Fastest Ever Diesel Powered Vehicle Ferry

Austal's new ferry for the Sultanate of Oman will carry 208 passengers and 56 cars at over 50 knots.

The first of two Multi-Purpose Auto Express 65m high speed ferries built for the Sultanate of Oman was launched at the Austal Image Henderson shipbuilding facility in Australia last month. With a top speed in excess of 50 knots the vessels will be the fastest diesel powered vehicle ferries ever ...

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