Pulling the trigger on a letter of intent (LOI) signed in April 2023, Swedish ferry operator Gotlandsbolaget has awarded Austal Australasia a contract valued between AUD 265 and AUD 275 million (US$166
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Pulling the trigger on a letter of intent (LOI) signed in April 2023, Swedish ferry operator Gotlandsbolaget has awarded Austal Australasia a contract valued between AUD 265 and AUD 275 million (US$166 million to US$172 million) for the design and construction of a 130-meter combined cycle, hydrogen-ready vehicle passenger ferry.
Part of Gotlandsbolaget’s Horizon X program, the high-speed ROPAX catamaran will be the largest vessel ever constructed by Austal and will feature a unique, highly efficient combined cycle propulsion system that includes both gas and steam turbines – a first for high-speed craft, worldwide. (More on the technology HERE)
With a capacity to transport up to 1,500 passengers, cargo and 400 vehicles, the Horizon X multi-fuel catamaran will be designed by Austal with construction at the Austal Philippines shipyard commencing in the first half of 2026 and utilizing green aluminum, produced using energy efficient processes and technologies that use less carbon,
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