Danish ferry operator Molslinjen has received DKK 180 million ($27.9 million) in government funding for the purchase of three newbuild electric fast ferries that are expected to enter operations from 2027. The funding was awarded by the Investment Support Scheme, which is managed by the Danish Energy Agency. The ferries will be operated on the Kattegat route and are expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 132,000 tonnes per year. ‘We are now paving the way for electric ferries to become a common sight in our inland waters in the future, just as we have long since become accustomed to electric cars […]

Sweden’s Terntank has announced the delivery of the hybrid Tern Dal, built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) Dingheng and which features a methanol-ready engine, hybrid battery pack, shore power connection, and wind-assisted propulsion. Following her maiden voyage from Southeast Asia to Europe, Tern Dal will join Neste’s logistics chain in Northern Europe and will transport renewable fuels and bio-based products. ‘M/T Tern Dal represents more than another vessel delivery – it’s a symbol of progress,’ said owners Tryggve Möller, Rigmor Möller, John Sten and Annika Kristensson. ‘Each ship in the Hybrid Solution Plus series brings us closer to fossil[1]free […]

Spanish ferry company Baleària has announced that it will incorporate Europe’s first autonomous e-methanol power generation container into its electric ferry, Cap de Barbaria.  In a statement sent to ship.energy today (25 November), Baleària said the eNomad system from Methanol Reformer, a Catalan company specialising in sustainable energy solutions, will be available in the coming weeks. The shipping company added that it will turn the vessel into an ‘experimental hydrogen laboratory’, as it is the first ferry in Europe to use methanol as an energy vector to produce hydrogen. As previously reported by ship.energy, the Cap de Barbaria, which has been operating between Ibiza and Formentera since 2023, was […]