The ferries are popular vehicles in the countries where the main mode of transportation happens through waterways. This is due to the fact that they consume less fuel than motor vehicles and are more economical. According to a study by InterFerry, the global ferry industry transports around 2.1 billion passengers, 30 million trailers, and 250 million vehicles each year. Such a wide market attracts the buyers to invest in the ferries for sale.
However, “ferry” is a generic term that encompasses various types of ferries. Each type is unique depending on its features and functionality. In this blog, we will discuss these.
1. Night and Day Ferries :
Such ferries transport passengers and vehicles during day and night. The designs of the ferries depend on the required capacity to accommodate passengers and vehicles, length of the route, speed, water condition, etc.
Here, we will explore various types of day and night ferries for sale.
RoPax Ferries :
The RoPax ferries for sale offer efficient and seamless transportation of passengers. The bows and stern ramps of such ferries are designed to meet the needs of various conditions and quays.
Car Ferries :
Car ferries are solely dedicated to carry passengers.
Double Ended Ferries :
The interchangeable bows and sterns of such ferries allow them to run to and fro between two terminals without requiring to turn around. Double ended ferries mostly operate in short routes like in fjords, connecting islands and river crossing. The equal propulsion at each end renders superior manoeuvrability and excellent stopping power to such ferries.
Landing Craft Ferries :
Landing craft ferries are small and medium watercraft such as barges and boats. During an amphibious assault, such crafts were used to carry the landing force (vehicles and infantry) from the sea to the shore thus lending the name to such ferries. Today, these flat bottom ferries are used to serve ports and places with poor port infrastructure and shallow drafts. The passengers and vehicles are being loaded and discharged via a large bow ramp.
2. Catamarans :
Catamarans are either built for Pax only or for combination of Pax and cars/vehicles. Though Catamarans generally operate as passenger boats, they have enough capacity to transport vehicles. Speed is the major USP of Catamarans that makes such a ferry ride attractive to the passengers. Such high speed ferries for sale can be categorized into various types as mentioned below.
Pure Pax Ferries :
The commercial pure Pax ferries are solely dedicated to transporting passengers.
Pax Car High Speed Ferries :
These high speed ferries can accommodate passengers and vehicles alike.
Single Hull or Mono Hull Ferries :
Unlike the multi-hulled ferries, where two or more hulls are connected to each other, the Mono Hull ferries are operated by a single hull.
3. Ro-Ro :
A RORO ferry will always carry passengers and have a garage for vehicles. These are designed in such a way that wheeled cargo, like trucks, cars, and trailers can be driven on and off the ship with their wheels or using a platform vehicle, like a self-propelled modular transporter. The difference between such vessels with lift-on/lift-off (Lo-Lo) ferries is that the latter use a crane while loading and unloading cargo.
While buying any of the above-mentioned passenger ferries for sale, the potential buyers need to contact a reputed ship broker like Norwegian Ship Sales, that can offer trustworthy and quality service.
The vessels are regulated by the Class Society to maintain the best quality. Some of the certificates authenticating the quality of the vessels are:
- Classification Certificate
- Tonnage Certificate
- Passenger Ship Safety Certificate
- Energy Efficiency Certificate
Conclusion :
With long experience of serving the shipping market, Norway Ship Sales is the right destination if you seek to buy night and day ferries for sale. To know more about us, visit https://www.norshipsale.com/night-ferries-for-sale/.
