133-metre-long LNG-fuelled ferry F.-A.-Gauthier has set sail from Italy’s Fincantieri Castellammare di Stabia shipyard. It will be the first LNG-powered ferry to operate in North America, when delivered.
This was reported by Lloyd's Register.
The vessel is the first in a series of gas-fuelled vessels built to LR class for the Canadian operator Societe des traversiers du Quebec (STQ). With a capacity for 800 passengers and 180 vehicles, the ferry is also the first LNG-powered ferry to be built in Italy.
The ferry, which is fitted with an ultra-compliant, low emission, dual-fuel LNG and diesel system, will enter service at Matane in the Canadian province of Quebec.
Picture: The F.-A.-Gauthier pictured during sea trials off the island of Capri (by Fincantieri).
