Kongsberg readies for car ferry hybrid conversion project in Sweden

Norwegian technology provider Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to convert a double-ended car ferry operated by Swedish ferry transportation company Öresundlinjen to emission-free battery-powered operation.

As disclosed, the vessel in question is the 111.2-meter-long MF Hamlet, which services the route between Helsingør, Denmark, and Helsingborg, Sweden, across the northern and narrowest part of the Øresund strait, considered to be one of the ‘world’s busiest’ international car ferry routes.

The project’s goal is described as an ambition to ‘achieve zero emissions and enable fully