Incat to build largest aluminium ship

Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd will construct the estimated 13,000gt, the 130m long, 32m wide Incat hull 096 ferry, which is predicted to have a maximum speed of over 40 knots.

Powered by four dual fuel engines that will burn LNG to lower its emissions, the ferry will join the other Incat ships already serving various ports on the River Plate (Rio Plato) between Argentina and Uruguay.

The completed vessel will be the ninth vessel for South American Buquebus, an existing Incat customer.

Work is underway on design and engineering the ferry. Construction will commence as soon as the detail design drawings are completed and approved by Buquebus.

The vessel will carry 2100 passengers and 220 cars.

Incat shipyard currently has confirmed orders covering the next four years and has high expectations of other large vessel orders.

Incat’s shipyard is on Prince of Wales Bay at Derwent Park near Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The facility incorporates more than 70,000m2 of undercover production halls, with two dry-dock areas capable of accommodating up to six vessels under construction.

By Rebecca Jeffrey