The new catamarans will each measure 129 metres long and 30.5 metres wide.
Each vessel will have a capacity for 1,483 passengers and 500 cars and will be equipped with a 45,000kWh battery pack and engines with a total installed power of more than 52,000 kW. This configuration will enable each ferry to reach speeds of over 40 knots.
“Previously, electric ferries have been limited to short, low-speed routes,” said Incat Chairman Robert Clifford. “What we’re delivering now is a new class of vessel – high-speed, high-capacity, low-emission ferries capable of operating on some of the world’s busiest routes.”