On April 9, a naming ceremony was held for the first cruise-type ro-pax vessel “Panstar Miracle” built by South Korea’s Dae Sun Shipbuilding for PanStar Group, a South Korean cruise and ro-ro service operator. It will be put into operation on the Busan-Osaka route from the 13th.
In July 2022, PanStar Group signed a shipbuilding contract with Dae Sun Shipbuilding for the “Panstar Miracle”. The vessel was started on October 4, 2023 and launched on October 10, 2024.
Panstar Miracle is the first cruise-type ro-pax vessel built by PanStar Group in South Korea. The vessel has a gross tonnage of 22,000, a length of 171 meters, a width of 25.4 meters, and is equipped with 102 cabins and various facilities. It can accommodate up to 355 passengers and carry 254 TEU containers at the same time.
The vessel will be equipped with various recreational facilities such as interiors and balcony cabins, outdoor swimming pools and jogging paths similar to those of European cruise ships. It features a linear design that significantly reduces noise and vibration, and will be the first in Korea to introduce an environmentally friendly hybrid propulsion system that dramatically reduces fuel consumption and emissions by adding an electric motor and generator to a diesel engine.