Ferries

Last Updated: March 18, 2024, 17:15 ISTKochi Water Metro Ferries Begin Services To Four New Terminals. (Photo: Geopatial World)Kochi Water Metro expands service, inaugurates new routes including High Court-Bolgatty-South Chittoor & South Chittoor-Eloor-Cheranalloor corridors.Kochi Water Metro ferries inaugurated last week have begun service in the High Court-Bolgatty-South Chittoor and the South Chittoor-Eloor-Cheranaloor corridors.The services began on March 17 with ferries to South Chittoor starting operations from…

Last Updated: February 19, 2024, 14:19 ISTKochi Water Metro: Project Gains Momentum, Ferries Delivered For South Chittoor Corridor. (Photo: Geopatial World)The finalisation of terminal infrastructure, including pontoons and beautification, prepares the ground for an improved Water Metro experience.After facing several delays, Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) is on track to deliver two ferries to the Kochi Water Metro by the end of this month.This delivery is set to open up services to the South Chittoor corridor from the High…

My journey in the electric mobility segment recently brought me to Gothenburg, Sweden – home to the Skansen Kronen, ZEEKR’s design center, and of course, Volvo. Sweden is one of the Scandinavian markets embracing electrification, and it couldn’t be more apparent in its public transit network. This includes 100% electric ferries, of which I got the chance to tour and go for a ride. During my time in Gothenburg, I got to visit a number of young startups in electric mobility like SiNIX, Uni3, and…

Kochi Water Metro (Photo: News18) Kochi Water Metro also introduced weekly, monthly, and quarterly passes for the ferries, which will allow commuters to save money.The Kochi Water Metro was recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India’s first water-based metro finally started its operations and on the first day itself, more than 6500 people used it for traveling.The water metro witnessed a huge number of passengers on the first day of its service. It was reported that 6,558 passengers boarded the boats on…

Swedish company Candela will launch its 30-passenger commercial hydrofoil shuttle, the P-12, this summer — the vessel it believes will change the course of motorized water transport. Following on from its C-7 and C-8 leisure cruisers, Candela has already been making waves with its drive to transition to fossil-free waterways. “We are now heavy into the process of finalizing the development and putting this ferry into production, which we think is going to be kind of a game changer in public transportation,” said…

Professor Yujing Liu shows the 500 kW inductive charging system which can be suitable for charging of electric ferries, trucks, and buses. DC (direct current) to DC efficiency can reach 98 percent. It transfers 500 kW per 2 square meters with 15 cm air gap between the ground pad and the onboard pad. Credit: Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers have developed an induction technology that enables battery…

On the surface, an award-winning blockbuster fantasy epic that recouped its budget a handful of times over at the box office, landed itself a sequel, and delivered sweeping spectacle lashed with lofty production values and impressive CGI sounds like an attention-grabber, but Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds didn’t make much of a splash outside its native Korea. Adapted from the webtoon series of the same name, the plot finds a firefighter being shepherded towards the afterlife by a trio of guardians following his…

While the electrification of cars is moving at a fast pace, passenger ferries continue to be almost exclusively powered by fossil fuels. That’s because the current battery capacity isn’t enough to juice these large ships for longer distances. Scientists at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the SSPA marine research facility have found a way to bypass this problem — using hydrofoils. Hydrofoils aren’t a novel idea, and they’re commonly used by…

INDIAN RAILWAYS UPDATE: In a major development, Indian Railways has achieved a significant milestone by transporting another rake of passenger buses from Doddaballapur in Bengaluru, Karnataka to Chandigarh. These Ashok Leyland buses will be used by the Himachal Road Transport Corporation. “Railways transporting Buses! Indian Railways has transported another rake (2nd) of Passenger Buses from Doddaballapur of Bengaluru, Karnataka to Chandigarh. #HungryForCargo,” Ministry of Railways tweeted sharing a video. Railways…