WELCOME TO VISIT THE NEW FERRY AURORA BOTNIA

a unique solution in the ferry showroom

The ferry, commissioned by Kvarken Link, is a modern ship with 2 cargo decks. It will accommodate around 800 passengers and has a freight capacity of 1,500 lane meters for trucks and cars. The vessel will be designed to be environmentally friendly, with a machinery running on a dual fuel and battery solution. The main source of fuel is liquefied natural gas, LNG. The vessel will also be able to utilise biogas.

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The ferry

The vessel is the most environmentally friendly passenger vessel on earth operating the route between Vaasa and Umeå. This is the first new build for this route ever, even though there have been ferries operating this route since the 1940’s.

Facts

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT

Bio/LNG gas solutions – fuel gas handling, gas tanks land and sea and bunkering
Catalyst for max reduction of NOx (exceeding IMO Tier III requirement)
Waste heat and cool recovery to maximise energy use

POWER GENERATION

2-stage turbocharged multi-fuel engines (BioGas)
Power Conversion/ Drives with high redundancy
Hybrid solution with batteries and inductive charging
Built in Flexibility to swap or add power sources

NAVIGATION

Smart bridge enabling autonomous shipping and remote navigation

AUTOMATION

Integrated Automation System with Smart Power Management System of engines and batteries

OPTIMIZED OPERATIONS & PERFORMANCE

Condition Based & Predictive Maintenance
Remote operation & services

PASSENGER FLOW AND EXPERIENCE

Flexible use of passenger areas with intelligent ventilation and lightning
Auto-trim connected to Automatic loading – unloading with led traffic lights
Autoregistering of cars
Smart cabins

TECHNOLOGY

Dual fuel with LNG as primary energy source
Possibility to use LBG
Electric propulsion drive with Azimuth thruster units
Battery power for port entry/departure, peak shaving, hotel load and boost power
Energy recovery and environmental footprint in focus
Ice Class 1A Super
Passenger and crew comfort

SOLAS 2020 and “Stockholm agreement” stability rules