ABB Wins Contract to Power New P&O Ferries
September 23 2020 - 5:09AM
Dow Jones News
By Giulia Petroni
ABB Ltd. said Wednesday that it has won a contract with
shipbuilding company Guangzhou Shipyard International Co. Ltd to
supply integrated solutions for P&O Ferries' two new
vessels.
The Swiss engineering company said the solutions will cut fuel
consumption on the Dover-Calais route by 40%. The 230-meter-long
vessels will be the largest passenger and freight ferries to sail
the route once they start service in 2023.
ABB didn't disclose the financial terms of the contract.
P&O Ferries is a British company operating ferries from the
U.K. to Ireland and Continental Europe.
Write to Giulia Petroni at giulia.petroni@wsj.com
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