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Havila Voyages hybrid LNG-battery coastal vessels
- Published July 7, 2022; updated September 28, 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Status: available. Categories: Maritime / Ship design and equipment; Operations, management and digital solutions; Made in Norway.
- The article describes four new hybrid passenger ships for Havila Kystruten’s coastal route serving 34 ports daily with passengers, supplies, mail and other cargo. They use LNG and batteries, with the page saying LNG would reduce CO₂ emissions by 25% and battery power would provide additional savings. Large battery packs were expected to allow several hours of renewable-powered zero-emission sailing.
- The Norwegian government target cited is a 25% reduction in coastal-route CO₂ emissions and emission-free sailing in protected UNESCO World Heritage fjords by 2026. Havila developed a platform to commercialize and track low- and zero-emission technologies using multidisciplinary analysis and simulation to document combined impact.
- The article says the company expected to help reach the fjord target by 2021, which conflicts with its stated 2026 target; it also describes the ships as under construction in Spain and Turkey. These are the article’s claims and plans, not verified current status.
- Havila and shipbuilder Havyard received PILOT-E funding to develop a hybrid hydrogen solution intended to enable longer zero-emission distances, potentially the full route. SDGs shown: 3, 9 and 14.
- Contact: Tor Johan Pedersen, SVP Sales and Marketing, tor.pedersen@havila.no; phone reveal control collapsed. Company: HAVILA KYSTRUTEN AS, Mjølstadnesvegen 24, 6092 Fosnavåg, Norway; havilavoyages.com.