Norwegian transport company to develop self-driving ferry service

A Torghatten ferry

Norwegian transport operator Torghatten and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into a contract for the development of a system for self-driving ferries on the Flakk-Rørvik route in Trøndelag county in central Norway. The car ferry service operation is part of the Norwegian highway network (County Road...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ro-pax/norwegian-transport-company-to-develop-self-driving-ferry-service/

Self-driving ferries will ease pressures on crews on one Norwegian route

Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into a contract for the development of a system for self-driving ferries on the Flakk-Rørvik route. Part of the Norwegian highway network, County Road 715, the 25-minute crossing connects the city of Trondheim with communities on the Fosen peninsula.

The contract will see Kongsberg Maritime technologies installed on the ferries that include its auto docking, auto crossing, collision avoidance and situational awareness...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/self-driving-ferries-will-ease-pressures-on-crews-on-one-norwegian-route/

VESSEL REVIEW | Estelle – Autonomous electric ferry enters service in Stockholm

Norwegian transport company Torghatten and compatriot technology firm Zeabuz have handed over an autonomous electric ferry to Torghatten’s Swedish subsidiary Zeam. Named Estelle after the eldest grandchild of Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf, the 12.2- by 5.2-metre, 18-tonne ferry was built at the...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/vessel-review-estelle-autonomous-electric-ferry-enters-service-in-stockholm/

Stockholm: Torghatten and Zeabuz enter into cooperation for an electric, autonomous city ferry in 2023

Ferry company Torghatten and the autonomy supplier Zeabuz are launching a new ferry line in the middle of Stockholm from 2023. The ferry will be electric and self-propelled, and is a first step towards exploiting the enormous potential for waterborne mobility both in Stockholm and in other big...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/stockholm-torghatten-and-zeabuz-enter-into-cooperation-for-an-electric-autonomous-city-ferry-in-2023/

NIB finances EQT-backed Molslinjen and Torghattens’ sustainability transformation in Denmark and Norway

NIB has signed a 7-year loan agreement with a EQT owned company to finance capital expenditures relating to electric ferries operated by Molslinjen A/S in Denmark and Torghatten AS in Norway. The EUR 84.71 million loan, which is fully eligible to be funded by NIB Environmental Bond proceeds, will...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/nib-finances-eqt-backed-molslinjen-and-torghattens-sustainability-transformation-in-denmark-and-norway/