Incat Tasmania selects Wärtsilä solutions for battery-electric lightweight Ro-Pax ferry

Know-how group Wärtsilä will power the most important battery electrical ship but constructed with its battery-electric propulsion system and waterjets. The vessel is a brand new ferry being constructed by Incat Tasmania and has been ordered by Incat’s long-term South American buyer, Buquebús. With an general size of 130 meters, the ferry would be the largest ever vessel of its sort. It should even be the world’s first electrical, light-weight catamaran. The order with Wärtsilä was booked in July 2023.

The uniquely designed vessel can be totally battery powered, with e-motor pushed Wärtsilä waterjets as the principle propulsors. The battery modules and power storage system bundle is 4 occasions bigger than on any electrical/hybrid ship presently working.

The vessel will function between Argentina and Uruguay. It should carry 2,100 passengers and 225 autos.

The general high-efficiency of this next-generation ferry represents a game-changing advance in catamaran design. We’re proud to have contributed our sturdy know-how in integrating our ship electrification options and propulsion tools. The battery energy pack that we’re supplying would be the largest ever equipped with a singular eight waterjet propulsor configuration. The eight e-motor waterjet propulsion configuration is essentially the most environment friendly accessible on right now’s marketplace for this velocity vary and sort software whereas boasting all the advantages from Wärtsilä’s axial circulation waterjet expertise—low weight, shallow draft, very good maneuverability, and low upkeep.

— Roger Holm, President of Wärtsilä’s Marine Energy enterprise