Damen to supply five coastal ferries to Zanzibar

Artist impression of ferries at the beach (Source: Damen)

Dutch yard group Damen has signed a contract with the Government of Zanzibar for five ferries of 8m and 12m length. They will be used to transport tourists visiting the Zanzibar archipelago. Delivery is scheduled for July 2020, when they will begin contributing to the economic development of the semi-autonomous region.

The contract concerns three vessels of the Damen Ferry 804 design and two of the Damen Ferry 1204 type, together with a spare parts package for the first year of operation and on-site training in operating and maintaining the vessels. The vessels are new variants in Damen’s small ferry range, capable of carrying 30 and 70 people on benches on an open, self-draining deck. The hulls are made of welded aluminium. As part of the requirement to deliver easy to maintain vessels, the propulsion systems are single waterjets powered by four-stroke, four-cylinder diesel engines with enclosed cooling systems giving an operational speed of around five knots for both types. Intended to be capable of fulfilling duties additional to that of transporting tourists and their luggage, Damen has included benches and both types feature bow ramps to allow easy unloading/disembarkation directly on to the sandy beaches that are common around the islands. The ferries are being built at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld in the Netherlands.

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