Ferry operator Stena Line, Frederikshavn Municipality, and the Port of Frederikshavn on Monday (20 September) signed an agreement to accelerate the transformation of the transport sector by deploying two battery-powered Stena Elektra ferries on the Gothenburg-Frederikshavn route by 2030 and making the necessary investments on shore.
Stena Line has earlier launched the Tranzero Initiative together with the Volvo Group, Scania and the Port of Gothenburg. The aim is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions linked to the Port of Gothenburg – the largest port in the Nordic region – by 70% by 2030. The agreement with the municipality and port of Frederikshavn completes the chain.
“Our ambition is to lead the development towards fossil fuel free shipping and sustainable transport at sea. That is why we are investing in new technologies and various alternative fuels,” Stena Line’s CEO Niclas Mårtensson, a member of the Swedish Government’s Commission for Electrification.
“We are already ten years ahead of the international shipping industry’s target for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, but with Stena Elektra we are taking another big step on Stena Line’s sustainable journey, on the road to a completely fossil fuel free operation.”
Stena Line aims to reduce 30% of its total carbon emissions by 2030 and the new Stena Elektra ferries play an important role in getting there.
However, it will take more than just battery powered vessels. Onshore infrastructure, such as sustainable charging facilities, must be developed in parallel. In the agreement signed today, the Port of Frederikshavn commits to securing the necessary infrastructure in the port and its surroundings on the Danish side, says Stena Line.
“The Port of Frederikshavn shares the high and green ambitions that make this project possible. The city has also shown that it has a unique capacity for change in its DNA, which is evident not least in its sustainability work,” says Mikkel Seedorff Sørensen, CEO of the Port of Frederikshavn.
“When we are now taking steps towards making the Gothenburg-Frederikshavn line completely independent of fossil fuels is not only positive for us, but for the entire Kattegat region.”
A sustainable link between two countries
The ferries will be the first fossil fuel free RoPax vessels of their size, measuring approximately 200 metres, with a capacity of 3,000 lane meters and 1,000 passengers.
Already in 2018 Stena Line took the first step on their battery journey and invested in battery hybrid power on Stena Jutlandica, currently operating on the Gothenburg-Frederikhavn route. This resulted in a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by 1,500 tonnes per year, equivalent to the annual emissions of 600 passenger cars.
The Frederikshavn Municipality is also committed to participating in the creation of a sustainable connection between Sweden and Denmark with the two Stena Elektra vessels.
“Stena Elektra is a fantastic project for Frederikshavn. We know from experience that when the municipality leads the way, the business community as well as private individuals follow in our green footsteps,” says Birgit Hansen, chairman of the municipal council of Frederikshavn Municipality.
“Our town and Stena Line have had a close relationship for a long time, but this ambitious agreement is not only important for us it also has ripple effects throughout Denmark.”
Photo description: Niclas Mårtensson, VD på Stena Line, Birgit Hansen, kommunstyrelsens ordförande (S) i Fredrikshamns kommun och Mikkel Seedorff Sørensen, VD för Fredrikshamns Hamn.
Photo credit: Stena Line
Published: 21 September, 2021
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