Another hybrid ferry for Scandlines
Danish ferry operator Scandlines has named its newest hybrid ferry, the ‘M/V Copenhagen’. As part of the company’s ambitious environmental strategy, the new hybrid ferry will join the world’s largest fleet of hybrid ferries.
The vessel will use a low emission and fuel saving diesel electric hybrid propulsion system powered by an ESS (Energy Storage System) from Canada’s Corvus Energy. The ‘M/V Copenhagen’ is the sixth Scandlines hybrid ferry to utilize a Corvus ESS.
This new hybrid ferry will soon join its sister ship M/V Berlin, also powered by a Corvus ESS, in servicing the crossing between Rostock, Germany and Gedser, Denmark. The M/V Copenhagen is 169.5m long and 25.4m wide, providing double the capacity for vehicles (460 cars or 96 transport trucks), and the modern, spacious onboard facilities have enough space for 1,300 passengers. The main engines provide an output of 18,000kW, with a further 4,500kW available from the Corvus ESS. This results in a speed of 21 knots on the 1-hour 45 minutes long crossing.
By Jake Frith
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