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Dianense Baleària shipping company launches the world's longest fast ferry

04 March 2021 - 09: 08

Baleària These days, the Armon shipyards of Gijón are conducting the first sea trials of the Eleanor Roosevelt fast ferry, which will be the first in the world with natural gas-powered engines. The construction of this ship enters its final phase with these tests that test and calibrate the propulsion and navigation equipment, among others. Thus, the tests confirm the excellent operating conditions of the ship, both in terms of speed and behavior at sea.

The engines with which the boat is equipped allow it to navigate both natural gas and diesel. The tests carried out at the beginning of this week have been diesel and in the next few days the navigation tests will be carried out on natural gas. Once these are completed, the shipyard is expected to deliver the ship to Baleària at the end of March.

"Despite the complicated context, we have maintained investments and projects and we are proud to incorporate, shortly, what will be the new flagship of the fleet, which combines our two strategic axes: innovation and sustainability," he says. Adolfo Utor, President of Baleària.

It should be noted that this will be the longest fast ferry in the world, thanks to its 123 meters. It will have a capacity for 1.200 passengers and a warehouse for 500 linear meters of trucks and 250 cars, or alternatively 450 cars.

Commitment to LNG and digitization of on-board services

Once incorporated, the Eleanor Roosevelt will become the seventh ship in the fleet to sail powered by natural gas. And it should be remembered that it will be the first high-speed in the world with engines powered by this fuel, which reduces CO2 emissions by 30% and NOx emissions by 80%.

In addition, Baleària has installed measurement equipment and sensors on board that will make it possible to monitor real fuel consumption and calculate the efficiency of the engines. This is the third ship of the shipping company with this monitoring system, which is part of the Baleària control tower project that will use big data to make efficient decisions. This project is co-financed by CEF funds from the European Commission.

The ship will also feature all the technological innovations of the Baleària smart ship project. Among the improvements that it incorporates, the following stand out: access to accommodations by means of a QR code, which the client can receive via WhatsApp; internet service on board and WhatsApp coverage for text messages; access to the on-board digital entertainment platform through any device and pet video surveillance.

1 Comment
  1. Michael Mulet says:

    Eleanor Roosevelt? The thirteen roses, Federica Montseny, María Moliner, Dolores Ibarruri, Margarita Salas, Clara campoamor… How ridiculous.


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