The Turkish Cemre Shipyard has been entrusted with building the new double-ended vessel for Scandlines' Puttgarden-Rødby service.

The ferry will be 147.4 m-long and 25.4 m-wide, offering about 1,200 lane metres of cargo capacity, plus room for 140 passengers.

The newbuild is due for launch in 2024.

Initially, the vessel will be charged in Rødby. The charging option in Puttgarden will be added once Scandlines can procure green energy.

It will be possible to load trucks on the lower and upper decks. The berths 3 in Rødby and 1 in Puttgarden will have to be rebuilt to also load lorries on the upper deck.

Scandlines says the modular construction makes it possible to adjust the vessel also to carry cars.

The Puttgarden-Rødby crossing will be covered in one hour by sailing on electricity only. The new ferry will be able to work in a hybrid mode, slashing the crossing to three quarters.

"Scandlines has for several years focused on the entire area of sustainability. The hybrid system was a quantum leap in green ferry operations. Scandlines not only operates the world's largest fleet of hybrid ferries, the system is also being copied worldwide and has been a huge success. Now we are ready to take the next big step and insert the first zero-emission ferry. The next generation of ferries is ready to take over on the Puttgarden-Rødby route," Vagn Sørensen, Chairman of Scandlines' Supervisory Board, said.

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