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Ferry launched at Damen Shipyards Galati

On 14 November 2019 Amherst Islander II, a Damen Road Ferry 6819 E3, was launched at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania.

The ceremony was attended by representatives of the owner, the Ministry of Transportation Ontario, Canada, as well as Damen personnel.

Amherst Islander II is part of a two vessel order that Damen will deliver to the Ministry of Transportation Ontario.

The E3 ferries will be the first passenger/car ferries in North America with the ability to operate fully electric and will reduce the amount of emissions by the equivalent of 7 million kg of carbon dioxide each year.

With an overall length of close to 72m and a loading capacity of up to 42 cars, Amherst Islander II is the smaller of the two.

The larger 99m Damen Road Ferry 9819 E3, Wolfe Islander IV, is currently under construction in the dry docks and will be launched mid-2020.

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