Ship&Offshore | Issue 06/2022
New generation of ferries planned
Hong Kong | Shipyard Cheoy Lee is to build nine high-speed passenger ferries with hybrid propulsion that will transport over five million passengers per year around Hong Kong. The 35m- and 40m-long ferries are classed by Bureau Veritas with the notation Electric Hybrid and Zero Emission (“ZE”) mode. Delivery is scheduled between the end of 2023 and early 2025. All nine vessels will be fitted with about 102m2 of solar panels along with battery systems to capture solar energy for onboard electricity consumption...