Seaspan’s new emission reducing ferry has entered service between the British Columbia mainland and Vancouver Island.
The Seaspan Swift is Seaspan Ferries Corporation’s (SFC) new dual-fuelled/hybrid – diesel, LNG and battery powered ferry. It is the first LNG fuelled vessel operating on the west coast of Canada. Additionally, the onboard bunkering of LNG from a truck trailer is a first in North America.
Designed by Vard Marine, the 148.9 m vessel is the first of two to be constructed at Sedef Shipbuilding, Turkey. Following a 10,661 nautical mile delivery voyage to the SFC Tilbury Terminal in Delta, Vancouver, the Seaspan Swift underwent pre-operation regulatory checks and crew training in December. A sister vessel, the Seaspan Reliant will arrive on the West Coast early in 2017.
