Shoreside must work harder: Damen eagerly awaits electrical power on the dock

摘要

When river cruise specialist A-Rosa's new 135-m vessel is launched in 2021, it will incorporate builder Damen's latest thinking on passenger ship propulsion and design. The vessel will feature zero-emissions battery power among other innovations that are rapidly turning the global shipyard into a specialist in ferries and other smaller passenger ships as well as its workboats and many other designs. Along with the river cruiser to be known as E-Motion, Damen has a full orderbook for hybrid and electric-powered ferries. Its shipyard at Mangalia, Romania, is constructing two LNG-hybrid, 149-m ferries for Seaspan that will be able to carry more than 200 m3 of LNG and 2 MWh of battery capacity. Classed by Bureau Veritas, the ferries are due to go into operation in 2021.