LNG Ferry Megastar Nears Completion
The construction of Tallink’s new LNG-powered fast ferry Megastar is nearing completion at the Meyer Turku shipyard, where the vessel is receiving finishing touches before transporting its first passengers January 29, 2017.
The €230 million ferry is powered by three 12-cylinder Wärtsilä 12V50DF and two six-cylinder Wärtsilä 6L50DF four-stroke dual-fuel gensets. Megastar will run primarily on LNG, though it is also able to run on marine diesel.
Megastar will sail the Helsinki-Tallinn route for Tallink, who says the 212-meter-long, 49,000-gross-ton ferry can carry up to 2,800 passengers.
Production on Megastar began in August 2015, followed by its keel laying in February 2016.
Megastar was bunkered with LNG for the first time at the newly opened Skangas Pori LNG terminal on January 4, 2016.