The Danish ferry company has contracted Incat Tasmania to deliver another battery-electric high-speed ferry in a total investment worth DKK3.5 billion (about €469 million, with DKK180m/€24m support from Denmark's Investeringsstøttefonden/Investment Support Fund).

The first 129-by-30.5-metre, 45,000 kWh, 40+ knots catamaran, to offer room for 1,483 passengers and space for 500 vehicles, is expected in 2027, the second in mid-2028, and the last in the spring of 2029.

"By building all three ferries at the same [Incat's Hobart] 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," Kristian Durhuus, CEO, Molslinjen, commented.

Incat Tasmania's CEO, Stephen Casey, also 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."

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