Seaspan Swift

130-160 m

500-1000 kWh

Seaspan Swift is a dual-fuelled/hybrid – diesel, liquefied natural gas and battery powered ferry. The new ferry was the first hybrid LNG fuelled and battery powered vessel in service and the first LNG fuelled vessel operating on the west coast of Canada.

Corvus ESS specifications:

Name Seaspan Swift
Owner Seaspan
Integrator Elkon
Segment Cruise and Ferry
Sub-segment Electric and Hybrid Ferries
Vessel type Trailer Ferry
ESS capacity 545 kWh
Delivery year 2017
Ship yard Sedef Shipyard
Newbuild/Retrofit Newbuild
Vessel size 148,9 x 26 x 4,25 m
Payload capacity 59 Trailers
Gross tonnage 4810
Deadweight tonnage 2767
IMO no 9764221
Area of Operation BC, Canada
Ship system Hybrid
Bus Voltage 810-1050 VDC
Class BV
Flag state Canada
Service Agreement Yes

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Battery operation

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