SFK orders two new ferries
Hollands Shipyards Group will build two vessels for SFK (Schlepp-und Fährgesellschaft Kiel), the German tug and ferry company.
The order brings the total number of vessels built by Holland Shipyards for SFK to seven, with the first built in 2020.
One of the ferries is a hybrid electric/diesel boat with capacity for 300 foot passengers and bicycles, the second is smaller and full electric, with capacity for 140 foot passengers and 60 bicycles.
The hybrid, Laboe, will measure 32.4m x 8.8m and the company says it has a larger battery bank (2 x 272kWh) than previous vessels, which will enable it to sail for longer using battery power.
Dietrichsdorf will be 24.95m x 7.5m and will have battery capacity of 1092 kWh.
“Like her sister vessels Düsternbrook and Wellingdorf (pictured), she will also be equipped with the non-conventional automated mooring system, which features electric-hydraulically operated mooring hooks in both sides of the ship,” says Holland Shipyards.
