A new 36m long passenger ferry, Ocean Dragon 1, has began its maiden voyage, transiting from Bantam (Indonesia) to Johor Bahru (Malaysia), and vice versa. This is a friendly collaboration between the Malaysian and Indonesian governments in creating this new route to shorten the travelling time to 1 hour and 15 minutes between the two countries. Normally, passengers would have to transit through Singapore.

This passenger vessel is powered by a MAN Engine: 3X MAN D2848 LE 423 (V8-900). In the recent sea trial, Ocean Dragon 1 achieved a staggering speed of 34 knots at 23245 rpm. The vessel is able to ferry up to 254 passengers per trip.

PT PALINDO MARINE, a renowned Indonesian shipyard, built this ferry. It has built hundreds of SARS and patrol boats for the Indonesian government. On record, PT PALINDO MARINE, one of our key customers for more than 30 years, has over 700 units of MAN Engines.