The future of CAR FERRIES and CAR FERRY docks/facilities

[pakarang]

The future of CAR FERRIES and CAR FERRY docks/facilities

Here is a subject for those of you that has good ideas.

Inititally, this is something we have been talking about on board Korsfjord, and we have some ideas, but I would like to see and hear what others can come up with.

Across the Trondheimsfjord, there might never be built a bridge (too far), and there might never be a tunnel under the fjord (too deep), nor might there never be any combination of both, or floating tunnels (too much current).

So, up here, we are probably going to see ferries crossing the fjord for many years to come.

My questions are, and it naturally needs to be economically safe and provide a fast communication for commuters across the fjord....:

1) How will the future ferries be like?

2) How will the future ferry facilities ashore be like?

3) How can it be done with a minimum manning, and still done safely?

4) How can we ensure that ferries will run in almost any kind of weather the fjord can throw at the ferries and the docks?

If the more artistic of you would like to provide sketches and drawings, I would be extremely happy to see what ideas you can come up with.

[Ralf__]

...good idea, you mentioned this discussion aboard. It will take a while to get into this topic, but i will think about it. What about Kristian and Olaf? Any new ideas?

[Fjordtroll]

Battery ferry from Fjellstrand

http://www.fjellstrand.no/flyers/bat...jellstrand.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/user/Fjellstr.../0/2zkgcbRHC_0

Ferry Cat 240

http://www.fjellstrand.no/index.php?...d=71&Itemid=57

[Sterkoder]

At batteridrevne fartøyer i den klassen der kommer er vel helt sikkert, også at vi må tenke på miljøet, men jeg stusser bare litt på de bildene av Geiranger i den første linken der: 1977 ren luft, 2007: forurenset luft.
Da må den forurensingen kanskje ha noe med antallet skip å gjøre, for man skulle jo tro at skipene forurenset mye mere i 1977 enn 2007....?
Det er det jo iallefall noen som skal ha oss til å tro

[pakarang]

Ferry Cat 240

http://www.fjellstrand.no/index.php?...d=71&Itemid=57

I think one of the things we will see in the future are WIDER ferries, such as this one... with a similar wide ramp shoreside where loading/unloading can be done 4-5 lanes at the same time.

[Ralf__]

TESO, the Texel ferry company is loading/unloading two floors, very efficient. Four lines at the same time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Jhl...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prQX7...eature=related

Company information can be found here.

http://www.teso.nl/