRo capacity and incorporating accommodation for 900 passengers, due to be handed over in 2002. The agreement includes an option on a second-of-
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- Largest Spanish RoPax Enters Service Maritime Reporter, Jul 2001 #12
total 25,000 sq. m. built area, 10,000 sq. m. are exclusively occupied by passenger and crew spaces. The vessel has a freight capacity of 1,800 lane meters, equivalent to 80 trucks and 336 cars. The rolling cargo area comprises three decks. The ship satisfies all the latest safety regulations. Large
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- Launching, Double Christening At Flender Werft Maritime Reporter, Jan 2002 #12
and under supervision of the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The ships can carry 1,550 passengers, and offer 2.000 lane meters for RoRo cargo as well as space for about 100 other vehicles. Loading and unloading of the ship is done via three stern ramps, and traveling stairs
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- Flensburg Makes its Mark Again Maritime Reporter, Sep 2004 #36
on Humberside, in eastern England, with Zeebrugge and Rotterdam in the Low Countries. The five-deck design offers a RoRo stowage of about 3,900 lane-m, corresponding to about 258 trailers, and a container intake of 848-TEU on four of the cargo decks. The capacity and flexibility of the design
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- Great Ships of the Year Maritime Reporter, Dec 2002 #26
with the Cenargo vessels' 57 — an increase in the number of passengers up to 396 in cabins and 150 in seats. Also, Murillo has 2,396 vehicle lane meters (1,900 lane m. for trucks and 400 lane meters) for cars on four decks where Cenargo vessels performed 2,000 lane m. on two decks. The lower
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- Largest Aquastrada High Speed Ferry Under Construction At Rodriquez Maritime Reporter, Jan 2001 #29
. The reasons for these differences between the two vessels are due to owner preferences, including the choice of hull material. The additional truck lane meters of the TMV 115 have been obtained by using hoistable central and outboard car decks to allow for these taller vehicles. The car decks may be
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February 2026 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 56needs. A highly developed Draft: 7.5 m hullform, multi-fuel engines and a scalable battery-hybrid Speed: 21 knots Lm: 3-deck version: 3.400 lane meters system ensures that the vessels are future-proofed and can be Lm: 4-deck version: 4.750 lane meters Peter Mild progressively “greened” in line
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January 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 33Marioff GT: 24,300 t Fire detection system: Consilium Speed: 20 knots Heat exchangers: Alfa Laval Passengers: 935 Motor starters: Promeco Lane meters: 1,500 Marine Evacuation System: Viking Life Saving Cabins: 68 Coatings: Jotun Public Decks: 2 Ballast Water Management System: Norwegian
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January 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 32before taking the same numbers back onboard for drives for power and hybrid propulsion systems, and Finnish the return voyage. Aurora Botnia has 1,500 lane meters of ca- company VEO supplied a hybrid switchboard solution. pacity, and its cargo deck are strengthened and designed with The vessel is equipped
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December 2021 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 33form offers relatively low sengers. The main vehicle deck has a height clearance of fuel consumption for a vessel of this size. 4.85m, affording 500 lane meters of truck capacity. Interesting interior ? tout spaces developed by Oliver Design The Incat Crowther 123 Dual-Fuel RoPax is powered by a of Spain
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January 2021 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 42of 200 cabins, 970 • Passenger capacity: 970 have been renamed Stena Scandica and passengers and 2,875 freight lane me- • Freight capacity: 2,875 lane meters Stena Baltica, respectively. ters plus the additional car deck; adding + car deck “The new vessel names connect with another 30 percent freight
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December 2019 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 24in the major trading ports, today’s ve- of 500 kW at 1800 rpm. The engines op- to 120,000 liters of extinguishing water freight capacity of 3,100 lane meters hicles are true high-tech monsters with erate on two Schottel type SRP 190 rud- per minute. The ship is equipped for ? re- and the space to carry
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February 2019 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 31passengers, and standard practice, further electrifcation, eled vessels, Hypatia de Alejandría, and this “E-Flexer” series of RoPax vessels ( 2,600 lane meters (roughly 1,000 cars) digitalization and then-automation will Marie Curie (each 800 passengers, 150 1,000 passengers, 3,100 “lane meters”, from
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January 2019 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 35new vessel pro- plant was put into operation at the MV vides a signi? cant increase in capacity, WERFTEN yard in Rostock. “The new the 490 truck lane meters offering 43% plant enables us to make a signi? cant more truck capacity, with 15% more increase in the capacity of our steel pre- passenger
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October 2016 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 64version with higher speed DeltaSAFER is a family of RoPax embarkation and evacuation. A redun- able equipment manufacturers has also (20kn), 2,100 lane meters for cargo ferries, a design which the company dant propulsion system helps to tackle been identi? ed to keep the costs of the and a capacity
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December 2015 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 34sulfur oxide emis- Passenger capacity 1,300 Cabin berths 1,300 Wärtsilä, which ? tted the engine with sion restriction imposed on ship exhaust Lane meters 3,800 m gases in the Baltic and North Sea sulfur dual-fuel methanol and diesel injec- Private cars 300 tion nozzles. Stena Line, Stena Teknik
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January 2015 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 13,700 HC pallets in refrigerated containers on the weather deck. The ship can be loaded/dis- charged in 12 hours. On the back haul, the ship has 4,400 lane meters, equivalent to about 900 – 1,000 cars, but with the new design general project cargo can be transported as well. Image: Knud E. Hansen A/S www
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January 2000 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 38the company's intention of maintaining a dominant presence in this niche of the fast ferry market. Offering a vehicle deck of 330 truck lane meters (at 2.7 m wide and 4.3 m clear height), and 370 car lane meters (at 2.3 m wide), thus providing the oper- ator with the flexibility of transporting
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January 2000 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 32rules for passenger-car- rying RoRos, the use of the tanktop level for revenue-earning purposes has been eschewed in the Dawn Merchant. Her 2.000-lane meters of freight carrying capacity, and a substantial, design dead- weight of 7,360 tons, is based on the use of main and upper decks for cargo pur- pose
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April 2000 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 31the ves- sels' four main engines will attain a service speed of more than 28.5 knots. Deadweight will be 6.000-tdw and trailer capacity about 2,000-lane meters. Circle 94 on Reader Service Card Schat-Harding Wins Premiere Order Safety specialist Schat-Harding received its first order for its innovative
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August 2000 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 59facility at Hobart's Prince of Wales Bay, the 315 ft. (96 m) vessel entered service this past May. Milenium offers a total of 330 truck lane meters at 3.1 x 4.3 m clear height, making it suitable for heavy road trans- port vehicles, and 370 car lane meters at 2.3 x 2.1 m. The vessel's
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September 2000 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 48strategic significance for Hyundai in taking the yard into the buoy- ant RoPax sector. The order from Stena RoRo initially entails a vessel of some 2.400 lane-meters of RoRo capacity and incorporating accommodation for 900 passengers, due to be handed over in 2002. The agreement includes an option on a second-o
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September 2000 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 46strategic significance for Hyundai in taking the yard into the buoy- ant RoPax sector. The order from Stena RoRo initially entails a vessel of some 2,400 lane-meters of RoRo capacity and incorporating accommodation for 900 passengers, due to be handed over in 2002. The agreement includes an option on a second-o
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October 2000 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 44for the Gulf of Fin- land traffic. The 623 ft. (189.8 m) ves- sel, with a beam of 94 ft. (28.8 m) will be able to hold 2,500 passengers and 1,000 lane meters. Scheduled for deliv- ery in May 2002, the 40,000-gt ferry will be powered by four diesel engines with a service speed of 22 knots. Circle
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January 2001 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 29reasons for these differences between the two vessels are due to owner preferences, includ- ing the choice of hull material. The additional truck lane meters of the TMV 115 have been obtained by using hoistable central and outboard car decks to allow for these taller vehicles. The car decks may
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January 2001 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 8of wheeled freight capacity in a RoRo passenger vessel. Built in the cruise ferry mold, Irish Ferries' 50,000-gt Ulysses embod- ies 4,100 lane-meters of garaging for trucks on four decks. The vessel is an eloquent testament to the operator's robust traffic development, and its per- ception
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June 2001 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 22. This will '"' ' * 4 have a significant effect on the smooth flow of our service." Auto Express 101's vehicle deck features approximately 1,190 lane meters, includ- ing 341 freight lane meters. The hoistable vehicle deck (full length of the vessel) has four hydraulically operated sections that can
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June 2001 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 8of RoRo pas- senger (RoPax) ferry for national opera- tor Trasmediterranea. Named Sorolla, the 23.5-knot ferry provides for 1,000 passengers and 1,800 lane-meters of RoRo garaging, and denotes a new phase in the upgrading of the traffic between the Spanish mainland and the Balearic Islands. As
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July 2001 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 12total 25,000 sq. m. built area, 10,000 sq. m. are exclusively occu- pied by passenger and crew spaces. The vessel has a freight capacity of 1,800 lane meters, equivalent to 80 trucks and 336 cars. The rolling cargo area com- prises three decks. The ship satisfies all the latest safety regulations
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October 2001 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 54.com ton axle load of previous vessels — and 3.5 meter lane widths as well as bow doors which allow full utilization of the 341 freight lane meters on board. The vessel's total vehicle deck offers approximately 1,190 lane meters (including the 341 freight lane meters) and typical vehicle