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来源：Offshore Energy 2025-04-09

翻译：国际海事信息网 杨皓然 张运鸿

 

        美国旧金山海湾渡轮公司SF Bay Ferry已同华盛顿州弗里兰造船厂Nichols Brothers Boat Builders（NBBB）签订造船合同，委托其设计、建造两艘电池电动渡轮。

 

        此次SF Bay Ferry订购的两艘200客位电池电动渡轮属于该公司"快速电动零排放（REEF）渡轮计划"的一部分，旨在“有力地减少船舶排放并推动旧金山湾区运输业的可持续发展”。

 

        NBBB将与澳大利亚船舶设计公司Incat Crowther、芬兰电力推进系统集成商瓦锡兰北美公司（Wärtsilä North America）以及电气工程公司Ockerman Automation Consulting一同合作建造这两艘电动渡轮。

 

        据悉，这两艘符合美国Subchapter K税收规范的船舶航速为25节，将负责新西兰奥克兰、美国阿拉米达及旧金山之间的中央湾区航线。这两艘船舶使用的是由四台独立推进单元组成的模块化推进系统，每台均搭载Hydromaster驱动装置及可扩展储能系统——包括由瓦锡兰北美公司提供的MSC（兆瓦级充电系统）充电单元、直流电网和先进直流转换技术。

 

        “我们很荣幸能与SF Bay Ferry合作推进这一变革性项目，这将为海运的可持续发展树立新标杆，“NBBB首席执行官Gavin Higgins表示，”除了建造高级渡轮外，该项目还将创造新的就业岗位，刺激船舶制造地和运营地的区域经济发展，并进一步巩固加州在零排放运输领域的领导者地位。”

 

        作为船舶向零排放推进技术转型的REEF计划的一部分，SF Bay Ferry先前于2024年12月从美国ABB造船厂（All American Marine）采购了三艘电池电动高速客船。

 

        美国ABB造船厂将在其位于华盛顿州贝灵厄姆市的船厂建造三艘15客位渡轮，并计划于2027年初实现首艘船舶的交付工作。这些新船将服务于美国旧金山湾区其他区域与金银岛、使命湾之间的新航线。

 

        除新造的电池电动船舶外，SF Bay Ferry的REEF计划还包括：将零排放技术应用于四艘400客位柴油渡轮、全系统码头电气化，以及将位于阿拉米达市的中央湾区船舶运营维护设施进行扩建及电气化改造。

 

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SF Bay Ferry taps NBBB to build new battery-electric ferry duo

 

U.S. public ferry service provider San Francisco Bay Ferry (SF Bay Ferry) has contracted Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) to design and construct two battery-electric ferries.

 

SF Bay Ferry ordered the two 200-passenger battery-electric ferries as part of its Rapid Electric Emission Free (REEF) Ferry Program which seeks to “significantly reduce emissions and advance sustainable transportation” in the San Francisco Bay Area.

 

The shipbuilder will collaborate with Incat Crowther, a passenger vessel designer, Wärtsilä North America, the electrical propulsion system integrator, and Ockerman Automation Consulting, an electrical engineering firm on the construction of the two electric ferries.

 

As disclosed, the Subchapter K vessels will operate at 25 knots, serving central bay routes that connect Oakland and Alameda to San Francisco. The modular propulsion system features four independent propulsion units, each equipped with a Hydromaster drive, and a scalable energy storage system – including MCS charging units, a DC grid, and advanced DC conversion technology, all provided by EPSI Wärtsilä North America.

 

“We are honored to partner with SF Bay Ferry on this transformative project, which will set a new standard for sustainable maritime transportation,” said Gavin Higgins, CEO of NBBB. “Beyond delivering state-of-the-art ferries, this initiative will create jobs, stimulating local economies where they are built and operated. The project will also reinforce California’s leadership in zero-emission transit solutions.”

 

Under its Rapid Electric Emission-Free Ferry (REEF) Program for transitioning to zero-emission propulsion technology, SF Bay Ferry also purchased three battery-electric high-speed passenger ferries from All American Marine in December 2024.

 

All American Marine will build three 15-passenger vessels at its facility in Bellingham, Washington, with the first ferry expected to join the SF Bay Ferry fleet in early 2027. The newbuilds will operate on new SF Bay Ferry routes that connect the rest of the region to Treasure Island and Mission Bay.

 

In addition to the new battery-electric vessels, the SF Bay Ferry’s REEF Program includes conversion of four diesel 400-passenger ferries to zero-emission technology, terminal electrification across the system, and expansion and electrification of the agency’s Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility in Alameda.

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