With a length of 125 m and a beam of 28 m, the new catamaran will have capacity for 1200 passengers and 500 passenger cars (or alternatively a compliment of trucks 500 m in length and 250 cars). According to Baleària President, Adolfo Utor, this makes it “the longest and highest-capacity high-speed ferry catamaran currently in existence.”
The vessel will be powered by four dual Wartsilä LNG/GO engines of 8800 kW each. This will allow it to reach a service speed of 35 knots and a maximum speed of more than 40 knots. In addition, it will have two tanks to store LNG, providing a range of 400 nautical miles.
Baleària will invest €90 million in the construction of the vessel, which is expected to enter into service in the summer of 2020.
