Damen has signed a contract with the City of Toronto for the delivery of two fully-electric ferries. They will operate between the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal in downtown Toronto and the Toronto Islands, a major tourist destination, located in a high traffic area close to the shores of Lake Ontario.
The ferries will be 50 meters long with a maximum beam of 13 meters. One of the vessels will be a RoPax, transporting passengers and vehicles, and the other a passenger-only ferry, transporting...