HALUNDER JET: All-aluminium passenger vessel for Germany, featuring an innovative hull form and designed for fewer motions

摘要

Delivered to Foerde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) of Germany in April 2018, the highspeed catamaran Halunder Jet (aka Austal Hull 418), or 'Passenger Express 56', represents a new concept from Austal's Australia-based design team. Innovative, notable features include an optimised hull form that has been designed to minimise both fuel consumption and wake wash. Constructed at Austal's Philippines shipyard in a timeframe of just 12 months, the all-aluminium catamaran can travel at speeds of up to 38knots, powered by four MTU 16V4000M63L engines, ZF 7650 NR2H gearboxes and a quartet of Rolls-Royce Kamewa S71-4 waterjets.