Baleària floated out the ship ‘Hypatia de Alejandría’, which will be the first ferry powered by LNG to operate in the Mediterranean. ‘Hypatia de Alejandría’ will be the first of the two ferries that will be operate with LNG. This first ferry is scheduled to start operations in the Balearic Islands in the beginning of 2019.
The president of the shipping company, Adolfo Utor, said that LNG can reduce carbon emissions by 30%, NOx by 85% and totally eliminate sulfur and particulate emissions.
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Baleària will invest 200 million euros in the construction of these two ships, which will be 186.5 meters in length, with a maximum speed of 24 knots and capacity for 810 people, 2,180 linear meters of cargo and 150 vehicles.
In addition to their dual fuel and LNG generators, they will also have LED lighting and trim control.