In One Ear: Flying ferry

Published 5:00 am Thursday, February 12, 2026

Seems like there’s always something new on the marine front. This time it’s a “flying ferry,” a Candela P-12 electric passenger ferry, which is also a hydrofoil, that completed a 160-nautical-mile journey up the Scandinavian Coast over three days, from Öckerö, Sweden, to Oslo, Norway, according to NewAtlas.com. That’s the furthest an electric ferry has traveled to date.

“With a cruise speed of 25 knots and an all-electric range of 40 nautical miles,” a December Candela press release said, “the P-12 is the fastest and longest-range electric passenger vessel in the world.” There are three versions, for 30, 20 and 12 passengers.

“Norway is a global front-runner in electrification,” Alexander Sifvert of Candela said. “With nearly 100% adoption of electric cars, the waterways are the next frontier of disruption.

“With our technology, that shift can not only become far cheaper than operating diesel vessels but also make new routes viable or … revive routes that were not commercially sustainable when competing with road traffic.” (Photo: Candela)