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Passenger ferry with diesel – electric battery hybrid propulsion, designed to carry 600 passengers and 170 cars

Published on 10/09/2020 (last modified 25/04/2022)

Maritime Environment-friendly TRanspOrt systems

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.

 

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