Electric Hydrofoil Ferry Begins Trials in Orkney

Electric hydrofoil ferry begins trials in Orkney

If it performs well over the coming weeks it could start carrying passengers later this summer.

Even on Arran, nearly 80% satisfied with CalMac ferries and dangerous weather is to blame for 96% of cancellations to once again expose the media stories as whopping fibs

Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks to Bob Lamont for suggesting this. I can’t believe I’ve missed out on the regular large-scale surveys of CalMac ferry performance, published but ignored by MSM, as they pursue a different agenda regardless of the facts, and fully transparent. Any journalist can scrutinise these surveys, demand all information, and report on any debates within them. Notably none ever do. If you don’t trust these surveys, challe…

Electric Hydrofoil Ferry begins trials in Orkney – Scottish Business News

A pioneering electric hydrofoil ferry has arrived in Orkney to begin sea trials, offering a glimpse of a cleaner, faster, and more reliable future for Scotland’s island transport—just as communities elsewhere continue to grapple with persistent ferry disruptions and delays. The Artemis EF-12 Workboat XL, named Zevi 1, is the first of its kind to operate in Scottish waters. Built in Belfast by Artemis Technologies, the 12-metre vessel will underg…

Artemis Technologies trials electric hydrofoil vessel

Maritime innovation firm Artemis Technologies alongside Orkney Ferries and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) have announced the arrival in Orkney of a fully electric hydrofoil vessel. Called the Artemis EF-12 Workboat XL, named ‘Zevi 1’, the Belfast-built vessel is part of the Electric Orkney project, which aims to demonstrate the benefits of electric-powered hydrofoil workboats and passenger ferries, supporting decarbonisation and island…

First electric hydrofoil vessel arrives in Orkney

A new vessel trialling hydrofoil technology has arrived in Orkney. (Colin Keldie / EMEC) An electric hydrofoil vessel has arrived in Orkney to begin sea trials prior to being put into service. The Artemis EF-12 Workboat XL, named Zevi 1 arrived in the county last week and is currently at Hatston pier. The arrival of the Belfast-built workboat is an important landmark in the Electric Orkney project. The project aims to demonstrate the benefits of…