Schottel has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards to equip the first fully-electric vessels to operate in Canada.
The new 68mx25m (223’x82′) Amherst Island will carry up to 300 passengers and 42 cars and be delivered in 2020. The 98mx25m (321’x82′) Wolfe Island can haul up to 399 people and 75 cars and has a delivery date of 2021. Both ferries — built for the MTO (Ministry of Transportation of Ontario) — will operate at speeds up to 12 knots that equals the speed of conventional propulsion,...
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