Cemre Shipyard launched the NB1091 Double Ended Ro-Ro Passenger and Vehicle Ferry, built for Norwegian passenger transportation company Torghatten Nord, at a ceremony held at its facilities in Yalova on Wednesday, December 6.
Designed by Norwegian Ship Design, the ferry shall be able to operate with zero emissions during its 1-hour transit on the Lødingen – Bognes route in northern Norway. The ferry is designed to run on battery electricity from the grid onshore via high-capacity automatic charging connections. When shore power is not available, biodiesel generators shall be able to provide enough power for the ferry to operate normally, and at 13-14 knots, it will be among the fastest moving ferries among Norwegian battery ferries.
The double-ended ferry is equipped with two independent propulsion and power systems so that in case of fire or flooding, at least one of them remains operational. The ferry has a length of 117 meters with a capacity of 399 passengers and shall show and post the Norwegian flag in accordance with DNV class rules.
Eirik Olsen, COO of Torghatten Nord, explained about the project:
“After ten years of operating the same ferry connection with low-emission LNG ferries, Torghatten Nord AS is a proud winner of the next tender period with groundbreaking zero-emission vessels on the Lødingen – Bognes connection. The solution represents a change depending on the transition time and the vessel dimension operated with zero-emission battery ferries. As a shipyard with high competence in the technology of the future, CEMRE is the chosen shipyard to build this vessel.
Burak Mursaloğlu, Head of Business Development at Cemre Shipyard, said: “We are delighted to work with Norwegian Ship Design and Torghatten Nord on this environmentally friendly and innovative project. We believe that the vessel shall take its place among the prestigious ships of the sector as the fruit of this successful partnership.
VESSEL TYPE PASSENGER VESSEL
CUSTOMER TORGHATTEN NORD AS
DESIGN TNSDC
CLASS DNV
LENGTH 117.10 m
WIDTH 18,80 m
DRAFT (MAXIMUM) 5 m
PASSENGER CAPACITY 399
VEHICLE CAPACITY 120 PBE / 12 VTE + abt. 46 PBE
