Damen builds two fully electric ferries for the city of Toronto at its shipyard in Romania
<p>Damen said it signed a contract with the City of Toronto in Canada for the delivery of two fully electric ferries. The vessels will be built at the company’s shipyard in Galați, Romania, using a design produced by Quebec-based Concept Naval.</p>

<p>The ferries will be 50 meters long with a maximum beam of 13 meters. One of them will transport passengers and vehicles, and the other passengers and bicycles.&nbsp;</p>

<p>They will operate between the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal in downtown Toronto and the Toronto Islands, a major tourist destination located in a high-traffic area close to the shores of Lake Ontario.</p>

<p>“Damen is building the&nbsp;Toronto Ferries&nbsp;at its&nbsp;Galati yard&nbsp;in Romania, to a design produced by Quebec-based Concept Naval. The naval architect company has developed the vessel design over the last two years in close cooperation with both the client and with Damen,” reads the <a href="https://www.damen.com/insights-center/news/damen-to-deliver-two-fully-electric-ferries-to-city-of-toronto" rel="noopener" target="_blank">press release</a>.</p>

<p>Damen’s Product Director Ferries Henk Grunstra said: “The City of Toronto is taking a big step forward for reduced emissions public transport with these new ferries. Fully electric vessels represent an ideal solution for a short route such as this one, within easy reach of charging infrastructure.”</p>

<p>The Toronto Ferries&nbsp;will be the 23rd and 24th ferries that Damen has delivered to Canada in the last ten years.</p>

<p>With an area of 55 hectares and approximately 1,700 employees, <a href="https://www.damen.com/companies/damen-shipyards-galati" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Damen Shipyards Galați</a> is one of the largest production units of the Dutch Damen Group, which operates 36 shipbuilding and repair yards worldwide.</p>

<p><i>irina.marica@romania-insider.com</i></p>

<p><i>(Photo source: Damen.com)</i></p>