Wärtsilä waterjets for Incat fast ferry

The is a 109m long catamaran KatExpress 3 will be capable of carrying around 1000 passengers and 411 cars or a mix of trucks, vans and cars. The 1,000dwt vessel is expected to be delivered to the owners in March 2017. The newbuilding’s near-sisterships KatExpress 1 and KatExpress 2 are both currently in service for Mols-Linien and were also built by Incat.

The yard has previously specified Wärtsilä waterjets for a number of fast ferry projects. This latest order was placed in November.

The scope of supply includes four Wärtsilä LJX 1500 SRI waterjets and a Wärtsilä Lipstronic control system. The equipment is scheduled for delivery to the yard in September 2016.

Hans Laheij, sales director, Wärtsilä Marine Solutions, said: “This latest order confirms the good cooperation that the two companies enjoy. It also underlines Wärtsilä’s commitment to the Australian market.”

Robert Clifford, chairman of Incat, added: “Incat, and our client Mols Linien have continued to be satisfied with the performance of the Wärtsilä waterjets on KatExpress 1 and KatExpress 2 so it was a logical decision to select the Wärtsilä LJX 1500 SRI jets for KatExpress 3.”