Baleària, the ferry company head quartered at Denia, Spain, is to build a 232.2 m x 30.4 m LNG fuelled “smart ship” at Spain’s LaNaval shipyard.
It will be the largest ferry operating in the Mediterranean and among the largest in the world and is scheduled to start operations in 2019. It will have a capacity for 1,600 passengers (70% of whom can be accommodated in cabins), plus 340 vehicles.
Baleària decided to use liquefied natural gas and solar power as energy sources to “reinforce the idea of the pleasure of travelling compatible with the respect for the environment,” said Baleària Chairman Adolfo Utor.
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