Knud E. Hansen adapts RoRo design for heavy cargo and cold climates

The three 238m-long vessels, likely to be delivered from 2021, are designed for all types of RoRo cargo and will have a capacity of 5,800 lane metres and an area of more than 5,000m² on vehicle decks. Innovative features of the new ships will include air lubrication of the hull to reduce hull resistance and three large lithium batteries enabling a zero emissions profile on berth. The batteries will be charged during normal operation by shaft generators using a peak-shaving system.
The ship designs will meet the highest Finnish/Swedish ice class, 1A Super.