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Incat Loads World's Largest Battery Ferry for Uruguay

6/3/2026

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Incat is loading the 130-metre China Zorrilla, the largest battery-electric ferry, onto MV Black Marlin in Tasmania for a July departure to Uruguay.
Loading submerges Black Marlin’s deck, builds a cradle, and positions the ferry in the deepest part of the River Derwent.
A delay to the ship after the U.S.–Iran conflict prompted Incat to consider diesel generators and drew interest from Denmark’s Molslinjen in the ferry’s 5,000-battery, 90-minute design.

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Incat is loading the 130-metre China Zorrilla, the largest battery-electric ferry, onto MV Black Marlin in Tasmania for a July departure to Uruguay.
Loading submerges Black Marlin’s deck, builds a cradle, and positions the ferry in the deepest part of the River Derwent.
A delay to the ship after the U.S.–Iran conflict prompted Incat to consider diesel generators and drew interest from Denmark’s Molslinjen in the ferry’s 5,000-battery, 90-minute design.