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PHOTO: EASTERN SHIPBUILDING GROUP INC. 
cut emissions by 90 percent compared 
to the fleet’s older vessels. 
The new hybrid-electric ferries will 
replace some of the oldest in the WSF 
fleet, some of which are more than 50 
years old, and will help the operator 
reach their goal of 26 ferries by 2040. 
The 409ʹ 6ʺ steel ferries will be certi-
fied to transport 160 standard-sized 
passenger vehicles and 1500 passen-
gers. With a draft of 16ʹ 6ʺ, the ferries 
will achieve a speed of 17 knots at full 
load and are designed to interface with 
all existing WSF dock facilities.
WSF selected Siemens Energy as the 
systems integrator contract for the 
long-term electrification and decar-
bonization strategy. ABB will supply 
and integrate hybrid-electric propul-
sion systems and selected Corvus En-
ergy to supply battery energy storage 
systems for the new ferries. 
Joey D’Isernia of ESG and Steve Nevey of WSF look on during the initial steel cutting for a new hybrid-electric ferry being 
built  for the Pacific Northwest operator. 
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