Auckland, New Zealand is about to welcome its first all-electric passenger ferry, which will combine batteries and hydrofoils to ‘fly’ above the waves, reducing impact and drag, without emissions. The VS-9 has been produced by Vessev, a company aiming to roll out electric vessels incorporating sport sailing performance-level foiling tech for “premium tourism services”. The […]
Standardised hullforms mean many workboats came to look a lot like each other. However, times are changing, mostly driven by the need to reduce the marine sector’s carbon footprint, alongside a growing understanding that alternative fuels will only provide, at best, a partial answer, writes Stevie Knight. Therefore, Seawork 2024, hosted in June, saw a […]
If all goes to plan, the new year will see Stockholm welcome the first Candela P-12 foiling passenger shuttle – a city transport solution that promises zero emissions and extremely favourable efficiency gains compared to conventional diesel inland ferries. For example, Candela claims, the 11.99m x 4.5m, 30-pax vessel will only require 44kW of engine […]
Electric boatbuilder Candela reports that it has set a new world record, using its Candela C-8 hydrofoiling craft to cover a distance of 420nm within 24 hours – described by the company as “the equivalent of travelling from London to Amsterdam and back” within this timeframe. The previous record was set by a Voltari 260 […]