After launching its first hydrogen-powered ferry in San Francisco Bay this summer, SWITCH Maritime has announced it will build a liquid hydrogen-fuelled vessel for US operations, based on an existing 300-passenger ferry in Norway.
Set to be built in the US, SWITCH will work alongside LH2 Shipping and LMG Marin to build the RoPax (roll-on/roll-off with passenger cabins) ferry, replicating the design used for the MF Hydra, operating in Hjelmeland, Norway.
Having entered operations on a six-mile triangular route Hjelmeland, Skiavik and Nesvik in March 2023, the MF Hydra uses vaporised liquid hydrogen in PEM fuel cells to power its propulsion.
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