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Finferries modernises the commuter ferry fleet in the Turku archipelago
Finferries’ newbuilding, the commuter ferry Innamo, was christened in Turku, Finland, on Friday 24 March 2023. The traditional christening duty was carried out by the ship’s godmother Tuovi Päiviö, Director of Transport and Infrastructure at the Southwest Finland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment.
“It was a great honour to have Tuovi Päiviö, representing our largest client, christen our commuter ferry Innamo in keeping with tradition,” says Finferries’ CEO Mats Rosin. About the new commuter ferry, Rosin says, “The vessel’s main engine together with a catalytic converter that utilises urea meet the Tier III emission requirements set by the IMO and significantly reduce the vessel’s nitrogen emissions.”
The contract to build the new commuter ferry was concluded with Oy HL-Metal Ab shipyard, which operates in Pargas. HL-Metal carried out the finishing work on the ferry in co-operation with the Oy RMR Merirakenne shipyard in Turku.
Over the years, Finferries has focused on developing and modernising its commuter ferry operations with safety and the environment in mind. The oil recovery and commuter vessel Otava began operating on the Kotka–Pyhtää route in 2014. Otava was built to withstand demanding archipelago conditions in the southeastern archipelago of Finland.
Finferries is pleased to introduce a new ferry to serve commuters of the island communities. Commuter ferry traffic was in need of an update, since before Innamo and Otava, the last new vessel entered into service roughly 30 years ago.
The commuter ferry Innamo is 29.44 metres long and 7.8 metres wide, has a draught of 2.2 metres deep and a deadweight of 25 tonnes. The ferry can accommodate 8 cars, and its maximum permitted number of passengers is 99. There is room for 50 people in the passenger lounge area.
Innamo will begin operating along the Nauvo Northern route in the Turku archipelago in May 2023.
Finferries' environmentally friendly cable ferry started operating in the Turku Archipelago
Finland’s largest and most environmentally friendly cable ferry, the battery-hybrid L-317, started operating on the Nauvo–Korppoo route at 11 a.m. today, 21 February 2023.
Finferries’ new cable ferry was built at the Crist S.A. shipyard in Poland. The cable ferry uses shore-powered battery packs as its primary energy sources, with diesel generators as a back-up.
The cable ferry is 70.2 metres long and 13.9 metres wide and has a draught of 2.5 metres. The cable ferry accommodates 52 cars, and its maximum permitted number of passengers is 200.
“L-317 replaces Prostvik 1, the ferry that previously operated on the Nauvo-Korppoo route. Since its predecessor only accommodated roughly 30 passenger cars, the new ferry almost doubles the capacity for passenger cars on this route. Prostvik 1 will be used as a reserve ferry on the route,” says Mats Rosin, CEO of Suomen Lauttaliikenne Group.
“Over the years, we have strongly focused on environmentally friendly hybrid technology to reduce our carbon footprint. The carbon dioxide emissions of the battery-hybrid cable ferry are 85 per cent lower compared to Prostvik 1. In addition to the new Nauvo–Korppoo cable ferry, the battery-hybrid ferries Altera and Elektra operate along the Archipelago Road in Parainen on the Parainen–Nauvo route, substantially reducing our company’s carbon dioxide emissions,” says Rosin.
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Mats Rosin
CEO
Press release 20.1.2023
Suomen Lauttaliikenne Oy took delivery of the new battery-hybrid cable ferry L-317, at the shipyard of Crist S.A. in Gdynia today on the 20th of January 2023.
The towing operation of the cable ferry will start in the next few days, depending on the weather, and the vessel is expected to be in Nauvo approximately three days later.
L-317, which will be put into service on the Nauvo–Korppoo route, is 70,2 meters long, 13,9 meters wide and its draught is 2,5 meters. The passenger car capacity is 52 and the maximum passenger capacity is 200.
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Mats Rosin
CEO
ELY Centre cancels Järvi-Suomi road ferry service procurement
Suomen Lauttaliikenne Oy lodged a complaint with the Market Court and filed an appeal with the ELY Centre concerning the procurement decision related to the tender VARELY/3005/2019 Maantielauttaliikennepalvelu Järvi-Suomi 2025–2045.
The ELY Centre has today, 4 January 2023, announced its decision to repeal its previous procurement decision and cancel the procurement of road ferry service for the Finnish lake district (Järvi-Suomi). According to the ELY Centre’s announcement, the procurement procedure will be started over again from the beginning.
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Mats Rosin
CEO
Suomen Lauttaliikenne Oy has lodged a complaint with the Market Court concerning the ELY Centre’s procurement decision
Suomen Lauttaliikenne Oy submitted a bid by the deadline of 31 October 2022 for the ELY Centre’s tender VARELY/3005/2019 Maantielauttaliikennepalvelu Järvi-Suomi 2025–2045. The tender concerns 12 ferry routes in the Finnish lake district (Järvi-Suomi).
The company has lodged a complaint with the Market Court concerning the ELY Centre’s procurement decision on the tender in question.
The complaint concerns incorrect procurement procedure and the winning bid, which was contrary to the request for tenders.
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Mats Rosin
CEO