Shell Eastern Trading Pte Ltd (Shell Singapore) worked with Penguin shipyard to build this 3 ship set fully-electric ferry project, the first for the oil giant globally.
When all 3 vessels are eventually deployed, they will transport some 3,000 passengers a day between mainland Singapore and Pulau Bukom, located off Singapore’s southern coast. Each trip takes around 12 minutes.
The 200-passenger vessel comes with the promise of a cleaner and more efficient ride. It can go at 21 knots, or nearly 40km per hour, which is “a lot faster than some of the other electric ferries that have been launched in Europe so far”, Mr Potter later told CNA938.
Shell said the vessel has a battery capacity twice that of most electric ferries of its size, while emitting less carbon dioxide, and no nitrogen oxides and sulphur oxides.
The fully-electric ferries are powered by a lithium-ion battery system with a capacity of 1.2 MWh and run at speeds of over 20 knots with zero emissions and noise. When berthed at Shell Bukom, the ferries will be charged via a combination of fast charging during peak hours, and slow charging during off-peak hours and overnight.
The company estimates the electric ferries can save more than 6,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year, equivalent to emissions from over 18,000 one-way road trips from Singapore to Bangkok.
Shipyard: Penguin International Limited
Customer: Shell Eastern Trading Pte Ltd (Shell Singapore)
Boat type: Passenger ferry | Catamaran
LOA: 28m
Cruising speed: 21 knots
Equipments supplied:
Quick DV5 Dave vertical windlass
With LR type approval certification
Base in stainless steel AISI 316 & anodized aluminium in hard oxide
IP67 water-tight motor (for 1700W model)
Anodized aluminium gearbox
Quick windlass controls
HRC 1002L windlass wired remote
2 buttons – up/down, WITH torch
Input voltage: 10-30Vdc, IP67
Cable max. length 4.2m, current capacity of contacts: 4A
Quick chain stopper
Stainless steel AISI 316
For 12mm to 14mm short-link chains
