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Ampereship GmbH

electric shipbuilder Stralsund, Germany

Ampereship GmbH is a Stralsund-based builder of fully electric and solar-assisted vessels for inland waterways, founded in 2010 as a spin-off of Ostseestaal GmbH & Co. KG and now part of the Dutch Central Industry Group (CIG). The company delivers turnkey passenger ships and car ferries for 20 to 300 passengers, with new builds stated up to 50 m x 12 m and 700 PAX, built in aluminium or steel to Lloyd, GL and BinSchUO rules. It also supplies its own drive technology — 360-degree rudder propellers, pods and shaft lines, lithium-polymer battery systems, maritime photovoltaics and energy management — for new construction and for diesel-to-electric retrofits of existing fleets. Customers include shipyards, ferry operators and municipalities, with vessels reported in service across European waterways.

Ampereship GmbH

Ampereship GmbH develops and builds emission-free electric ships and ferries for commercial inland navigation. Formed in 2010 as a spin-off of Ostseestaal GmbH & Co. KG and a member of the Netherlands-based Central Industry Group (CIG), the company combines steel and aluminium shipbuilding with in-house electric propulsion, battery and solar technology. Work is delivered turnkey — design, engineering, energy supply and outfitting from a single source — for shipyards, fleet operators and public authorities. The company states it built the world's first electric inland car ferry.

Services

  • Turnkey new builds of electric passenger ships and car ferries, including interior outfitting
  • Concept, design and engineering in-house
  • Plug-and-play diesel-to-electric conversions and retrofits of existing hulls, described as requiring only a few yard days
  • Full-electric and series-hybrid systems (generator or fuel cell)
  • Electric motors from 48 V to 400 V, 360° rudder propellers, pods and shaft lines up to 90 kW, bow thrusters
  • Lithium-polymer battery systems in scalable 10.5 kWh modules, with in-house battery management and single-cell monitoring; stated Lloyd's certification, IP 65 and ten-year warranty at 80% DoT
  • Maritime photovoltaics integrated flush into deck and roof surfaces
  • Smart Cruise Control energy and route optimisation, plus AI-assisted automation functions

Vessel Types

  • ASP-20 — 14.65 m compact electric ferry, 1 x 60 kW rudder propeller
  • ASP-60 / ASP-60-M — 18.5 m and 22.5 m passenger vessels; ASP-60-M carries 61 passengers with 348 kWh batteries
  • ASP-80 — 19.9 m ferry, 2 x 45 kW rudder propellers
  • ASP-300 — 33 m electric vessel, 2 x 75 kW rudder propellers, 1,100 kWh batteries
  • ASF-25 — 28 m compact electric car ferry, BinSchUO Zone 4
  • ASF-50 — 36 m solar-electric car ferry, 4 x 55 kW, BinSchUO Zone 3
  • ASF-150 — 37 m ferry for 300 passengers, 18 cars, 2 x 231 kW Voith electric drives, 864 kWh
  • Custom vessels to client specification, from 20 to 300 PAX and new builds up to 50 m x 12 m / 700 PAX

Facilities

  • Production site on the Strelasund at Stralsund's Frankenhafen, with quayside development, testing, trials and shipping
  • Aluminium (AlMg 4.5) and steel lightweight construction to Lloyd, GL and BinSchUO standards

Location

  • An der Werft 17, 18439 Stralsund, Germany
  • Managing directors: Dr. Thomas Kühmstedt, Hilbert Doldersum