# Electric Fast Ferries **URL:** \ **Category:** Maritime Topics\ **Created:** [January 21, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/electric-fast-ferries/58097 "2021-01-21T22:46:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/electric-fast-ferries/58097/1 "2021-01-21T22:46:44Z")
New design for Electric fast Ferries has been revealed: [Austal Australia introduces VOLTA series of electric-powered high-speed ferries - Offshore Energy](https://www.offshore-energy.biz/austal-australia-introduces-volta-series-of-electric-powered-high-speed-ferries/#:~:text=Austal%20Australia%20has%20launched%20the,service%20support%20programs%20for%20operators). ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/electric-fast-ferries/58097/2 "2021-06-09T16:54:28Z")
Are the Hydrofoils returning? This time in an electric version: > **[The Autonomous Electric Ferry Concept Glimpses the Future of Public...](https://robbreport.com/motors/marine/captn-vaiaro-autonomous-electric-ferry-concept-1234606187/?fbclid=IwAR07vXXXmpPli_7ZV-f0pjegTjNNuazyPsZbNhErj_b4liHXoNKWm6359ag)** > > The sleek ferry would utilize an electric propulsion system, allowing for quiet, emission-free travel. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/electric-fast-ferries/58097/3 "2022-03-10T19:49:46Z")
Commuter ferry in London: > **[Uber Boat to get two additional catamarans for Thames sailings - Baird Maritime](https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/uber-boat-to-get-two-additional-catamarans-for-thames-sailings/)** > > UK operator Uber Boat by Thames Clippers has placed an order for two additional catamaran ferries to be built by The Wight Shipyard Company of Cowes on the Isle of Wight. .. Commuter ferry in Auckland: > **[Thordon helps ensure New Zealand's first fully electric ship is also a zero...](https://www.maritimeinformed.com/news/thordon-helps-ensure-zealand-fully-electric-co-1630904584-ga.1646800095.html)** > > The southern hemisphere’s first fully electric, carbon fibre commuter ferry has completed its inaugural round trip with a Thordon seawater lubricated propeller shaft arrangement supplied by... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/electric-fast-ferries/58097/4 "2022-04-21T20:25:15Z")
Western and Northern Norway has a lot of fast ferries and need for even more. Today these are nearly all catamaran type and all are diesel driven. The next generation will have to be zero emission and the hunt is on for the best solution. Here is 4 short listed candidates: ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/b/b/bb7a5ddbfe88e7fbc43a9b4517858350b4753db7.jpeg) These four designs for environmentally friendly speedboats advance in the competition. Suppliers are LMG Marin and SES-X (top left), Transportutvikling and ESNA (bottom left). PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: TROMS AND FINNMARK COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES The suppliers are investing in battery-electric speedboats with different hull designs: single hull, catamaran and trimaran, according to a press release from Vestland County Municipality. The ambition is to use the innovative design and technology solutions as a template in future speedboat purchases, where up to three vessels will be built and tested. We see that there is a big technological leap before we have the new speedboats in place in the county municipal transport along our coast. It will require additional support from the state to build the boats. At the same time, this project is a “kinder egg”, where we get business development, climate benefits and better transport, Source: smp.no ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/electric-fast-ferries/58097/5 "2022-07-15T11:31:31Z")
Another claim of World’s First: > **[The world’s first zero-emission fast ferry is ready for operation – Maritime...](https://maritimecleantech.no/2022/07/14/the-worlds-first-zero-emission-fast-ferry-is-ready-for-operation/)** > > MS Medstraum, the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission fast ferry, classed as a high-speed craft, has embarked on the journey from Fjellstrand shipyard to her new home port, Stavanger. They may not know of the one in NZ, or that is not regarded as Fast Ferry at a speed of only 19n kts. PS\> Earlier electric catamarans built in Norway have been Sight Seeing boats, not ferries. Except the Rygerelectra, with a service speed of 18 kts. She was delivered in 2020: > **[Rygerelektra](https://www.braa.no/fast-ferries/rygerelektra)** > > The 297 passenger all-electric ferry measures 42 meters in length and is capable of 23 knots – a world record for the fastest all-electric passenger catamaran. At full passenger capacity, she will have an operational range of 40 nautical miles at a... Things are happening on the electrification of the Fast Ferries in Norway: > **[Brødrene Aa og Norled inngår kontrakt om bygging av to elektriske hurtigbåtar](https://www.skipsrevyen.no/brodrene-aa-elektrisk-hurtigbat-hurtigbat/brodrene-aa-og-norled-inngar-kontrakt-om-bygging-av-to-elektriske-hurtigbatar/1119280)** > > Nordland fylkeskommune tildelte Norled hurtigbåtkontrakt for rutene mellom Bodø og Væran, og Bodø og Gildeskål tidlegare i vår. Det er no klart at dei to hovudfartøya i anbodet skal byggast av Brødrene Aa. There are also progress on hydrogen-electric powered Fast Ferries, with 3 builders bidding for the first contract. From Tradewinds (behind paywall): > [@](#): > > # Three Norwegian consortia bid to build first hydrogen high-speed ferry > > Winning group will aim to put a pilot vessel into operation from 2025 using hydrogen production hubs along Norwegian coast > Three Norwegian consortia have been selected to develop plans for the world’s first hydrogen-powered high-speed ferry capable of carrying up to 300 passengers over long distances. > > The Norwegian municipalities of Finnmark, Nordland, Trondelag and Vestland have called for the consortia to develop and demonstrate their vessel plans in a first phase of the project over 2022 and 2023. > In the second phase, one supplier will be chosen to build and demonstrate the vessel, which should go into pilot operation from 2025. Br.AA has their design ready to go; [https://www.theexplorer.no/solutions/hydrogen-fast-ferry-for-zero-emission-passenger-transport/#:~:text=Hydrogen-powered%2C%20high-speed,output%20of%202%20600%20kW](https://www.theexplorer.no/solutions/hydrogen-fast-ferry-for-zero-emission-passenger-transport/#:~:text=Hydrogen%2Dpowered%2C%20high%2Dspeed,output%20of%202%20600%20kW). As has the TECO 2030 / UMEO Mandal /BLOM Maritime consortium: > **[Norwegian consortium secures funding for fuel cell-powered SES ferry project...](https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/norwegian-consortium-secures-funding-for-fuel-cell-powered-ses-ferry-project/)** > > A consortium of Norwegian companies consisting of technology firm TECO 2030, shipbuilder Umoe Mandal, and engineering specialist BLOM Maritime is set to receive up to NOK5 million (US$496,787) in funding support to develop a new high-speed ferry that... ---
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Electric fast ferry Medstraum on video and in service: [http://skipsfarts-forum.net/data/video/9/9706-6fd984356d46fc896feca59cd9e75344.mp4](http://skipsfarts-forum.net/data/video/9/9706-6fd984356d46fc896feca59cd9e75344.mp4) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/electric-fast-ferries/58097/7 "2022-09-30T21:15:10Z")
> **[Artemis takes wraps off advanced foil ferry design](https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/artemis-takes-wraps-off-advanced-foil-ferry-design/)** > > Helping Maritime Professionals Make Informed Decisions > [@](#): > > "The EF-24 Passenger can provide an immediate green transport solution that competes economically with road and rail in places like San Francisco, New York, Venice, Istanbul, Dubai, and Singapore – anywhere around the globe that is seeking sustainable transport alternatives that balance the requirement for people to continue to move around with the need to reduce carbon emissions. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/electric-fast-ferries/58097/8 "2022-10-04T20:17:13Z")
They are coming fast and furious: > **[Austal Volta Launch - Electric High Speed Ferries](https://theferryforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=6978)** > > Austal launched their range of Volta high speed electric ferries today at InterFerry 2022 in Seattle, US. The range includes three passenger ferries in the ---
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Here is the competitor: > **[ABB and Incat sign LOI to develop lightweight hybrid-electric ferry](https://new.abb.com/news/detail/95498/abb-and-incat-sign-loi-to-develop-lightweight-hybrid-electric-ferry)** ---
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And the world’s first large-scale hydrogen-powered catamaran: > **[Gotland Hydrocat - Gotlandsbolaget](https://gotlandsbolaget.se/destination-zero/horizonserien/gotland-hydrocat/)** ---
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Not so fast, but fully electric: > **[Antwerp premiers electric ferry and it's extremely quiet | TheMayor.EU](https://www.themayor.eu/en/a/view/antwerp-premiers-electric-ferry-and-it-s-extremely-quiet-11292)** > > Antwerp premiered its first electric ferry boat to help pedestrians and bikes cross the Schledt River. It is the second electric ferry in Belgium. The vessel was produced in Estonia and it is CO2-neut.. ---
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Shell Singapore is going green. From early 2023, _Electric Dream_ ferries will ply between Singapore’s Pasir Panjang ferry terminal and Shell’s Energy and Chemicals Park on the southern island of Pulau Bukom. > **[Electric Dream to Reality | Penguin International Limited](http://www.penguin.com.sg/vessel-specs/electric-dream-to-reality/)** > > Shipyard Services, Crewboat Charters and Ferry Operations in Singapore and Batam, Indonesia ---
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> **[Incat Tasmania to build world's largest electric passenger ferry](https://newatlas.com/marine/incat-electric-passenger-ferry-buquebus/)** > > Tasmanian builder of high-speed catamaran ferries Incat has announced that it's aiming to deliver the world's largest battery electric passenger ferry to Argentina-based operator Buquebus by 2025. An earlier article about Incat’s plan for an electric ferry development: > **[Incat, ABB to build lightweight hybrid-electric ferry](https://www.offshore-energy.biz/incat-abb-to-build-lightweight-hybrid-electric-ferry/)** > > Incat Tasmania has teamed up with propulsion expert ABB on exploring the construction of an electric ferry with hybrid-electric propulsion. ---
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> **[ABB powers Lisbon’s first all-electric ferry](https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/abb-powers-lisbons-first-all-electric-ferry-75601)** > > Environmentally friendly vessel will operate along the Tagus river ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/electric-fast-ferries/58097/15 "2023-04-09T15:10:14Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/3/9/39c2971d30a3518f5244aa6e9dcb895b1a7db03f.jpeg) The 2020 built RYGERELE KTRA moored in Stavanger The 297 passenger all-electric ferry powered by 2x Ramme 375 kW Electric driving each a Servogear Ecoflow CPP measures 42 meters in length and is capable of 23 knots – a world record for the fastest all-electric passenger catamaran. At full passenger capacity, she will have an operational range of 40 nautical miles at a speed of 18 knots. Photo: Jan de Bokx Compass Marine Services (c) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/a/0/a0d7aa3b2f75215f5865a6dbbfd5b90a7b49ec3d.png) > **[Rygerelektra](https://www.braa.no/fast-ferries/rygerelektra)** > > The 297 passenger all-electric ferry measures 42 meters in length and is capable of 23 knots – a world record for the fastest all-electric passenger catamaran. At full passenger capacity, she will have an operational range of 40 nautical miles at a... ---
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Hydrofoils to make a comeback?: > **[Candela raises USD 20m to bring its electric hydrofoil vessel to mass production](https://www.shippax.com/en/news/candela-raises-usd-20m-to-bring-its-electric-hydrofoil-vessel-to-mass-production.aspx)** > > Candela raises USD 20m to bring its electric hydrofoil vessel to mass production ---
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> **[Creator of world’s first fully electric fast ferry announced as a finalist in...](https://eusew-2023.prezly.com/creator-of-worlds-first-fully-electric-fast-ferry-announced-as-a-finalist-in-the-2023-european-sustainable-energy-awards)** > > Battery-powered Medstraum vessel, developed as part of the TrAM (Transport: Advanced and Modular) project, allows commuters in the Stavanger region, Norway, to travel with zero emissions and is paving the way for climate-friendly fast ferries... ---
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A large leap in size from existing electric fast ferries: > **[World's largest battery vessel gives shipping a glimpse of possible electric...](https://splash247.com/worlds-largest-battery-vessel-gives-shipping-a-glimpse-of-possible-electric-future/)** > > The world’s largest battery-driven ship is under construction in Australia, in a breakthrough for decarbonising global shipping. Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat is building a 130-m-long ropax ferry for delivery to South American operator, Buquebus, in... > [@](#): > > Once delivered, the vessel will operate between Argentina and Uruguay, carrying up to 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. It will also be the first fully electric vessel in South America, Hauso noted, adding: “This project demonstrates that maritime decarbonisation is now happening worldwide, not only in Europe.” ---
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> **[Candela C-8 Electric Boat Smashes World Record, Covers 483 Miles In 24 Hours](https://insideevs.com/news/688475/candela-c8-electric-boat-breaks-world-record/)** > > The Candela C-8 electric boat uses hydrofoils to elevate above the water, reduce consumption, and boost performance. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/electric-fast-ferries/58097/20 "2024-11-18T16:00:34Z")
> **[India Studying $2 Billion Incentive Plan for Greener Boats](https://gcaptain.com/india-studying-2-billion-incentive-plan-for-greener-boats/?subscriber=true&goal=0_f50174ef03-808c449862-169863069&mc_cid=808c449862&mc_eid=4674ba0fbe)** > > By Shruti Srivastava Oct 15, 2024 (Bloomberg) —India is finalizing plans to offer almost $2 billion in incentives to replace fossil-fuel powered passenger vessels on inland waterways, like barges and ferries,... Here are some examples of what (maybe) will be replaced: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/d/5/d594a547e086e53591798eacd4bd00ad3e154b19.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/1/5/159596aa645f3a306b6608c203d67602bcdbeb8e.jpeg) Should open opportunities for Brødrene Aa as, the designers and builders of this one: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/1/5/157f4e2526df40774cc761de916ad3acdea1b2f7.jpeg) Rygerelektra Electric Ferry, Image via Rødne Fjord Cruise No, not to build in Norway but to sell their “design and equipment packets” and expertise to Indian yards, as they now do in China and other countries. PS\> I don’t know if they had any luck with breaking into the US market: > **[Front Street Shipyard Partners with Norwegian Ferry Builder](https://www.marinelink.com/news/norwegian-shipyard399685)** > > Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, is partnering with Brødrene Aa in Hyen, Norway, to market, sell and build carbon fiber ferries… [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/electric-fast-ferries/58097.md?page=2)