BC Ferries' new battery-powered ship touches water at Damen Galati yard
Romania-based Damen Shipyards Galati, part of Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group, has launched the latest Island class ferry for Canadian ferry company BC Ferries.
Launched on the Danube River on May 22, 2025, the ferry is the first in a series of four battery-equipped diesel-hybrid vessels ordered by BC Ferries in January 2024.
The ferries will be capable of operating exclusively on electric power once the charging infrastructure is in place at the terminals. They will connect four coastal communities in British Columbia, operating between Nanaimo and Gabriola Island and Campbell River and Quadra Island, respectively.
The vessels will be capable of transporting up to 47 vehicles and 390 passengers, recharging during passenger (dis)embarkation using renewable energy.
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On May 23, the ninth and tenth Island class vessels also reached key stages.
“As well as the launch of the seventh vessel, the next day, on the 23rd, the yard also carried out the keel laying for
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