FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Ferry operated by Transtejo ¹ seen on the Tejo River docked at the Terminal Fluvial do Cais do Sodré in May 2015. This ferry of the catamaran type, named "Fantasia" and registered LX-3192-TL, is a Brisbane Ship Constructions D12 26m Low Wash Passenger Ferry completed in 1999, yard number (n/a). Aluminum hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 86.6 ft and can accommodate 146 passengers (146+3). It uses two 366 bkW (490 bhp) Caterpillar 3196E main engines and two fixed pitch propellers. Maximum speed is 26 knots. "Fantasia", the sole member of its class, is built in Australia by Brisbane Ship Constructions ² . Originally the prototype for a fast displacement low wash vessel and named "Suzanne", it is acquired by Fantasea Cruises, renamed "Fantasea 88", and used on inter-island services operating out of Shute Harbour in the Whitsunday region, off the central coast of Queensland. In 2001, it is acquired by the Transtejo group, ren...

Ferry operated by Transtejo ¹ seen on the Tejo River arriving at the Terminal Fluvial do Cais do Sodré in July 2019. This ferry of the catamaran type, named "Pedro Nunes" and registered LX-3194-TL, is an Image Marine 37m River Catamaran completed in 2002, yard number 247. Aluminum hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 127.7 ft and can accommodate 320 passengers (320+3). Beurteaux and Vogelsitze Pino 300 seats. It uses two 1050 kW (1408 hp) MTU 16V 2000 M70 main engines and two HamiltonJet HM651 water jets. Maximum speed is 29 knots. Its class includes two vessels, "Cesário Verde" and "Pedro Nunes", built in Australia by Image Marine, a subsidiary of Austal Ships ² specialized in the construction of aluminum vessels up to 164 ft. The paint scheme with two-tone blue waving stripes is a particular feature of this class. Established in 1975 and based in Lisboa , Transtejo ³ operates regular services and occasional services on the Tejo Riv...

Ferry operated by Soflusa seen on the Tejo River heading to Barreiro in July 2019. This ferry of the catamaran type, named "Miguel Torga" and registered LX-3201-TL, is a  Damen Shipyards Singapore   ¹  DFF 4912 completed in 2003, hull/yard number 55/530103. Aluminum hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 161.4 ft and can accommodate 600 passengers (600+4). Modell Møbler seats. It uses two 2320 kW (3111 hp) MTU  16V 4000 M70 main engines and two HamiltonJet HM811 water jets. Service speed is 22 knots. Its class originally includes nine vessels – "Damião de Goes", "Augusto Gil", "Miguel Torga", "Fernando Namora", "Gil Vicente", "Jorge de Sena", "Almeida Garrett", "Fernando Pessoa" and "Antero de Quental". In 2015 or 2016, the "Augusto Gil" leaves the Soflusa fleet to be operated in South Korea by the Korea Express Ferry Co., Ltd. (고려고속훼리(주)), named "Korea Sta...