Passenger ships for regular service in Berlin Since January 2014, FährBär 1 and FährBär 2 have been operating on lines F11 and F12, followed in April by FährBär 3 and FährBär 4 on lines F21 and F23. They replace older ferries with diesel engines and instead rely on environmentally friendly propulsion: mostly solar power. The modern catamarans are 18.5...
Construction of a solar-powered car ferry for inland waterways The Sankta Maria II ferry is the world's first purely electric-powered inland car ferry. It operates between Wasserbillig and Oberbillig, replacing the old Sankta Maria ferry. This will save around 14,000 litres of diesel fuel per year. The ferry has a hull length of 17 metres and is 8.60 metres wide....
The new electric solar passenger ferry is intended for use in Rostock's city harbour, where it will shuttle between Kabutzenhof and Gehlsdorf on a half-kilometre route from mid-2021. The hull of the catamaran will be made of steel. The ferry will carry up to 80 people and 15 bicycles on one trip, fully electric and completely emission-free. The...
Zero-emission inland waterway vessel for passenger transport The new electric solar-powered vessel replaces a conventional ferry that was in service on the Usedom route until recently. This will save approximately 20 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year. Solar modules and high-performance batteries provide the electricity required for the crossing between the mainland and the island of Usedom. The ferry will travel at a service speed of 8 km/h. Possible...
Zero-emission electric ships for passenger transport The new zero-emission vessels will replace three diesel-powered ships that have been operating for around 30 years on the Limmat, the river that flows out of Lake Zurich and through Switzerland's largest city. „With this order from Switzerland, we have succeeded in establishing ourselves on the international market for the first time with our...
Zero-emission electric ships for passenger transport The passenger ship for the BSB shipping company is a very challenging shipbuilding contract for Ostseestaal. This project required us to break completely new ground, as it involves a parametrically modelled aluminium hull. This was optimised for flow using computer-aided numerical calculation points. In addition, the energy concept will set new standards in shipbuilding. The following are used...