Saronic Ferries and C-Job Naval Architects to cooperate on electric ferry design
The new RoPax ferry will be 85.2m long, 15.8m wide and will offer capacities for 800 passengers and 85 cars or 6 lorries and 55 cars
(Source: C-Job Naval Architects)
Greece’s Saronic Ferries and Dutch ship design firm, C-Job Naval Architects, have announced a new partnership to develop the first fully electric RoPax ferry in Greece. Saronic Ferries, which revealed a new tie-up with DNV on electric ferry development at Posidonia a few weeks ago, plans to operate a purely emissions-free fleet to all destinations by 2040.
Having established an Athens office in 2020 to be closer to its Greek clients, C-Job has already been working on the design of a zero-emission electrically powered ferry for Saronic Ferries. The vessel, likely to be commissioned in 2026, will link the port with the islands of Aegina and Agistri. It will provide a zero-emission service provided the shoreside infrastructure in Piraeus is in place.
George Papaioannides, partner at Saronic Ferries, said: “We are taking a step towards a cleaner world and we envision our operation in the Saronic Islands to be the inspiration for others to initiate more green fleet renewal projects in Greece.”
C-Job’s Athens director, Nikos Papapanagiotou, added: “We’re proud to have been chosen as partner to Saronic Ferries to develop their zero-emission ferry and support their sustainable ambitions. We’ve been researching alternative fuels and energy sources for nearly a decade and have applied this knowledge and other innovations to our designs. Thanks to our experience and R&D team, we’re able to show how design choices will affect operations and create the optimal design for each situation.”
