The Shuttle 30 Cat Transporter by KND is a high-capacity, heavy-duty commercial vessel engineered with an aluminium planing catamaran hull and a matching rugged aluminium wheelhouse/superstructure. Built to handle mass logistics, high-volume crew transfers, and dense passenger ferry operations across expansive coastal waters and inland river systems, this massive craft features a physical profile measuring 30.00 meters in length overall (LOA) with a wide, stable 8.70-meter beam overall (BOA) and a 1.21-meter draft. Certified under CE and Bureau Veritas (BV) classification standards, the vessel’s optimized twin-hull design provides exceptional stability and a flat deck configuration built to comfortably support an impressive standard complement of 200 passengers over a 3-day operational sea endurance baseline.

To deliver exceptional high-speed transit performance and immediate maneuvering response for a platform of its scale, the Shuttle 30 Cat relies on an advanced jet drive propulsion arrangement backed by an immense 8,000 hp of recommended installed power delivered through dual main engines. The ship handles two primary performance profiles based on operational displacement to balance raw speed and maximum payload capability. Under the higher-velocity specification, the vessel achieves a maximum speed of 37.6 knots and a fast cruising speed of 30.3 knots, burning fuel at a rate of 1,144 liters per hour to yield an active cruise range of 238 nautical miles drawing from an integrated 10,000-liter fuel capacity at an estimated 111.07-ton displacement. Alternatively, when configured for extended logistics runs, the system runs at a maximum speed of 33.4 knots and a steady cruising speed of 26.9 knots, dropping the fuel consumption rate to 858 liters per hour to extend its operational cruise range to 282 nautical miles at a 105.82-ton displacement profile.

The vessel’s comprehensive commercial electronics, heavy-duty utility networks, and multi-deck service grids are powered by a dual 230 VAC and 24 VDC electrical power supply system backed by a massive recommended 20,220 Ah house battery bank. To satisfy the intensive electrical demands of large passenger complements, the architecture integrates a robust 45 kW / 56.3 KVA auxiliary generator set (genset) that continuously supports a high-output commercial climate control framework delivering an approximate 120,000 BTU/h air conditioning system across the main passenger cabin. Sustained operations are further supported by a massive liquid infrastructure capacity comprising 15,000 liters of fresh water storage and a dedicated 4,200-liter waste water tank. The upper command bridge is outfitted with a top-tier navigation package centered on twin 16-inch multi-function displays (MFD) integrating a VHF DSC radio, an AIS-B transponder, an autopilot, a 1 kW sonar, and a 4 kW radar system running on an NMEA2000 backbone, complemented by a full legal safety array including masthead, stern, and sidelights, a magnetic compass, navigation charts, and emergency signaling devices.