Spanish ferry operator Baleària has officially presented its pioneering fast ferry Eleanor Roosevelt in the ports of Palma, Ibiza and Dénia, where this LNG-powered vessel has been operating since 1 May.
The presentation included three events at the three ports, which included group visits to the new ship.
The shipping company has invested €90 million ($106.2 million) in this vessel, said to be the world’s longest fast ferry and the first fast-ferry powered by LNG.
It is 123 metres long and 28 meters wide, with the capacity for 1,200 passengers and 500 metres of lines for trucks and 250 cars.
The Eleanor Roosevelt is the seventh Baleària ship to use LNG, as part of a project co-financed by the European Commission’s CEF fund.
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