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Coming to a lake near you:
Credit: Candela.
This design allows the ferry to operate entirely on renewable electricity, offering an eco-friendly alternative to fossil fuels.
The vessel’s advanced Flight Controller technology ensures a silent and smooth ride by constantly adjusting the hydrofoils.
With a cruising speed of 25kt, the P-12 will connect the northern and southern shores of Lake Tahoe in under 30 minutes.
Meet the P-12 Shuttle, the world's fastest electric ferry from Sweden. Glide above water without disrupting the environment.
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Not very fast, but intended mainly for short cross-harbour routes in Hong Kong:
Xin Ming Zhu 39Guangdong Sinoway Composite Materials
Xin Ming Zhu 39 was built in fulfilment of CKS’ requirement for a lightweight electric ferry for operation in Victoria Harbour and on the 2.96-nautical-mile Hung Nom–North Point route.
Classed by China Classification Society, Xin Ming Zhu 39 (新明珠39号; “New Pearl 39”) has corrosion-resistant carbon-fibre composite construction, an LOA of 34.77 metres (114.1 feet), a beam of 10.6 metres (34.8 feet), a design draught of only 1.76 metres (5.77 feet), a depth of 3.4 metres (11 feet), and seating for up to 400 passengers on main and upper decks.
The propulsion system consists of EVE LF280K lithium iron phosphate batteries and two 230kW motors driving 1,000mm propellers in azimuthing thrusters to deliver a service speed of 10 knots and a maximum speed of 14 knots.
“In the past, Chinese shipbuilders relied on imported carbon-fibre and resin to build ships, and the supply chain ended up being costly and it was difficult to ensure the chain’s stability,” said Sinoway.
Meanwhile in the US; Regent is going for speed and range over Pax capacity:
The first design is for an all-electric 12-passenger vessel that can travel at 180 mph. It would have a range of 180 miles on a single charge of its batteries. The company also looks to a larger 100-passenger version as battery technology advances.
With the approval, Regent will proceed toward its full-scale prototype tests. They previously completed float, foil, and flight tests with the smaller prototype. They plan to start testing the full-scale version later this year with humans aboard. They are approved for Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound. The first flight is planned for early next year.
Regent has previously said its target is to bring the first commercial model to market by mid-decade. The company reports over 600 orders valued at more than $9 billion from airline and ferry operators.
Not everybody is convinced of the feasibility, apparently:
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Fast Electric ferry “CHINA ZORRILLA” has been launched in Tasmania:
Here is a video about the ferry and it’s construction:
A background story about Incat and it’s ambitions:
Good luck with that is all I can say. I’m no fan of electric ships but a big fan of Robert Clifford.
Robert Clifford is a legend in Tasmania. He first started making money when the bridge across the Derwent River was knocked down by a ship, Lake Illawarra, hitting it. The ship still lies in mid-channel deep water almost under the bridge. Clifford sprang into action to get little then bigger and faster ferries running across with refreshments on sale and made his first $million.
He thus got into high speed aluminium catamarans for ferries but only came to real attention when he ran a new cat aground on a famous rock, Iron Pot, in the Derwent estuary during trials. She was refloated with minimal damage.
That actually made him more famous and proved the survivability of his designs and he never looked back with international orders rolling in.
During my years in Hobart, I did a few new ship trials in his new cats. Bob loved high speed and to hammer that home would be doing 40kts a few metres off those cliffs in the photo with a huge grin on his face. The entire workforce was along for the ride.
Good luck to him.
While other countries are piloting electric ferries, Norway has been successfully operating these zero-emission vessels for several years now. How did Norway sail so far ahead, so quickly? The answer lies in Norway’s complete maritime ecosystem,...
Fjellstrand delivers a fully battery-electric fast ferry for passenger transport in and near cities. Emissions free, the ferry uses electricity from the grid as its only power source. By rule definition, a fast ferry operates at speeds of 21.6 knots or more.
The world’s first such fast ferry is the MS Medstraum City of Stavanger , Norway, and the surrounding communities and islands. In 2022, the ferry received the “Ship of the Year ” award at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg, Germany.
Fjellstrand delivered world’s first fully electric fast ferry, “Medstrøm” in 2023:
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NB 1700 Medstraum - Fjellstrand
More fully electric fast ferries and car/pax ferries have been developed and built in Norway since the first in 2019:https://www.batterytechonline.com/battery-applications/here-are-9-vessels-that-are-helping-norway-lead-the-world-in-electric-ferries
