Newbuilds & Orders
Pelni picks NAOS to design next-generation cargo-passenger ships
Indonesian state operator PT Pelni has selected Italian designer NAOS Ship and Boat Design for a new generation of combined cargo and passenger ships, with an initial plan to order three 120-metre vessels for about 1,000 passengers and 70 TEU.
Source: Shippax (opens in a new tab)
NAOS Ship and Boat Design is to design and develop a new generation of combined cargo and passenger ships for Indonesian state-owned operator PT Pelni. The Italian designer, best known in the ferry industry for the Visentini ships, a series of 30 cost- and energy-efficient RoPax ferries to date, won a ship design tender against two other European ship design companies.
PT Pelni initially plans to order three newbuildings based on the new design, as part of a broader plan to progressively replace its existing fleet of large combined cargo and passenger ships that link Indonesia's islands and regions. Between 1983 and 2008, PT Pelni took delivery of 24 large newbuildings in this category from Germany's Meyer Werft in Papenburg, in three classes with passenger capacities from 1,000 to 3,000. Three smaller ships designed by Meyer Werft were also built locally. In 2016, PT Pelni signed a memorandum of understanding with Meyer Werft for the development and construction of a further newbuilding, but that agreement never became a firm contract.
NAOS told Shippax the new generation will have a length overall of 120 metres, with capacity for 1,000 passengers and 70 TEU of cargo. The ships are being developed to be able to use wind-assisted propulsion.