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The ship covers the design and construction of what will be the world's largest gas-fueled ferry. Hull construction and initial outfitting will be carried out at the Klaipeda yard, while completion will be at Fiskerstrand Verft, with delivery scheduled for November 30, 2011, informs LETA/ELTA.

The ferry is being built to Multi Maritime AS's MM120FD LNG design and is projected to have a capacity of 242 cars on two decks and 600 passengers. The dimensions, according to the design plan, will be: length, OA 129.90 meters; breadth, molded 18.80 meters; depth, molded main deck – 6.45 meters; depth, molded shelter deck – 9.50 meters.

With a deadweight in excess of 1,300 t the 7,000+grt ferry will be equipped with four azimuth thrusters powered by a gas-electric plant consisting of three large Rolls-Royce LNG gas engines and generators. It will have a service speed of approx. 20 knots.

The ferry will mainly be operating between Mortavika and Arsvågen on E39 between Bergen and Stavanger, but it will also be used on the other ferry link between Bergen and Stavanger, Halhjem – Sandvikvåg. It will be the sixth ferry operating on the two ferry links, which are among Norway's busiest.

Western Shipyard main activity field is ship repair and modification, ship building, stevedoring and storage services, metal construction production, metal processing, hot galvanization, transport services and procurement.