{"id":20053,"date":"2022-06-28T15:15:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T13:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2024.vplp.fr\/actu\/euromaritime-2022-lancement-dune-version-city-de-24-m-du-fast-foiling-ferry-f3\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T13:23:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T11:23:30","slug":"euromaritime-2022-launch-of-the-24-m-city-version-of-the-fast-foiling-ferry-f3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vplp.fr\/en\/news\/euromaritime-2022-launch-of-the-24m-city-version-of-the-fast-foiling-ferry\/","title":{"rendered":"Euromaritime 2022: Launch of the 24\u00a0m city version of the Fast Foiling Ferry (F3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fast Foiling Ferry or F3 (pronounced \u201cF Cube\u201d) is the fruit of a technical and commercial partnership between<strong> Alwena Shipping, MerConcept and VPLP Design<\/strong>. It\u2019s an innovative ship concept which lays the groundwork for achieving <strong>energy transition in the sea transportation sector<\/strong>.The F3 was originally developed in 2020 as a versatile 30\u00a0m catamaran for transporting passengers and came in two versions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>F3 passenger ferry<\/strong>, able to carry between 100 and 200 passengers over medium distances,<\/li>\n<li><strong>F3 offshore<\/strong>, to carry out professional crew changes for offshore operations, such as oil fields or floating wind turbines. In this particular version, the F3 is designed to <strong>compete directly with helicopter services<\/strong> which currently undertake such work, thanks to her high cruising speed and her operating range of 500 nautical miles. Skimming over the water on <strong>foils<\/strong>, the ship can cruise at 44 knots and uses <strong>40% less fuel<\/strong> than a similarly sized displacement craft.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>VPLP Design presents the <strong>city version<\/strong> (24 m) at the Euromaritime boat show in Marseilles, 28\u201330 June.\u00a0This new version is a <strong>24\u00a0m catamaran designed for urban passenger transport<\/strong>.\u00a0This concept is a potential solution to the need for <strong>fast, quiet and energy efficient mobility in densely populated coastal cities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Skimming over the water on foils, the ship can carry up to 220 passengers at a cruising speed of 35\u00a0knots and uses 40% less fuel than a similarly sized displacement craft.<br \/>\nSee the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vplp.fr\/en\/shipping\/fast-foiling-ferry-30-m-version\/\">30\u00a0m Passenger and Offshore version<\/a><br \/>\nSee the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vplp.fr\/maritime\/fast-foiling-ferry-version-24m\/\"> 24\u00a0m City version<\/a><br \/>\nLearn more:<a href=\"info@fastfoilingferry.fr\">\u00a0info@fastfoilingferry.fr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fast Foiling Ferry or F3 (pronounced \u201cF Cube\u201d) is the fruit of a technical and commercial partnership between Alwena Shipping, MerConcept and VPLP Design. 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