Ulstein Verft will be constructing Color Line’s new hybrid vessel. The ship will be servicing Sandefjord – Strømstad from summer 2019.
The ferry takes into use new solutions to reduce noise and emissions. As a plug-in hybrid the batteries are recharged via a power cable with green electricity from shore facilities or, as a secondary alternative, recharged on board by the ship's generators.
With shore power in Sandefjord all Norwegian ports on Color Line’s network will have shore power facilities. The ship will have full battery power into and out of the fjord to Sandefjord inner harbour. It will therefore not emit harmful greenhouse gases or nitrogen and sulphur compounds in this area.
Color Hybrid
The 160 m vessel, with the working title Color Hybrid, can take on 2000 passengers and 500 cars. It will have almost double capacity as M/S Bohus, which is scheduled to be phased out when the new ferry will be put into operation in summer 2019. The ship will provide significantly increased capacity on the route between Norway and Sweden, and will represent expanded and improved services on board.
Vessel Particulars
- Vessel type: Plug-in hybrid
- Length: 160 m
- Beam: 27.1 m
- Design draught: 6.0 m
- To be built at Ulstein Verft AS
- Number of passengers: 2000
- Number of crew: 100
- Number of cars: 500
- Steel cutting: July 2017
- Delivery: May 2019
Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register
The Color Hybrid will be built according to Norwegian flag requirements and registered in the Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register (NOR). Color Line is currently the only company in the international passenger and freight traffic to and from Norway with ships registered in the Norwegian Ship Register and with Norwegian headquarters.
