Brødrene Aa

Brødrene Aa is a Norwegian shipyard located in Hyen on the west coast of Norway, described as a world leader in the construction of fast ferries made of carbon fibre composites. The company is named after the brothers Olav Aa (1920-2006) and Bertel Aa (1919-2009), who founded it in 1947. It pioneered the use of composite materials for fast ferry applications, first with fibreglass composites in the 1970s and today with carbon fibre composites. Its product lines include the Aero, Passenger and Seasight vessel ranges, and it also offers refit, retrofit, repair and maintenance services, including at its Eikefjord Yard.

The name Brødrene Aa belongs to the brothers Olav Aa (1920-2006) and Bertel Aa (1919-2009), who founded the company in 1947. In the 1940s and 1950s the yard made leisure crafts in mahogany, and gradually larger passenger ferries were built in wood. In the mid-1970s the company switched to composite materials, building the first ever GRP-Sandwich vessel approved by DNV. In the 1980s Brødrene Aa pioneered the appliance of air cushion technology on passenger vessels, producing Surface Effect Ships (SES) for the international market, which operated with speeds of nearly 50 knots. In the early 1990s Brødrene Aa made high end luxury mega yachts, but throughout the nineties the yard came to focus on other composite products such as train-fuselages and subsea protective covers. By exploiting composite production expertise, Brødrene Aa re-entered the fast-ferry business in the early 2000s with the world's first commercial passenger vessel made in carbon fibre. The company has built over 300 composite vessels since the 1970s, with the last 60 utilizing carbon fibre composite construction.

Energy-efficient fast ferries in carbon fibre, designed for the green transition toward zero emissions.

• Aero

  A vessel range designed for a variety of energy and propulsion solutions; traditional MGO, hybrid or zero-emission, with a long slender hull and modular design.

• Passenger

  Highly fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly vessels.

• Seasight

  Pure premium sightseeing, designed to enhance the overall experience.

• Bre MS

  A cutting-edge hybrid-electric vessel designed to serve dual roles efficiently, with a capacity of 130 passengers, optimized for both sightseeing and high-speed ferry operations.

• Estelle MF

  An autonomous passenger vessel in Ridderfjärden, Stockholm, with a capacity to accommodate up to 25 passengers.

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