VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

LARGEST PLUG-IN HYBRID FERRY MAKES DEBUT

7 years ago

Norway’s maritime cluster has opened a new chapter in the roll-out of environmentally-attuned shipping through the completion of the world’s largest ‘plug-in’ hybrid ferry combining diesel and electric power, writes David Tinsley.

Color Hybrid is entering service on the Sandefjord/Stromstad route (credit: Ulstein Verft).

Norway’s maritime cluster has opened a new chapter in the roll-out of environmentally-attuned shipping through the completion of the world’s largest ‘plug-in’ hybrid ferry combining diesel and electric power, writes David Tinsley.