RoPax vessel for Tahiti

Spanish yard Astilleros Armon has a contract to build a 77m-long RoPax ferry for French shipowner SNGV2 to operate in the Pacific. French marine architects Mauric has just been contracted to deliver both the basic and detailed design packages to the shipyard. Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for 2021.
The project started two years ago, when SNGV2, based in Papeete, French Polynesia, contacted Mauric for the concept design of a specific RoRo passenger vessel dedicated to daily sailings between Papeete and Moorea and regular trips to Leeward islands for holiday periods. After a concept design phase allowing defining the general dimensions of the vessel, its general arrangement, and the main performances, Mauric delivered a complete preliminary design and detailed technical specifications for shipyard tender.
With a total length of 77m, a maximum breadth of 17m and a maximum draft of 3.8m, the vessel named Terevau Piti has a maximum capacity of 675 passengers and a car lane length of more than 500m on a large RoRo space and hoistable decks. The passenger saloons are distributed on the upper deck and second deck either inside the vessel or on sun decks. Equipped with two medium-speed diesel engines (ABC 12 DZC-1000-176) producing 2,652 kW each at 1,000 rpm, the vessel can reach a cruise speed of 16 knots and a maximum speed of more than 17.5 knots. The two bow tunnel thrusters provide high manoeuvrability for docking in Papeete and Moorea. The vessel will be built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructures.