Austal’s 65 metre Auto Express catamaran ferry Shinas, built for the Sultanate of Oman, has achieved a record service speed of 52 knots during sea trials, making it the fastest diesel-powered vehicle-passenger ferry currently in commercial service.
The vessel’s confirmed service speed of 52 knots exceeds contract requirements by one knot, with the vessel also reaching a peak speed of 55.9 knots (103.5 km/h) during its recently completed sea trials.
Shinas is the...
Austal Completes Trials on World's Fastest Diesel Ferry
Mon 14 Jan, 2008
| Posted in: Fast Ferry
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