Fast Interferry
A ferry operator’s experience of ‘the fastest ship in the world’ will feature among the cutting edge initiatives being aired at Interferry’s 38th annual conference in Malta from 5-9 October.
The trade association event gives South American operator Buquebus a first opportunity to showcase the commercial and technical benefits of its revolutionary newbuild Francisco. Delivered in August from Australian builder Incat Tasmania, the catamaran is the world’s first high speed dual fuel ro-ro to use LNG as its primary fuel.
Incat made the ‘fastest ship’ claim after sea trials in June. The 99m long vessel, which can carry 1,000 passengers and 150 cars, notched a lightship speed of 58.1 knots using only LNG and also topped its 50 knot loaded service speed when running in marine distillate and gas/distillate configurations.
Alternative fuels will be a major topic at the conference.
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