Volcan de Taidia

Volcan de Taidia in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
History
NameVolcán de Taidía
Owner(2021–present): Fast Ferry Leasing Ltd
OperatorNaviera Armas
Port of registrySanta Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Route
Ordered2018
Builder
Yard number093
Laid down28 September 2018
Launched23 June 2021
Completed22 September 2021
AcquiredSeptember 2021
Maiden voyageOctober 2021
In serviceOctober 2021
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & typeIncat 111m wave-piercing catamaran
Tonnage
  • 11,213 GT
  • 952 DWT
Length111.00 m (364 ft 2 in)
Beam30.50 m (100 ft 1 in)
Draft4.16 m (13 ft 8 in)
Decks3
RampsRear loading ramps
Installed power4 × MAN 20V28/33D STC diesel engines (total 36,400 kW)
Propulsion4 × Wärtsilä waterjets
Speed35.0 knots (64.8 km/h; 40.3 mph) (service) 42.4 knots (78.5 km/h; 48.8 mph) (max in sea trials)
Capacity
  • 1,184 passengers
  • 401 cars (or 595 lane metres of trucks + 219 cars)
Crew16
NotesDesigned by Revolution Design; equipped with an active ride control system.

Volcán de Taidía is a 111-metre high-speed wave-piercing catamaran ferry operated by Spanish shipping line Naviera Armas. Built in Australia by Incat and delivered in late 2021, she is the sister ship to Volcán de Tagoro. Designed specifically to deliver high-capacity passenger and freight transport at high speed, the vessel primarily operates inter-island routes across the Canary Islands, bridging Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Service

The catamaran, the second of a series of two sister units commissioned on 15 December 2017 by Naviera Armas to the specialized shipyard Incat, was launched on 23 June 2021 in the Hobart shipyard with the name of Volcán de Taidía and delivered on 24 September to the Spanish company. Following this, on 29 September the catamaran sailed from Tasmania to Spain, where on 25 October it began service on the connections between Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where it joined its sister ship Volcán de Tagoro.

References

  1. ↑ P, E. (2021-06-23). "Naviera Armas prepara el 'Volcán de Taidía', su nuevo fast-ferry que unirá las capitales canarias". eldia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  2. ↑ "Naviera Armas ultima el nuevo catamarán 'Volcán de Taidía'". Espiral 21 (in European Spanish). 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  3. ↑ Naucher, Redacción (2021-06-25). "Puesto a flote el nuevo catamarán de Naviera Armas, 'Volcán de Taidía'". Naucher (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  4. ↑ "Naviera Armas pone a flote el nuevo catamarán "Volcán de Taidía"". Interempresas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  5. ↑ Lorenzo, Juan Carlos Díaz (2021-06-23). "Naviera Armas pone a flote el catamarán "Volcán de Taidía" » Puente de Mando". Puente de Mando (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  6. ↑ efe (2021-06-23). "Naviera Armas pone a flote su nuevo catamarán, el 'Volcán de Taidía'". Canarias7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  7. ↑ "Al fin Armas firmó el «Taidia» – FERRYBALEAR" (in Spanish). 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  8. ↑ Provincia, La (2021-09-29). "El 'Volcán de Taidía' ya viaja hacia Canarias". La Provincia - Diario de Las Palmas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  9. ↑ "El fast ferry Volcán de Taidía zarpa de Australia en su viaje a España – FERRYBALEAR" (in Spanish). 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  10. ↑ Press, Europa (2021-10-21). "Arriba al puerto de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria el fast ferry Volcán de Taidia, entregado en Tasmania (Australia)". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  11. ↑ Naucher, Redacción (2021-10-22). "El fast-ferry VOLCÁN DE TAIDÍA de Naviera Armas atraca en el puerto de Las Palmas". Naucher (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  12. ↑ Palmas, DP Las. "El "Volcán de Taidía" de Trasmediterránea se estrena hoy en la ruta Gran Canaria-Tenerife". www.diariodelpuerto.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-20.