The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has signed a contract with the Canadian company[ds_preview] Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) to build a latest generation ferry. The vessel will be a concentration of technology and innovation, adopting the most advanced solutions in terms of energy savig and low environmental impact. It will be equipped with a diesel-electric propulsion system, like on modern cruise ships. The four diesel power generators will be dual fuel and can run on either gas (LNG) or marine diesel oil. Two electric propulsion engines will operate azimuth thrusters, each equipped with two counter-rotating propellers, which together with transverse propellers will give the ferry a good manoeuverability. The 130 m ferry with a capacity for 800 passengers and 180 cars will be used for multiple services on the Matane-Baie-Comeau-Godbout route and will replace the »Camille-Marcoux«. The contract, awarded following a public tender in which major competitors took part, is worth about 148 mill. $.
