World's Largest Aluminum Ship Will Be LNG Fueled

摘要

AUSTRALIAN SHIPBUILDER Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd. has won a contract worth about $130 million to build what it says will be the world's largest aluminum ship for longstanding customer Buquebus. At a probable 13,000 gross registered tonnes, the 130-meter-long, 32-meter-wide catamaran vessel will carry 2,100 passengers and 220 cars. The duty-free shop will be world's largest to be fitted on a ship, with over 3,000 square meters of retail floor space. Buquebus will operate the vessel between Argentina and Uruguay, joining other Incat ships already serving various ports on the River Plate. Predicted to have a maximum speed of over 40 knots, the cat will be powered by four dual-fuel engines that will burn LNG as their primary fuel.