Car ferry charged with battery upgrade

MF Hamlet

A double-ended car ferry is to be converted to full electric operation with mechanical propulsion back-up.

MF Hamlet, operated by Öresundlinjen on the route between Helsingør, Denmark, and Helsingborg, Sweden, will be fitted with large battery packs and new permanent magnet motors for its azimuth thrusters.

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