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Diesel, CNG, Solar Powered Ferry Undergoing Final Sea Trials Before Entering Service
A newly built ferry, which can utilise either low sulfur bio diesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), or solar energy for propulsion, is on its way for final sea trails in the Netherlands following its construction at Spanish shipyard La Naval, according to local media reports.
As Ship & Bunker has previously reported, the so-called the "greenest ever ferry in Holland", is a 1,750 person and 350 vehicle capacity vessel, named Texelstroom, and has been built for Dutch ferry operator TESO, slated to run between Texel Island and the mainland.
Cees de Waal, director at TESO, says that the decision to move the vessel to the Netherlands for sea trials was motivated by the different sailing conditions that are present off the coast of the Netherlands, where the vessel will be employed, in comparison to conditions off the Spanish coast.
While the ferry is capable of sailing under its own power, it is reported that the vessel will be towed to the Netherlands before sea trails begin.
De Waal says that there are still a number of items to be completed on the vessel in the Netherlands before the ship is officially delivered to TESO, including the installation of glass panels on the saloon deck and the application of Teso logo decals.
Last year, Wärtsilä Corporation (Wärtsilä) announced that it has been chosen to provide an energy-efficient gas propulsion system for the world's first CNG propulsion vessel.
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