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🚢 Viking Line’s Helios could become the world’s largest electric passenger-car ferry, serving the Helsinki–Tallinn route emission-free by the early 2030s.

Battery: 85–100 MWh
Range: 80km
Capacity: 2,000 pax + 2km freight
Speed: 23 knots
Funnel: None ⚡

CEO Jan Hanses: “Not a utopia – we’re committed to making this real.”

#GreenCorridor #ElectricShipping #Ferries #Transport #ClimateTech #VikingLine #BalticSea

👉 https://www.movetheneedle.news/technology/viking-line-unveils-helios/

Jun 17, 2025 at 12:52pmWeb
Show threadBrisWombatJun 18, 2025
@MoveTheNeedle when launched it will surpass the current record holder by Australian shipbuilders Incat.
This should be in service late this year. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/incat-launches-worlds-largest-battery-electric-ship-hull096/105243498
World's largest '100 per cent electric' ship launched by Tasmanian builder Incat

Named after a famous Uruguayan actor, the brand new new ship by Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat is said to be the largest fully electric vessel ever built.

ABC News
Show threadMoveTheNeedle.news OfficialJun 18, 2025
@WhombeX that's interesting thanks!
Show threadReindeR RustemaJun 18, 2025

@MoveTheNeedle what is crazy though, is to transport cars on a ferry. Leave out the cars, put the cargo on a cargoship. Then you can transport _people_.

Let the passengers hire a car upon arrival if public transport doesn't work for them. #motonormativity

Show threadMoveTheNeedle.news OfficialJun 18, 2025
@rrustema I was thinking that myself. Viking is a commercial company though, they'll provide what the market is asking for. My guess is that they carry a lot of commuters on that route. Who think public transport or hiring a car is too much hassle.
Show threadReindeR RustemaJun 18, 2025
@MoveTheNeedle wouldn't a ticket for the ferry become a lot cheaper if the ship operates only for passengers? That should convince customers.
Show threadLach Anonym's PTJun 18, 2025
@MoveTheNeedle
Helsinki-Tallinn route seems to be the best choice for electric ferries, due to a short distance between the ports. Happy to see shipping getting forward in ecology and hope to see the technology evolving!
Show threadMoveTheNeedle.news OfficialJun 18, 2025
@LachAnonym We can all agree on that, surely!