The MF Ampere, the world’s first fully electric ferry, is celebrating 10 years of successful operations in Norway’s Sognefjord. Designed and built by Fjellstrand Shipyard in 2015, the vessel has…
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Bergen, Norway: Since going into service in 2015, the MF Ampere has now sailed an astonishing distance equivalent to 17 times around the equator on batteries alone, solidifying its place as a groundbreaking achievement in sustainable maritime transport.
A decade on and the Ampere continues to showcase the transformative potential of...
Before Christmas, Norled placed an order for three identical battery-electric ferries with capacity for 60 passenger cars and 250 passengers. Norled confirmed the option for a fourth one. Havyard Leirvik is building the ferries for the Stokkvågen-Lovund-Træna connection for Nordland fylkeskommune....
Norled won the tender for the ferry connections Stokkvågen-Lovund and Stokkvågen-Træna after delivering a concept that cuts emissions by up to 90%. Three new battery-hybrid ferries will enter the connection in 2027. The three new buildings that will join the connection will all have capacity for 60...
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The new Utsira ferry will be operated by Norled. An island right out in the open ocean, Utsira is one of Norway’s smallest municipalities in terms of population size. There is only one ferry connection: from Haugesund (a town between Bergen and Stavanger). The contract is for 20 years with an...
MF Hydra, the world’s first liquid hydrogen-powered ferry operated by Norwegian company Norled, is […]
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Norwegian transport company Norled recently acquired the first in a new series of two fast catamaran ferries built by local shipyard Oma Baatbyggeri. The aluminium-hulled ..
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Deliveries include a double-ended ferry for a UK operator and a fast catamaran for a Norwegian transport line. Construction is meanwhile underway on a Chinese Arctic tour ..