FIRST FERRY HYBRIDS DUE ON THE KIEL CANAL

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The fi rst of three 30m identical hybrid ferrynewbuilds for commuters on Germany’s busyKiel Canal is going into service soon, reportsTom Todd.WSV spokeswoman Claudia Thoma toldMaritime Journal the first of the identical ferrieswould now enter service during the first quarterof the new year with the second following in thesummer and the third in autumn.The boats are being built at BalticWorkboats in Estonia, which said it won thework for the German Government’s Waterwaysand Shipping Administration (WSV) out of atotal 14 bidders. The trio kicks off a new fleet offerries, all with the same hybrid technology, onthe world’s busiest man-made waterway andalso replaces older boats. WSV PresidentHans-Heinrich Witte said when the orders wereplaced in 2018 that the newbuilds were “theforerunners of a new generation of ferries onthe Kiel Canal. They will carry pedestrians,cyclists and vehicles comfortably and in alow-emission environment across thewaterway”, he added.