The Australian company Incat Tasmania confirmed that the Buquebus company requested the largest electric ferry in the world that will start operating in 2025, covering the route between Argentina and Uruguay.
Industry sources assured El Observador that the vessel is under construction. Meanwhile, according to the specialized Spanish media Híbridos y Eléctricos, the company Incat Tasmania specializes in the manufacture of high-speed ferries, and in recent days it presented its latest work, the one named Utility Ro-Pax; the largest electric ferry in the world, with 148 meters in length.
According to the company itself, this ship is ready to be delivered to its client, the Buquebus company, although it will not enter service until 2025.
As reported by Incat Tasmania, the ferry was designed by the company Revolution Design and has two electric motors, one 5 MW and the other 9.6 MW, housed under the hull, which allow an average speed of 25 knots ( 46 km/h), and sufficient autonomy to travel up to 100 kilometers fully loaded with passengers and vehicles. will have the capacity to transport 2,100 passengers and 226 vehicles.
According to the construction company, Initially the ship was going to use LNG fuel, but both the ferry designer and the construction company proposed to modify the entire system to present a more environmentally friendly mechanics, something that was welcomed by the Uruguayan company Buquebus.
