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Vard will construct a ferry for the Boreal Norwegian
The hull will be realized in the Rumanian yard Vard Braila and the preparation will be completed in the Norwegian yard Vard Brevik
January 5, 2018
The shipbuilding society Vard of the Fincantieri group has acquired an order of the Norwegian Boreal for the construction of a ferry that will be able to transport until 60 automobiles and 199 people between passengers and crew. The ship, whose propulsion will be fed with batteries electrical workers, will be long 74 meters and wide 14,2 meters.
The store clerk first is emitted regarding the Vard of the Norwegian society, that she carries out public transport with a bus fleet, coach, trolley car let alone ferries. The hull of the ship will be constructed in the Rumanian ship yard Vard Braila, while the preparation of the unit will be completed in the Norwegian ship yard Vard Brevik that will deliver the ferry in the course of the third trimester of 2019.
The new ferry will begin activity 2020 in January and will be employed on the route that connects Kvanndal and Utne, in the Norwegian fjord Hardangerfjord, within a contract of the duration nine-year-old stipulated from the Boreal with the government of Oslo.
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