NEW FREIGHT FERRY CUTS A DASH ACROSS THE NORTH SEA

The trailer ferry DANA FUTURA, which DFDS Transport has put into service between Esbjerg and Harwich, offers clever utilisation of non-freight spaces and new levels of comfort for drivers and crew. The vessel, which has a sharply raking curved stem and swept-back funnel, was built by Cantieri Navale Visentini, Donada, Italy. Principal particulars are: propulsion MAN B&W 8L58/64 length, overall 183.1m length, between perpendiculars 166.5m breadth 25.2m depth, to main deck 8.6m draught, full load 7.8m tonnage, gross register 17,428 tonnage, deadweight 13,500t speed, on 7.5m draught 20 knots trailer lane-metres 2,080

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Lloyd's Ship Manager, v 17 n 5, Aug 1996, p 50 [2 p, 5 fig]
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo ships; Ferries
• Old TRIS Terms: Dana futura; Trailer carriers
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00733822
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 27 1997 12:00AM