Finnish shipping company Viking Line has revealed details of its Helios electric passenger-car ferry concept.
The vessel will ferry passengers and their vehicles between Helsinki and Tallinn, the capitals of Finland and Estonia, which are located across the Gulf of Finland from each other.
This is a very popular route, especially during the summer months. Last year, Viking Line saw 732,000 passengers travel this 80km route just in the summer.
According to the Port of Helsinki, passenger traffic on the Helsinki-Tallinn route totalled 5.5 million in 2024, and this is set to increase to 11.6 million by 2040.
Travelling at a speed of 23 knots, Helios will be able to transport approximately 2,000 passengers and 650 cars in just over two hours.
The 195-metre-long and 30-metre-wide vessel will have a battery system with a capacity of 85-100 megawatt hours (MWh).
Jan Hanses, CEO at Viking Line, said: “The concept proves that large-scale emission-free maritime transport is no longer a utopia.
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