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Damen will construct 16 Lagunari boats for the Ivorian Société de Transport Lagunaire
They will be realized in the Polish ship yard of the Dutch group
December 12, 2016
The navalmeccanico group Dutch Damen will construct 16 fleeting ferries to reduced draught for the Société de Transport Lagunaire (STL) that it will employ them in the services of local transport in the metropolitan area of Abidjan. The boats, that they will have an ability to 130 passengers, will be long 18 meters, wide 5,6 meters and will have a draught of 1,0 meters. The 16 ferries will be constructed in the Polish ship yard Damen Shipyards Kozle of the Dutch group and the delivery of the first four units will happen in the course of the next month, while remaining will be delivered in lotteries of four boats every eight weeks.
Society STL is constituted at the beginning of this year and is the first privately-owned company to compete in the segment of Lagunari transports with the society of local public transport SOTRA (Société DES Transports Abidjanais).
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