Bañaderos Express

Bañaderos Express in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
History
Name	Bañaderos Express (2021–present)
Owner	Fred. Olsen Express
Operator	Fred. Olsen Express
Port of registry	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Route	Santa Cruz de Tenerife – Agaete
Ordered	November 2017
Builder	Austal Philippines Balamban, Philippines
Yard number	395
Laid down	2018
Launched	May 2021
Completed	October 2021
Acquired	October 2021
Maiden voyage	November 2021
In service	2021
Identification	IMO number: 9874301 Call sign: EBTZ MMSI number: 224388000
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class & type	Austal Auto Express 118 Trimaran
Tonnage	8,044 GT 750 DWT
Length	118.00 m (387 ft 2 in)
Beam	28.48 m (93 ft 5 in)
Height	8.04 m (26 ft 5 in)
Draft	4.20 m (13 ft 9 in)
Decks	2
Ramps	Rear loading ramps
Installed power	4 × MTU 20V 8000 M71L diesel engines (total 36,400 kW / 48,800 hp)
Propulsion	4 × Kongsberg KaMeWa 125 S3 waterjets
Speed	38.0 knots (70.4 km/h; 43.7 mph) (service) 42.0 knots (77.8 km/h; 48.3 mph) (max)
Capacity	1,100 passengers 276 cars (or 350 lane metres for freight plus 100 cars)
Crew	30
Notes	Sister ship to Bajamar Express

Bañaderos Express is a 118-metre high-speed trimaran passenger and vehicle ferry operated by the Spanish shipping line Fred. Olsen Express. Built by Austal Philippines in Balamban and delivered in October 2021, she is the second vessel in Austal's Auto Express 118 trimaran series for Fred. Olsen Express, serving as the direct sister ship to Australia-built Bajamar Express. The vessel operates high-speed inter-island ferry services in the Canary Islands, primarily linking Santa Cruz de Tenerife with Agaete (Gran Canaria).

Service

The trimaran, the second of a series of two sister units commissioned on 10 October 2017 by Fred. Olsen Express to the Austal special shipyardsof Cebu, was launched on 27 April 2021 with the name of Bañaderos Expressand delivered on 5 October to the Spanish company. Following this, the fast ferry sailed from the Philippines to the Canary Islands, where it began service a few months later on the connections between Agaete and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, alongside its sister ship Bajamar Express.