Arlau class

Arlau class

Typschiff Arlau in Hochdonn

Ship data order November 2018 Shipyard Baltic Workboats AS, Nasva Construction period Since 2019 Commissioning October 29, 2021 Built units 3 + 13 planned Cruising areas Kiel Canal

Ship dimensions and crew length 30.0 m ( Lüa ) 29.1 m ( Lpp ) broad 9.6 m Side height 2.6 m Draft max. 1.5 m measurement 147 GT

Machine system machine Integrated electric drive Machine performance 280 kW (381 hp) Top speed 7.0  kn (13  km / h ) propeller 2 × VSP 12R4

Transport capacities Load capacity 45 dw running track meters 48 m

Others Classifications Lloyd's Register

The Arlau class is a series of environmentally friendly car ferries on the Kiel Canal that will enter service from 2021 . It is intended to gradually replace the ferries from the 1950s and 1960s.

General

The order for the first three newbuildings was awarded by the General Directorate for Waterways and Shipping to Baltic Workboats AS in Nasva , Estonia in November 2018 . The christening of this first batch took place, a year later than originally planned, on October 29, 2021 in Hochdonn . The ferries are operated by the Kiel Canal and Shipping Authority .

description

The ferries are equipped with an integrated electric drive , in which the batteries are initially charged by an emissions-standardized marine diesel engine . In the coming years, charging through a shore power connection should be possible. A further reduction in pollution is achieved in that the ferries are held at the ferry docks with a new locking system and the drive can be switched off during loading and unloading.

The ferries are 30 m long and 9.60 m wide. With two lanes each 24 m long and 2.85 m wide, the load capacity is 45 tdw ( loading tons) . There is a 17 m long covered lounge area for pedestrians and cyclists.

units

The first three ferries are named after rivers in Schleswig-Holstein .

Build number	ENI	Surname	Construction year	Ferry station
90189	05043200	Arlau	2021	Hohenhorn
90190	05043210	Alster	2021	Hochdonn
90191	05043220	Stecknitz	2021	Nobiskrug

See also

• List of ships of the waterways and shipping authorities

Web links

Commons : Arlau class  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Order placed! - Three new environmentally friendly canal ferries for the Kiel Canal. Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping , November 26, 2018, accessed on October 31, 2021 . 
• New eco-friendly canal ferries are taking shape. Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping, November 19, 2020, accessed on October 31, 2021 . 
• Three new environmentally friendly ferries for the Kiel Canal have been christened. Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping, October 29, 2021, accessed on October 31, 2021 . 
• Construction of new ferries for the Kiel Canal. (PDF) Department of Mechanical Engineering North , November 7, 2019, accessed on November 5, 2021 .