Passenger ferries
Operating in sometimes harsh conditions, passenger ferries are often the fastest, most sustainable way of ensuring connectivity and availability for commuters. Here are examples of some of the vessels from Työvene.
Eloise
The electric hybrid Eloise is one of currently four sister ships operating in Gothenburg harbor, connecting the island of Hisingen with the city center.
The Västtrafik ferries offer a a sustainable and easy way for pedestrians and cyclists to cross the river, transporting some 2,5 million passengers over the river every year.
| Type | Electric-hybrid double-ended passenger vessel |
| Length (Loa) | 33 metres |
| Width | 8,71 metres |
| Hull | Steel |
| Superstructure | Aluminium |
| Speed | 11 knots |
| Passengers | 298 |
| Bikes | 80 |
| Classification | Swedish Transport Agency, EU Area E |
| Ice class | Swedish-Finnish Ice class 1B |
Viggen
Viggen is an ice-going passenger vessel operated by Ålandstrafiken in the Åland Islands – an archipelago consisting of over 6,500 islands in the Baltic Sea and a Swedish-speaking autonomous province of Finland.
Viggen was built in 1998 and has an onboard café and an elevator between the decks.
| Type | Ice-going passenger vessel |
| Length (Loa) | 53,5 metres |
| Width | 12,25 metres |
| Hull | Steel |
| Superstructure | Aluminium |
| Speed | 13 knots |
| Passengers | 300 |
| Cars | 58 |
| Classification | DNV + 1A1 R3 Car Ferry B, E 0 |
| Ice class | 1A Super |
Braheborg
Braheborg is operated by Trafikverket on the line between Gränna and Visingsö in the lake Vättern, Sweden.
Since the ferry was too big for the locks in Göta kanal, she was transported in close to 40 sections from Uudenkaupungin to Rosendala dry dock in Husqvarna, were she was assembled.
| Type | Double-ended passenger vessel |
| Length (Loa) | 58,3 metres |
| Width | 14 metres |
| Hull | Steel |
| Superstructure | Aluminium |
| Speed | 14 knots |
| Passengers | 397 |
| Cars | 34 |
| Classification | Swedish Transport Agency, Bureau Veritas, EU Area D |
| Ice class | Swedish-Finnish Ice class 1B |
Nämdö
Nämdö is an ice-going passenger vessel operating in the Stockholm archipelago for Vaxholmsbolaget, and the first of two sister ships built by Työvene in 2009 and 2010.
Nämdö also has an elevator between the main and upper decks to increase availability.
| Type | Ice-going passenger vessel |
| Length (Loa) | 31,3 metres |
| Width | 8,7 metres |
| Hull | Steel |
| Superstructure | Aluminium |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Passengers | 280 |
| Classification |
Classification: Acc. to DNV Rules |
| Ice class | Ice Class IA FS |
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