E-OSHIMA: Japan’s first all-batterypowered vessel

摘要

The title of ‘Japan’s first all-battery-powered vessel’ may have been snapped up by e-Oshima, a double-ended ro-pax ferry completed by Oshima Shipbuilding in Nagasaki – a builder that typically specialises in the construction of bulk carriers and steel marine/offshore structures. The 35m × 10m ferry has the capacity for 50 passengers and eight passenger cars, or four passenger cars and a bus. She has a depth of 3.8m, draws approximately 2m and will be used primarily to transport visitors to and from Oshima’s yard and the opposite shore.