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Austal will construct to two ferries fast trimarans for the Spanish Fred Olsen
They will have an ability to beyond 1.100 passengers and until 276 cars
October 10, 2017
The navalmeccanico group Australian Austal will construct to two fast ferries for the Spanish company Fred Olsen. The store clerk has a total value of 126 million euros. The two ships will be trimarans as the Benchijigua Express, the first unit delivered from Austal to the Fred Olsen in the 2005 who is the fast ferry larger trimaran of the world.
The two new ships, of 117 meters of length, will be able to transport beyond 1.100 passengers and until 276 motors vehicle to the maximum speed of 38 knots. Austal has announced that their construction will be started in 2018 and the ships will be realized in 29 and 36 months.
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