Up to 14 new electric vessels "Moscow 3.0" will be launched by 2028

MOSCOW, October 5 - RIA Novosti. About 14 double-deck electric ships "Moscow 3.0" are planned to be launched by 2028; construction of the first four ships began in the summer, said the mayor of the capital Sergei Sobyanin.

“At the Moscow shipyard they are building new double-deck electric vessels “Moscow 3.0”. They will be noticeably larger than the vessels that are already operating on regular river routes,” Sobyanin wrote in his channel on the Max platform.

The mayor clarified that the length of the new electric vessels will exceed 35 meters, the width will be 8 meters, and up to 168 passengers will be able to board. In addition, electric motors will operate silently and without emissions of harmful substances.

“Construction of the first four vessels began in the summer. In the near future, four more will be laid down at the shipyard, and in total, up to 14 electric vessels of this series are planned to be launched by the end of 2028,” he noted.