Algeciras Jet 01

Algeciras, Spain 02 February 2014

 
Algeciras Jet 02
Tarifa, Spain 11/09/14
 

Name

ALGECIRAS JET

Previous names

1999 - 21/10/2008 Baltic jet

Type

Car ferry - High speed passengers catamaran vessel

IMO-number

9198551

Call sign

5BLY2

Flag

Cyprus

Port of registry

Limassol

Previous flags

07/05/1999 - 22/10/2008 Norway, Bergen - Call sing LALY5

GT

2.273

DWT

135 t

NT

681

Length

60,00 m overall

57,00 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

16,50 m extreme

Draught

2,15 m

Depth

5,77 m

Speed

35,0 knots

Route

Helsinki (Helsingfors) - Tallinn

Algeciras - Ceuta

Tanger - Tarifa

Built

1999

Keel laid

29/06/1998

Launch date

14/03/1999

Date of completion

06/05/1999

Builder

Kvaerner Fjellstrand AS

Omastrand

Norway

Yard number

1649

Hull material

Aluminium

Hull type

Double hull

Transverse bulkheads

5

Number of decks

4x

Passengers: 1

Cargo: 2

Main engine

2x Caterpillar 3618 TA combustion engines each 5.400 kW

Total: 10.800 kW

Gearbox

2x Reintjes VLJ6831 HL - Reduction 1,824:1

Propulsion waterjet

2x Kamewa 112 SII each 7.200 kW

Builder: Kamewa Waterjets, Kristinehamn - Norway

Generators

2x Caterpillar 3406 DITA diesel generatorsets

Passengers

428

Number of cars

58 or 2 buses and 40 cars

Manager

FRS Iberia S.L.(DFDS)

Tarifa/Cádiz

Spain

Previous managers

1999 - 2000 Veolia Transport Nord AS, Region FFR

2000 - 2008 Nordic Jetline AS

Operator

FRS Jet line

Estación Marítima

11201 Algeciras-Cádiz

Spain

Owner

Epellan Shipping Company Limited

Limassol

Cyprus

Previous owners

1999 - 2008 Express Ferries Ltd.

2008 - 2008 FRS Iberia, S.L.

Renamed

23/07/2024 Ruby Express

France, Marseille - Call sign: FNAK

Owner: Epellan Shipping Company Limited, Limassol - Cyprus

Manager: FRS Shipmanagement Ltd., Limassol - Cyprus

Latest data adjustment

20 February 2025