Wärtsilä to supply propulsion package for world’s largest aluminium catamaran
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 31 August 2022 at 10.30 AM EESTThe technology group Wärtsilä will supply the engines, waterjets, and fuel storage and supply system for a new high speed catamaran ferry. The vessel is being built at the Incat yard in Tasmania, Australia on behalf of Argentinian ferry operator, Buquebus. Having an overall length of 130 metres, a width of 32 metres and the capacity to carry 2,100 passengers and 226 cars, it will be the largest aluminium catamaran ever built by Incat. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in July 2022. The vessel will operate between