Accolade for the world’s cleanest ferry

'Ampere' is one of three ferries operated by Norled on the route between Lavik and Oppedal

‘Ampere’, the world’s first large fully electric vessel, has just received the Seatrade Clean Shipping award for 2015. Owned and operated by Norled and designed and constructed by Fjellstrand, the DNV GL classed car ferry is a fully battery driven catamaran made of aluminium.

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