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Incat offers innovative Zero Emission ships to the world ferry market

Incat Tasmania has unveiled exciting new plans to do for short sea ferry services what Boeing did for the aviation industry, but with zero emissions. Led by its founder and world-renowned ferry builder Robert Clifford, Incat has been a world leader …
Nov 14, 2023 / Curious

Rauma shipyard celebrates the launch and christening of Spirit of Tasmania IV

Today, Rauma shipyard celebrated the launch and christening of Spirit of Tasmania IV, a vessel Rauma Marine Constructions is building for the Tasmanian TT-Line Company. The ship is the first of two identical car and passenger ferries that will …
Oct 30, 2023 / Curious

Australian Shipbuilder Incat Tasmania To Deliver The World’s Largest Battery Electric Ship

Incat Tasmania is leading the world in producing pure-electric lightweight zero-emission ferries. Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has under construction the largest lightweight battery electric ship (130 m in length) so far constructed in the …
Aug 28, 2023 / Curious

Incat Tasmania Completes Bespoke High Speed Catamaran For South Korea

Australian high-speed craft specialist Incat Tasmania has handed over its latest building project, the 76 metre high-speed passenger catamaran El Dorado Express is now on her delivery voyage to new owner Daezer Ferry of South Korea. Reflecting the …
May 23, 2023 / Vessels

Incat Poised To Deliver The World’s Largest, Zero Emissions, Lightweight Ferry

Incat Tasmania is currently in discussions to deliver the world’s first large, lightweight, zero emissions ferry. Amongst vessels under construction at the shipyard is a 130 metre lightweight ferry, originally intended to be powered by LNG, that …
Jan 17, 2023 / Curious

Rauma shipyard begins construction of the second LNG-powered car and passenger ferry for the world’s southernmost open sea route between mainland Australia and Tasmania

On Tuesday 12 December 2022, the start of production of another car and passenger ferry was celebrated in Rauma, Finland, when the construction of Spirit of Tasmania V began with a traditional steel-cutting ceremony. The production of the first …
Dec 20, 2022 / Vessels

Keel laying of Spirit of Tasmania car and passenger ferry celebrated in Rauma shipyard – the vessel represents the biggest foreign sale between Finland and Australia

Today, Rauma shipyard celebrated the keel laying ceremony of Spirit of Tasmania IV, a vessel being built for the Tasmanian TT-Line Company. A significant player in maritime transport between mainland Australia and Tasmania, TT-Line has commissioned …
Oct 28, 2022 / Vessels

ABB and Incat sign LOI to develop lightweight hybrid-electric ferry

ABB and Incat Tasmania will explore building an electric ferry with hybrid-electric propulsion which could transition to battery power as shore charging becomes available. In a groundbreaking collaboration between the two companies, the announcement …
Oct 5, 2022 / Curious

Survitec to Deliver Fire-fighting Systems for Spirit of Tasmania's New Eco Ferries

Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec has won a contract to supply advanced fire-fighting systems to a pair of 48,000grt LNG dual-fuelled eco ferries under construction at Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for Australian shipowner …
May 5, 2022 / Curious

Construction of the world’s southernmost LNG-powered car and passenger ferry started at Rauma, Finland

RMC to build two RoPax ferries for the open sea route between mainland Australia and TasmaniaThe start of production of a passenger and vehicle ferry was celebrated today at Rauma shipyard. The construction of the Spirit of Tasmania IV, set to …
Mar 1, 2022 / Vessels