Incat to build first fast ferry to be fuelled by LNG
Thu, 2 December 2010
Incat has secured a contract to build the world’s first high-speed passenger ship powered by LNG.
In each catamaran hull a GE Energy LM2500 gas turbine will drive a Wartsila LJX 1720 waterjet, a departure from the usual use of two engines and two jets per hull as used in the diesel-powered Incat vessels.
The GE Energy LM2500 gas turbines are modified to meet class requirements so that either LNG or marine distillate can be burned.
The fuel tanks for the LNG will be installed in a compartment above the double bottom marine distillate tanks. The change-over between the two fuels will be automatically controlled and seamless.
The 99 m high-speed ferry, which has capacity for over 1,000 passengers and 153 cars, is being built at the Incat Tasmania shipyard in Hobart for delivery in 2012 to an undisclosed customer.
Image caption: Artist's impression of an LNG-powered fast ferry.
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