Molslinjen ushers in green transition with all-electric ferries

Being built by Incat Tasmania in Hobart, Australia, what are known currently as hulls 102 and 103 will each be powered by a 45-MWh battery system. The ferries will have space for up to 1,500 people and 500 cars per crossing, with drive-through loading for rapid turnarounds.

The zero-emissions vessels will operate at 40 knots on 90-minute crossings with 30-minute 58-MW charging available at each end.

Nordic Ferry Infrastructure, Molslinjen’s owners, placed the Dkr1.0Bn (US$157M) order for two battery-powered catamarans for use on ferry routes across the Kattegat, with ship operator Molslinjen saying a third ferry order is "in the works".

The confirmed order for two catamarans will see the vessels built at Incat, where other vessels in Molslinjen’s fleet of fast ferries were also built.

Molslinjen welcomed the order for the two battery-powered ’giant’ catamarans for the Kattegat, and the company says it is engaged in ongoing discussions on the order for the third vessel, "with several different shipyards that are expected to be able to handle the task of building a battery-powered giant catamaran similar to the other two".  

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