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Incat has been named the 2026 Tasmanian Exporter of the Year after winning two honours at the Tasmanian Export Awards. The Hobart shipbuilder took the Manufacturing and Advanced Materials Award for three 129-metre battery-electric ferries under construction for Danish operator Molslinjen, then received the top award of the night.
Incat’s Hull 096, billed by the yard as the world’s largest battery-electric ship, left the River Derwent aboard heavy lift vessel Black Marlin on 5 August. The 130-metre ship for Buquebus is due to spend around 40 days in transit before commissioning in South America for service between Buenos Aires and Colonia.
Incat has loaded Hull 096, billed by the yard as the world’s largest battery-electric ship, aboard the heavy lift vessel Black Marlin in Hobart. The ship is bound for South America, where it will be offloaded before final commissioning and entry into service with Buquebus.
Incat completed the rollback of Hull 102 at its Prince of Wales Bay shipyard on 3 July, advancing construction of a 129-metre battery-electric ferry for Danish operator Molslinjen. The vessel is one of three being built for the operator and will be fitted with passenger deck superstructures next.
Heavy lift vessel Black Marlin is heading to Hobart to collect Incat Hull 096 before its delivery voyage to South America. The ship will load the 217-metre by 42-metre battery-electric vessel for Buquebus, with the operation due on the River Derwent.
Incat chairman Robert Clifford said Tasmania is well placed to capture demand for large electric ferries after returning from the Shippax Conference in Genoa. He pointed to the yard’s Hull 096, the world’s largest battery-electric ship, and its deliveries for a Danish operator as evidence of growing interest in lightweight electric shipbuilding.
Incat is building three 129-metre battery-electric ferries for Molslinjen at its Hobart yard, with Wärtsilä supplying the propulsion systems. Once delivered, the vessels will be the largest electric ferries operating in Europe and will enter service in Denmark on the Kattegat route.
Birdon said Naval Architecture graduate Owen Spanswick has completed its two-year Futures Graduate Program, becoming the first participant to finish the scheme. He has now moved into a full-time Naval Architect role in Western Australia, supporting defence programs and operations at the Dampier slipway.
The Spirit of Tasmania V has left Rauma Shipyard for Tasmania, months after being delivered to TT-Line Company PTY Ltd in June. The 212-m RoPax ferry was built for the Bass Strait service between Geelong and Devonport and is the second of two Spirit of Tasmania ferries completed at Rauma.