Denmark’s Mols Linjen has gone back to Swedish battery maker Echandia to electrify its fleet.
The ferry and ro-ro operator has booked Echandia to supply energy storage systems for the conversion of the 2,864-dwt Hamlet (built 1994).
The vessel is one of its ferries operating under the Oresundslinjen brand between the Swedish port of Helsingborg and Denmark’s Helsingor.
Then conversion of Hamlet will take place next year with fellow Swedish battery maker Echandia to supply energy storage.
The contract follows an order in 2022 from Molslinjen for two all-electric ferries that are due to start on routes in Denmark this year.
These vessels are being built at Cemre, Turkey, and will have a capacity of 800 passengers and 118 cars and will be able to charge in under half an hour.
They are also being designed for future autonomous sailing.
Oresundjslinjen’s Hamlet is one of the vessels making the 11-minute journey between the two ports across the Oresund Strait.
It makes up to 8,000 transits a year. The company also operates 2,500-dwt Tycho Brahe (built 1991) and 2,547-dwt Aurora (built 1992) on the same route that was one of the first to be partially electrified.
“It is evident that Danish shipowners are increasingly valuing the advantages of Echandia when evaluating battery system options. We are honoured to have been chosen by Oresundslinjen, a leader in maritime electrification, for this significant project,” Echandia regional director Morten Larsen said.
