LNG-powered ferry
The first “Wadden Sea” ferry will start its journey in autumn 2013
The concept of the 70m-long and 14m-wide ferry with a very low draught of 1.5m was developed by Becker Marine Systems in cooperation with the German Ingenieurbüro für Schiffstechnik Ingo Schlüter GmbH & Co KG, Flensburg, energy provider E.ON Hanse Wärme GmbH and the classification society Bureau Veritas. Becker Marine Systems said that the ferry was designed following the latest environmental guidelines and will be able to transport 250 passengers and 50 cars (or 12 lorries) at a service speed of 11 knots. The idea to develop an emission-free ferry with very low draught for the shallow European coastal waters was emerged by taking a closer look at the precious and fragile national park wadden sea near Hamburg, according to the participating companies.
One of the main features of the new ferry is that it will be exclusively powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), thus eliminating particle emissions.
The additional purchase of emission certificates makes it possible to offer a completely carbon neutral, “green“ ferry service. The environmental pollution of the sensitive coastal waters with sulphur oxides and exhaust gas particles will be reduced to zero for the new ferry. The CO2 emission is reduced by 40%, the output of nitrogen oxides by 90%.
