Liberty Lines, the ferry company based in Trapani and owned by Ettore Morace and his family, has taken delivery of the seventh hybrid high-speed craft built by Astilleros Armon (Vigo, Spain), named CLAUDIA MORACE.
The vessel is part of an initial order for nine units and will arrive in Sicily in the coming weeks for the official christening ceremony.
These new high-speed ferries feature an integrated propulsion system with MTU Series 4000 engines from Rolls-Royce. The hybrid configuration allows the vessels to enter and leave ports with zero emissions. They can sail up to 8 knots in full-electric mode and reach 30 knots in cruise mode.
The system supports both traditional and electric propulsion. It results from close collaboration between Liberty Lines, Astilleros Armon, Rolls-Royce, RINA, and Incat Crowther.
Liberty Lines plans to order six additional high-speed craft from the same Spanish yard. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2027. These newbuilds will be sister ships to the nine ferries ordered in 2022.
