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Älveli

Product catalog summary

Overview: The document provides a short specification for a 35-meter double-ended passenger ferry named ÄLVELI, built by Uudenkaupungin Työvene Oy for Västtrafik in Göteborg, Sweden. The ferry is designed for operation across the Göta älv river in Göteborg.

Specifications:

Dimensions: Length overall is 33 meters, breadth is 8.5 meters, and draft is 1.4 meters.
Capacity: The ferry can accommodate 298 passengers, with 73 seats and space for 80 bicycles.
Speed and Crew: Service speed is 8 knots, operated by a crew of two.
Material and Build: Constructed from steel in Uusikaupunki, Finland, classified under Swedish-Finnish Ice Class 1 B.

Propulsion and Power:

Main Engines: Two Scania engines, each 250 kW.
Propulsion Devices: Two Rolls-Royce US55 rudder propellers.
Electric Drive: DC grid system with potential for battery use, consuming approximately 85 kW at cruising speed.

Design and Operation:

The ferry is designed for low environmental impact, with a focus on lightweight construction to reduce energy consumption during frequent accelerations and decelerations.
It features a diesel-electric machinery setup with azimuth propulsion units at both ends.
The electric system is a DC-distribution system, facilitating future conversion to a diesel-electric-battery hybrid system.
Potential for energy storage using super capacitors or flywheel technology is considered.

Passenger Flow and Accessibility:

Designed for efficient passenger flow with wide ramps for easy embarking and disembarking.

Regulatory Compliance:

Complies with Transportstyrelsen, the Swedish Transport Agency regulations, and is designed for operation area E, which includes channels, inland lakes, and protected coastal inlets with limited wave height.

Catalog excerpts

Uudenkaupungin Tyovene Oy Uki Workboat Ltd

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35m DOUBLE ENDED PASSENGER FERRY Name: Västtrafik, Göteborg, Sweden Swedish Maritime Administration, Built according to SwedishFinnish Ice Class 1 B Material: Steel Place of Build: Uusikaupunki, Finland ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Length o.a. Breadth Draft Number of passengers Service speed 8 knots Crew Uudenkaupungin Työvene Oy Telakkatie 8 FIN-23500 UUSIKAUPUNKI Tel. +358 (0)2 8464 600 Email: [email protected]

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35m DOUBLE ENDED PASSENGER FERRY Main engines Propulsion device Electric drive Power consumption Uudenkaupungin Työvene Oy Telakkatie 8 FIN-23500 UUSIKAUPUNKI Tel. +358 (0)2 8464 600 Email: [email protected] 2 pcs Scania 250kW/each 2 pcs Rolls-Royce US55 rudder propellers DC grid with possibility to use batteries as mean source of energy abt. 85kW propulsion power at 8 knots cruising speed

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Short specification The ferry traffics across the river Göta älv in the harbour of Göteborg about 20 hours per day all year round. The vessels is designed as double ended monohull ferry. The hull of the ferries is built in steel to be able to withstand the wear of icing during winter months. The operation of the ferries creates low environmental footprint. The operation of the ferry is short distances with a large amount of accelerations and decelerations and as weight is a large contribution to the energy consumption during these phases the vessel shall is designed with low weight. The ferries...

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