Singapore to have first electric ferry service in 2023, run by Shell

An artist's impression of the Shell Bukom electric ferry. - INCAT CROWTHER UK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singapore will have its first fleet of electric ferries in 2023, operated by Shell to ply between the mainland and Pulau Bukom.

The oil giant has awarded a contract to home-grown boat builder Penguin International to design, build and operate at least three fully electric ferries, it said in a press release on Wednesday (Sept 22).

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