Fresh out of the AUSTAL shed & on the BAE heavy lift in Henderson.

LOA: 83.50 Beam: 20.20

A next generation 83 meter trimaran ferry for JR Kyushu of Japan, designed
and built by Austal at its shipyard in Western Australia, the Queen Beetle will
be in service between South Korea and Japan in time for the 2020 summer Olympics.

The trimaran, with a capacity for 502 passengers and an operational speed
of 37 knots, will service JR Kyushu Jet Ferry’s key strategic route between
Fukuoka, Japan and Busan, South Korea. The vessel will feature a very high quality
customised interior,developed by respected Japanese design house, Don Design
Associates, led by Mr Eiji Mitooka, famous for the luxuriously appointed interiors of
JR Kyushu’s high-end passenger trains.