Dart Tri-Hull Ferry Composite Construction
Lightweight and durable, Dart Ferries composite construction reduces fuel consumption and offers quieter, more comfortable travel.
Composite Construction Advantages
1. Lighter construction
Provides significant weight savings compared to Aluminium, improving vessel efficiency and reducing fuel consumption.
2. Eliminates metalic corrosion and metal fatigue
Vessels built using composite construction do not suffer from corrosion issues that can accour with aluminium construction.
3. Custom hull shapes
Composite construction makes it easier to produce customised and complex hull shapes to improve seakeeping ability and fuel economy.
4. Quieter operation
Composite-built vessels can be quieter due to better sound absorption qualities than aluminium.
Dart Ferries triple chine design
The triple chine design on each of the composite hulls of the Dart Tri-Hull ferries provides a smoother more comfortable ride with the triple chine design far easier to build in composite compared to construction of a similar design vessel built in aluminium.
Composite construction for optimum efficiency
Composite construction is becoming increasingly popular for manufacturing.
Boeing and Airbus use composite construction for their latest aircraft designs.
By using composite materials for much of the aircraft’s construction, aircraft manufacturers have reduced weight which leads to a significant improvement in efficiency & reduced operating costs compared with traditional aluminium.
