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The Amherst Islander II is a zero emission ferry boat which will serve
Amherst Island Amherst Island is located in Lake Ontario, west of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Amherst Island, being wholly in Lake Ontario, is upstream, above the St Lawrence River Thousand Islands. The Island is part of Loyalist Township in Lennox and Addingt ...
from Millhaven, Ontario in
Lake Ontario Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north, west, and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south and east by the U.S. state of New York. The Canada–United States border sp ...
, Canada, thus replacing the
MV Frontenac II The motor vessel ''Frontenac II'' is a ferry on Lake Ontario, that runs from Millhaven, Ontario to Amherst Island. The trip takes fifteen minutes. The vessel loads at both the bow and stern. The docks at Millhaven and Amherst Island are equipp ...
built in 1962. The Amherst Islander II was constructed with another ferry, the
MV Wolfe Islander IV The Wolfe Islander IV is a zero emission ferry boat which will serve between Kingston, Ontario and Wolfe Island, thus replacing the MV Wolfe Islander III. The MV Wolfe Islander IV was constructed with another ferry, the Amherst Islander II, usin ...
, using the same zero emission technology and which will serve between
Kingston, Ontario Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). The city is midway between Toro ...
and Wolfe Island. The Amherst Islander II was launched November 2019, Damen Galați shipyard in Romania. It is currently overwintering at the Picton Terminal, anticipated to be brought into service April 2023. However, apparently its not going to happen this year since there is a dearth of certified marine engineers (one per crew required)


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Zero-emissions vehicles Ferries of Ontario Ships built in Romania Ships built by Damen Shipyards Galați {{Ferry-stub