VIDEO: Candela to start serial production of 30-passenger foiling ferry 

Stockholm, Sweden, based Candela Technology AB reports that its P-12 Shuttle foiling ferry vessel has successfully completed flight tests and will enter serial production at its Rotebro factory. In a pilot, the all-electric P-12 Shuttle is set to join Stockholm’s public transport network in 2024, reducing the Ekerö suburb-city center commute from 55 to 25 minutes. This is possible through an exemption from the city center’s speed limits gained by the vessel’s minimal wake.

In Stockholm,...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/video-candela-to-start-serial-production-of-30-passenger-foiling-ferry/

Echandia to supply battery system for a second emission-free high-speed catamaran

Swedish Echandia has received a second order from Green City Ferries AB, Stockholm. Green City Ferries is expanding its waterborne public transport with another ambitious zero-emission Beluga24 vessel. The Beluga24 is the world’s first fully emission-free, high-speed, carbon fiber catamaran, and...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/echandia-to-supply-battery-system-for-a-second-emission-free-high-speed-catamaran/

First Electric Flying Ferry Will Make Stockholm’s Waterborne Public Transport Faster Than Cars And Subway

First Electric Flying Ferry

The world’s fastest electric ship, the Candela P-12 Shuttle, is set to hit Stockholm’s waters next year, heralding a new era of transport. The innovative hydrofoiling electric ferry will reduce emissions and slash commuting times – and the city believes it will make waterborne public transport more attractive than trains, buses, and cars.

The marine technology company Candela released the first pictures of what will be the world’s fastest, longest-range and most energy efficient electric ship...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/first-electric-flying-ferry-will-make-stockholms-waterborne-public-transport-faster-than-cars-and-subway/

Stockholm To Welcome Electric, Emission-Free Fast Ferries

Beluga24

Green City Ferries, of Stockholm, Sweden, announced the first two routes for their groundbreaking electric fast ferry, the Beluga24. Passengers travelling to and from the communities of Taby and Osteråker will be the first to benefit from the Beluga24s high-speed, emission-free technology.

“The introduction of our Beluga24 in Stockholm is a major step in reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the region’s waterborne public transport system. By demonstrating our emission-free high-speed ferries in...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/stockholm-to-welcome-electric-emission-free-fast-ferries/

Echandia secures order for the world’s first emission-free high-speed catamaran – planned for commercial traffic in Stockholm

Echandia secures order for the world’s first emission-free high-speed catamaran – planned for commercial traffic in Stockholm

Beluga24 from above

Stockholm-based Echandia has signed an agreement to supply the world’s first emission-free high-speed catamaran with an integrated battery and hydrogen-based fuel cell system. The client is Green City Ferries AB and the ferry is planned for commercial traffic in Stockholm. The installation will take place in the autumn of 2022 and the agreement is worth...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/28/echandia-secures-order-for-the-worlds-first-emission-free-high-speed-catamaran-planned-for-commercial-traffic-in-stockholm/

World’s fastest all-electric passenger ship to launch in Stockholm

World’s fastest all-electric passenger ship to launch in Stockholm

The all-new foiling Candela P-30—the world’s fastest all-electric passenger ship—will hit Stockholm’s waterways in 2022, shuttling passengers to and from the archipelago above the waves without wakes, noise and CO2 emissions.
Ferries are often the most enjoyable and scenic forms of city transportation, but can be painfully slow, as well as smelly and noisy. Worse, they contribute large amounts of CO2 and noxious gases to the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/03/25/worlds-fastest-all-electric-passenger-ship-to-launch-in-stockholm/

Why women are more interested in driving trucks

Einride survey reveals technology is drawing women into trucking.

Emina Nilsson is a very social person. So when an opportunity arrived in her native Sweden to drive a truck for a living, she didn’t immediately embrace it. Sitting by herself all day behind the wheel? Not exactly her idea of fun.

“I never saw myself as the type of girl who would drive a truck,” she told FreightWaves.

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But this was not your traditional diesel truck. Instead, it was an electric truck that she would be...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/einride-survey:-technology-increases-womens-interest-in-trucking

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