Croatia-based Flow Ship Design has published a new rendering of a ropax ferry. It has been designed for the EU-funded METRO project within the framework of the Interreg Italy – Croatia Programme.
Characteristics of the hybrid ropax:
Short international routes in Adriatic Sea (Italy-Croatia / Ancona-Split)
- Passengers: 1,340, Crew: 75
- Cruising speed: 15.5 knots.
- Fully enclosed Main hold capacity of 630 lane meter or 2020 m2, In addition hoistable car deck with parking area of 1865 m2.
- Stern and bow ramps
- Twin screw, twin rudder, twin dual fuel engines driven with abt.
- 400 m3 LNG storage tanks,
- Two shaft generators (PTO/PTI) coupled with battery system with abt. 5 MWh capacity to cover entire range of electric power demand.
This ferry is also part of the METRO project, for the Croatian domestic route Brestova-Porozina.