Knud E. Hansen is to design a domestic ferry for service between Nólsoy and Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands.
This project is the second design within the last 15 years for the domestic ferry company Strandfaraskip Landsins and the third generation design by Knud E. Hansen for the same route.
The new ferry will replace the 40-metre RoPax ferry which is currently servicing the island of Nolsoy.The construction of the ferry is expected to be issued for tender in May. This new RoPax ferry will have a hybrid diesel electric/battery power pack with thrusters or Voigt Schneider propulsion. With a length of 35 meters and a beam of 11 meters, the ferry has a displacement of approximately 675 tonnes and can carry up to 170 passengers in the summer period and 10-12 cars or alternatively two trucks and five to six cars.
The ferry is designed with double hull for safety and can withstand water on deck with a significant wave height of 3.0 metres. The vessel has been developed with low energy consumption in mind and fitted with batteries and a heat recovery system, principally enabling the ferry to do a round trip between Nólsoy and Tórshavn on battery power alone.
