FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Ferry operated by Transtejo seen on the Tejo River arriving at Terminal Fluvial de Cacilhas in May 2019. This ferry of the monohull type, named "S. Jorge" ¹ and registered LX-3163-TL, is built in Germany by Deggendorfer Werft und Eisenbau ² and completed in 1992 with yard number 820. Steel hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 163.8 ft and can accommodate 996 passengers (996+4 ). GBF seats. It uses two 440 kW (590 hp) MTU 12V 183 TE62 main engines and two fixed pitch propellers. Top speed is 13 knots. Its class includes two vessels, "S. Jorge" and "Martim Moniz", both built by Deggendorfer Werft und Eisenbau. The "Martim Moniz" is sold to Rota do Douro in 2016, rebuilt as a tour boat with capacity for 430 guests and renamed "Acqua Douro". Used on sightseeing cruises along the Douro River. Established in 1975 and based in Lisboa , Transtejo ³ operates regular services and occasional services in the estuary of th...

Ferry operated by Transtejo seen on the Tejo River arriving at the Estação Fluvial da Trafaria in October 2019. This ferry of the catamaran type, named Almadense and registered LX-3205-TL, is a Navalria build completed in 2010, yard number 3. Steel hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 155.8 ft and can accommodate 360 passengers and 29 vehicles (360+29V+4). Two elevators allow the easy access of passengers with reduced mobility to the upper deck. Vogelsitze Pino 300 seats. It uses two 634 kW (850 hp) Caterpillar C32 ACERT main engines and two variable-pitch propellers. Service speed is 11 knots. Its class includes two vessels, Almadense and Lisbonense , built in Portugal by Navalria. Established in 1975 and based in Lisboa , Transtejo operates regular services and occasional services on the Tejo River estuary. Here, we see the Almadense on the Belém–Porto Brandão–Trafaria regular service, a crossing of approximately 2.2 nautical miles. The name Almadense , demon...

Ferry operated by Transtejo seen on the Tejo River arriving at the Terminal Fluvial de Cacilhas  in October 2014. This ferry of the monohull type, named "Palmelense" and registered LX-3145-TL, is built in Portugal by Argibay and completed in 1982 with yard number 146. Steel hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 102.9 ft and can accommodate 476 passengers (476+4). Fainsa Arianne seats. It is equipped with a 515 kW (700 hp) MTU 8V 396 TC main engine and a variable pitch propeller. Service speed is 10 knots. It belongs to the "Cacilhense" class, comprising eight vessels – "Cacilhense", "Madragoa", "Montes Claros", "Seixalense", "Sintrense", "Palmelense", "Dafundo" and "Campolide". Differing in having an upper deck open to the stern, the "Monsanto" class comprises four vessels – "Monsanto", "Moscavide", "Madre de Deus" and "Mira...