The Swedish Transport Administration's ferry company has commissioned the Holland Shipyards Group to construct four hybrid ships.
The 86 by 14.2 m domestic traffic ferries, which will serve Stockholm's archipelago, will be delivered starting from summer 2024 one piece a year.
The newbuilds, usually running on electricity, will also feature backup HVO diesel engines.
The entire investment (totalling SEK1.0b) will also cover eight automooring installations, four charging stations, a simulation centre likewise one for operating the vessels remotely.
The ferries will perform certain operations automatically (autonomy level 2), such as mooring and hoisting/lowering their ramps for vehicle load- and unloading.
The charging will take around four minutes.
The ordered ferries will help realise Färjerederiet's Vision 45, in which the company's fleet becomes climate-neutral by 2045.
Photo: The Swedish Transport Administration