Incat Tasmania and Danish operator Molslinjen have signed a contract for a third 100% battery-electric high-speed ferry, expanding the companies’ partnership and advancing what is considered the world’s largest electrification project at sea.
The new 129m vessel will join the two electric ferries already under construction at Incat’s Hobart shipyard. Operating across the Kattegat routes between Aarhus–Odden and Ebeltoft–Odden, the fleet is intended to provide fast, reliable and fully emissions-free transport on one of Denmark’s busiest domestic corridors.
Incat Tasmania CEO Stephen Casey said: “This is an important milestone for both organisations. Molslinjen is leading the way in the decarbonisation of high-speed ferry services in Europe, and we are proud to be delivering vessels that will play a central role in Denmark’s clean-transport future. This additional order reflects Molslinjen’s confidence in our people, our processes and our capability to build the world’s most advanced electric high-speed ferries. Together, we are showing what’s possible when innovation, ambition and real-world operational needs come together.”
Molslinjen CEO Kristian Durhuus added: “By building all three ferries at the same shipyard, we gain clear advantages and valuable learning from the first to the last vessel. And it is also important for us to have a stable and reliable partner, as we do with Incat. We and our owners are taking the lead and trying to show the way forward in the green transition using technology that, until recently, simply did not exist.”
Construction of all three electric ferries is already progressing in Hobart, with delivery of the three-ship programme scheduled over the coming years.
Image: Molslinjen electric ferry in build at Incat Tasmania (source: Incat)
