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On Castellammare di Stabia Fincantieri it starts the construction of the ferry for Société DES traversiers du Québec
the ship will be delivered at the end of 2014
July 24, 2013
Today in the ship yard of Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) of the Fincantieri the ceremony of the cut of the first sheet of the ferry of last generation has been carried out that the navalmeccanico group will realize for Société DES traversiers du Québec (STQ), Canadian company that work in the marine transport of passengers.
The ferry, whose delivery is previewed at the end of 2014 in Canada - has emphasized Fincantieri - it will be concentrated of technology and an innovation, because it will more adopt the standards evolven in terms of energy saving and low environmental impact. The unit will be equipped of diesel-electric power plant, as the modern cruise ships, but the four diesel groups will be of type "dual fuel" and will be able to work are to gas (Liquid Natural Gas - LNG) that to diesel navy oil. The two electric motors of propulsion will set in action propulsive of azimutal type, equipped everyone of two against-rotary propellers that, together with the cross-sectional propellers, will guarantee to the ferry an exceptional maneuverability. Such characteristics, joined to a complex and rich system of ramps and doors are to prow that to stern, will allow with the ship considerable ability to cargo and drainage in times many expresses. The ship will be certifyd with the highest class previewed from the international registries for this type of service and will have moreover the class freezes up 1 To and 1 AS for the propulsion, the highest levels previewed from the same registries of classifies.
The ferry will be used in the region of the Québec for services multiples on the route Matane-Bays-Comeau-Godbout that, with 1.600 travels per year, allow more than 205.000 passengers and beyond 118.000 vehicles to move itself.
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Today in the ship yard of Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) of the Fincantieri the ceremony of the cut of the first sheet of the ferry of last generation has been carried out that the navalmeccanico group will realize for Société DES traversiers du Québec (STQ), Canadian company that work in the marine transport of passengers.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
