b'MEMBER NEWS MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWS New DeJong and Lebet- Echandia to designed Vessel Delivered Supply New Battery System AwasaluminumvesselDeJong & Lebet said the vessel wasfor Long-Range twin-hull designedbyPVAmemberdesignedwithaneight-footdeck-naval architects DeJong andto-deckheight,providinggenerous Lebet, Inc.,recently delivered toheadroom on the covered main deck.Electric FerryanoperatorinMiramarBeach,Fla.Thedesignalsoeliminatesinterior Thetwo-deckpassengervesselwasstanchionsexceptalongtheside builtforexcursion,sightseeing,andrailingscreatinganopen,unob- E chandia has been selected to de-party cruises from Northwest Florida. structed floor plan.liver a new battery system for an The54x16vesselhasa23draftThevesselispoweredbyapairofall-electricferryinDenmark, andiscertificatedtoCoastGuardYamaha 250-hp outboard motors. Itsupplyinga3.2MWhLTObattery Subchapter T. It has a capacity of 110carries 110 gals. of fuel on the mainsystemtoreplacetheprevious4.3 passengersandcrewonprotecteddeck aft, with water and sewage tanksMWh NMC system. The new system waters and 80 passengers and crew onin the hulls. is designed for a 15-year lifetime and partially protected waters. featuresmultipledailyfast-charging The vessel is equipped with lightingcycles at high efficiency.The boats covered main deck includesfromIMTRAandAdvantec-Free-asteeringconsole,seatingarea,twoman deck hatches. EchandiasLTO(lithium-titanate heads, and a small bar area. The secondoxide)technologyiswell-suitedfor deck is open with additional seating. high-frequency,fast-chargingRoPax ferryoperations,wherereliabilityis critical.Thesystemsupportsvery highC-rates,enablingover20,000 charge cycles and charging in around 25 minutes. It is an improvement of 10 minutes per charging session.Deliveredin2019,theDanishferry was the worlds first long-range, pure STAY CONNECTEDelectricferryandasymbolofze-ro-emission passenger transport. NowTO WHAT COUNTS eightyearsold,theoriginalbattery system will be replaced due to uneven John Deere marine propulsion, generator, andwear and reduced capacity. Scheduled auxiliary engines keep your vessels on schedule.operation with the new battery system When you register your engine and activate John Deere Connected Support remotewill be in May 2026.monitoring and diagnostic services, *you get even more reliability The replacement proves that upgrad-PHOTO: ARTEMIS TECHNOLOGIES and confidence.ingearlier-generationbatterieswith JohnDeere.com/JDPower modernsystemsisbothtechnically and financially viable, offering longer lifetime,higherefficiency,andthe *Available on engines equipped with JDLink modems. highest standards of safety.FOGHORN 56'