World’s largest aluminum ship will run on LNG in Argentina/Uruguay

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World’s largest aluminum ship will run on LNG in Argentina/Uruguay

Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd has secured a contract to build the world’s largest aluminum ferry. The 130-meter long, 32-meter wide ship was ordered by long standing customer, Buquebus, and will operate between Argentina and Uruguay. It will be the ninth vessel for Incat’s valued South American customer.The new Buquebus ship, Incat hull 096, is predicted to have a maximum speed of over 40 knots. It will be powered by four dual fuel engines that will burn environmentally friendly LNG while in service in the Río de la Plata.Work is underway on design and engineering, the physical construction will commence as soon as the detail design drawings are completed and approved by the customer. At a probable 13,000 gross registered tons, the LNG-powered vessel will carry 2,100 passengers and 220 cars.Incat shipyard currently has confirmed orders covering the next four years with high expectations of other large vessel orders. The workforce now totaling over 600 will be expanded to facilitate the construction of the new vessels in Incat’s order book.In 2014, Buquebus put into operation its first LNG-powered ferry, Francisco, also built by the Australian shipyard.

https://www.ngvjournal.com/s1-news/c7-lng-h2-blends/worlds-largest-aluminum-ship-will-run-on-lng-between-argentina-uruguay/

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