Havila Capella is on her first tour along the Norwegian coast at the same time as ship three and four were launched at the shipyard in Turkey. Havila Kystruten has four ships at sea.
The 12.12.21 was a historic day for Havila Kystruten when Havila Capella embarked on a maiden voyage and became the first new ship on the coastal route between Bergen and Kirkenes in eighteen years.
• Now a new milestone has been reached; all four new ships for the company have come to sea," says Bent Martini, CEO of Havila Kystruten
Havila Capella is operating. The next ship, Havila Castor, is scheduled to depart from Bergen on 7 April. Thereafter ship three and four, Havila Polaris and Havila Pollux are following.
• We also see now that ship three and four are more finished at launch than Havila Capella and Havila Castor were. This means that delivery and start-up are planned for the summer
Greener ships
All four ships have the same design and technology, and Havila Kystruten has spent around NOK 500 million to make the ships environmentally friendly. Among other things, the ships have the world's largest battery pack for passenger ships, The weigh is 86 tons, and the capacity is 6.1 megawatt hours.
• With these batteries we can sail four hours without noise and emissions through world heritage fjords and vulnerable nature. We will create great experiences with small climate footprints
Pleasant welcome along the coast
Havila Capella is now on her very first voyage along the Norwegian coast.
• The corona pandemic means that we can only have small markings and meetings with port authorities and municipalities along the coast, but we face great goodwill and positive interest. It is also gratifying to see many who show up to welcome us.
Bent Martini says he looks forward to getting all four ships into traffic along the coast and that the pandemic outbreak goes down, so that Havila Kystruten can welcome the public on board to look at the new ships
• Those who are travelling with us now give a lot of good feedback on a fantastic crew, on the ship, interiors, cabins, food and not least the many areas with good chairs and large windows where they can enjoy the view to the Norwegian coast. We want even more people to see and experience this
Contacts:
CEO Bent Martini, +47 905 99 650
CFO Arne Johan Dale, +47 909 87 706