Test deployment of evacuation system completed on Buquebus’ new ferry

The MES deployment forms part of an extensive testing and commissioning program that will continue in the lead-up to the vessel’s delivery to South America.

The 130-metre ferry recently began undergoing harbour trials, during which it moved under its own battery-electric propulsion. Incat said the trials represented the first time a ship of this size and passenger-vehicle capacity has operated solely on battery power anywhere in the world.

Incat Chairman Robert Clifford said that moving the ferry under its own battery-electric power, “confirms that electric propulsion is viable for large commercial vessels.”