Shelly Bay ferry service planned for construction workers and Scots College students
A ferry stop at Shelly Bay could be up and running by the end of this year.
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A ferry stop at Shelly Bay could be up and running by the end of this year.
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Its managing director, Elizabeth Yeaman, said it would initially take from under an hour to 90 minutes to fully recharge the ferry after each return trip across the harbour, depending on the weather, wind, tides and passenger numbers. That is expected to mean the zero-emissions ferry will be able to cover five or six of the 16 daily return sailings operated by East by West. Retnya aims to upgrade the ferry charger from the 300 kilowatt unit which is now about to be installed, to a “megawatt” charger within the next year to 18 months. That would then allow the ferry to be fully charged...