2010 07 01

″Western shipyard″ will construct the world's largest gas-powered ferry

″Western Shipyard″ and ″Fiskerstrand Verft″ AS joint venture ″Fiskerstrand BLRT″ AS signed the contract for the construction of world's largest gas-powered ferry. A ferry for 600 passengers and even 242 cars will be built for the Norwegian company Fjord1, which is one of the country's largest transport groups operating 63 car ferries, and more than 500 busses and goods vehicles. This is one of the largest shipbuilding projects in Lithuania, with the total value of - LTL 163.6 million.

″Western Shipyard″ and ″Fiskerstrand Verft″ AS own each 50 percent of the established company ″Fiskerstrand BLRT″ AS shares. ″Fiskerstrand BLRT″ AS is engaged in shipbuilding and the development of renewable energy projects.

″We are very pleased to have won such a tough competitive tendering and to know that we can compete with other European shipyards″ - said Rolf Fiskerstrand General director of ″Fiskerstrand BLRT″ AS.

Multi Maritime AS, with extensive experience in ship design, has developed the conception and provided design work of the new gas-powered ferry of 129,9 m length and 19,2 m breadth. ″Det Norske Veritas″, one of the world's leading Classification societies shall certify the new gas-powered ferry +1A1 class. Four azimuth thrusters, driven by gas-electric system, consisting of three 2430 kW gas motors and 3000 kW diesel engine shall be mounted on board. Ferry speed for inland waterways - 20 knots.

The Scandinavian ferry construction will begin in Western Shipyard in 2010 September, and will run until 2011 December. The future ferry, in operation within the Norwegian Bokna fjords between Arsvågen and Mortavika Rogaland County,  is called very environment-friendly, because LNG  fuelled  motor is based on ″green″ concept, very much highlighted not only in Norway, but in the whole EU. The ferry will also be as a spare ferry between Halhjem and Sandvikvåg in Hordaland County.

Source Western Shipyard