Rødne has contracted Oma Baatbyggeri to build a new all-electric combi-catamaran for the Lauvik–Lysebotn service on long-term charter for Kolumbus. The 45-metre vessel is due for delivery in June 2026 and is specified for 97 passengers, 12 cars or a car-and-truck combination, and a 2.7 MW battery package.
Work Boat World named Oma Baatbyggeri AS’s newbuild no. 545 FOB SWATH 10 as Best SWATH Crewboat in its annual awards for 2021. The 30-metre aluminium catamaran Ro-Pax ferry serves coastal communities in western Norway and carries seven cars and 72 passengers.
Oma Baatbyggeri has signed a contract with Norled for a 39-metre passenger catamaran with room for 296 passengers. The vessel, yard number 543, is due for delivery in March 2020 and will enter service in Troms on the Tromsø-Finnsnes-Harstad route.