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As a comparison, in my banana country they spent €7.7m on a beat up old Greek ICE ferry that isn't even up to local safety standards[0]. Compared to that, €35m
by senko 10mo ago
As a comparison, in my banana country they spent €7.7m on a beat up old Greek ICE ferry that isn't even up to local safety standards[0].
Compared to that, €35m or so for a new modern vessel doesn't sound outrageous.
[0] https://www.morski.hr/jadrolinija-za-7-7-milijuna-eura-kupuje-polovni-grcki-trajekt-koji-ne-ispunjava-hrvatske-propise/ https://www.morski.hr/jadrolinija-za-7-7-milijuna-eura-kupuj...
- cfn 10mo agoI had no idea that would be the cost of a ferry albeit old. We have a massive problem with transportation between islands due to lack of ships/investment. For example, out of the 9 islands only three have daily voyages and right now even that isn't happening as one boat broke down and another is away on maintenance. We could do we a couple even old ones. The main issue I saw here with the electric ferry was that 90% of the installed generation in the islands uses HFO so we would be charging the ferry with a fuel that pollutes more than the diesel used to run it.
- araes 10mo agoGeneral survey of ferry prices in the 25+ meter range to give you an idea. Length number can be changed to filter for longer / shorter. There's 37 in the 25+ range, 19 in the 50+ range, and 11 in the 100+ range currently, although a few false positives on the keyword matches. https://www.yachtworld.com/boats-for-sale/length-25/keyword-Ferry/ https://www.yachtworld.com/boats-for-sale/length-25/keyword-...