Molslinjen signs up for third Incat electric ferry

Danish fast ferry operator, Molslinjen, has ordered a third high-speed electric ferry at Incat Tasmania. The 129m-long battery-electric vessel will join two others that are already being built at the shipyard in Hobart.

The ferries will be deployed on services between Aarhus-Odden and Ebeltoft-Odden, one of Denmark’s busiest routes. Molslinjen claims that the three-ferry initiative is the world’s largest electrification project at sea.

Incat Tasmania CEO, Stephen Casey, commented: “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.”

Kristian Durhuus, Molslinjen CEO, said: “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.”