A leap forward in technology and passenger comfort on the public transport network
In partnership with the Lucerne-based constructor Shiptec, CGN has begun building a new type of boat at its shipyard: the NAVIEXPRESS. The NAVIEXPRESS represents the ambition of providing enhanced and more efficient cross-border services between Switzerland and France, with greater comfort and a significant reduction in the impact of public transport on the environment.
This new arrival will establish CGN as a major player in the shift away from making journeys by car, and actively help to achieve the objectives set by the Paris Conference of 2015 on climate change (COP 21) and the energy strategy for 2050 adopted in 2011 by the Federal Council. The boats will consume 35 to 40% less energy than the current ones (as tests have demonstrated).
The development of the new boats also constitutes part of the partnership signed between the bodies organising public transport in the Canton of Vaud and in France. It is founded on a cooperation agreement between the Canton of Vaud and the inter-municipality structures ‘Communauté de communes pays d’Evian - vallée d’Abondance’ (CCPEVA) and Thonon Agglomération, confirming their desire to jointly finance and develop public transport on Lake Geneva.
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Technical specifications
Dimensions : 61.3 m long x 11.4 m wide
Maximum speed : 36 km/h
Batteries : 4 x 150 kWh
Navigation at up to 25 km/h in ‘all electric’ mode, generating neither pollutants, nor CO2, nor sound nuisance in the vicinity of the jetties
Main motors : 2 x 920 kW with a parallel hybrid diesel and electric propulsion system that is extremely efficient
Bow thruster units at the front and rear of the boat
Stabilizing dynamic fins (high speed) and side keels (low speed) for optimum stability and increased comfort for the passengers
Hull design optimised in order to reduce fuel consumption and minimize wave heights
Linear jets system enabling greater efficiency in the propellors
Solar panels (to be fitted at a later time)
Financing
Boat : 61m Passenger Ferry
Total price per unit* : CHF 30'300'000.–
Financing** : CGN
Financing of the running costs: :
- French bodies : 50%
- Canton of Vaud : 26.5%
- Confederation : 23.5%
* includes planning costs and cost of studies
** loan financing
Passenger comfort
The total capacity is 700 places, 600 of which are seated and indoors (twice the number of seats in another current boat)
4 external decks, windows and a panoramic view all around the ferry
Fully integrated and partially automated gateways for boarding the ferry
Bar and restaurant area on the main deck, 1st class lounge on the upper deck
Quiet areas
Dedicated bike storage areas
Lift providing access to all the decks, not least for people with reduced mobility
