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GREAT SHIPS of 2017

Express 3

Australian Built Ferry

A new generation fast ferry left Tasmania on its delivery voyage to Denmark via the Panama Ca- nal. The Express 3 is a 109 m long high speed ve- hicle/passenger ferry from Australian shipbuilder

Incat Tasmania for Danish operator Molslinjen, becoming the fourth Hobart-built catamaran in the company’s current ? eet.

A new generation fast ferry, the 109 meter wave piercing catamaran Express 3 has evolved from

Incat’s 112 m catamaran range which ? rst entered commercial service in mid-2007. “The design brief was simple. Ensure a consistent passenger experience and ? eet commonality for Molslinjen, which already operate two Incat 112 meter cata- marans, while delivering a minimum 10 percent fuel and emissions saving plus faster vehicle deck turnaround times,” said Tim Burnell, Incat.

Building on the in-service experience of the In- cat 112 meter, the concept was redesigned from the keel up by Incat’s in-house naval architects,

Revolution Design. The result is the 109 meter catamaran with a lightship weight saving of just over 100 metric tons.

The design re? nement has also produced an im- provement to vessel trim. Fuel, domestic fresh wa- ter and sullage tanks have all been moved forward but signi? cantly, by repositioning the engine rooms six frames further forward, the vessel bene? ts from

Classi? cation: Classi? cation: DnV +1A1 HSLC R1 Car Ferry “B” EODnV +1A1 HSLC R1 Car Ferry “B” EO improved speed and fuel consumption performance.

Gross Tonnage: Gross Tonnage: 1084210842

Adding a skeg to the keel has enhanced directional

Length: Length: 109.4 m109.4 m stability.

Beam: Beam: 30.5 m30.5 m

On sea trials, Express 3 achieved a speed of 43

Draft: Draft: 4.05 m4.05 m knots with 600 metric tons deadweight on board,

Deadweight: Deadweight: 1,000 metric tons1,000 metric tons exceeding contractual speed and fuel consump-

Passengers: Passengers: 1,0001,000 tion expectations.

Cars: Cars: 411 cars in car-only mode 411 cars in car-only mode

Vehicle deck capacity offers space for up to 411

Engines: Engines: 4 x MAN Diesel & Turbo 20V 28/33D 4 x MAN Diesel & Turbo 20V 28/33D cars, or up to 227 cars and 610 meters of truck

Waterjets: Waterjets: 4 x Wartsila Lips LJX 1500SR4 x Wartsila Lips LJX 1500SR space. Aside from the many proactive design and

Gearboxes: Gearboxes: 4 x ZF NR2H 60000 4 x ZF NR2H 60000 operating measures to reduce SOx, CO2, NOx

Loaded Speed on SeaTrials: Loaded Speed on SeaTrials: 43 knots 43 knots and particulate matter, another important consid-

Service Speed: Service Speed: 40 knots40 knots eration was to install charging stations for electric vehicles, allowing motorists to charge their elec- Lightship Speed: Lightship Speed: 47 knots47 knots tric car as they travel across the Kattegat.

Photo: Tim Kingston / Incat Tasmania 42 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • DECEMBER 2017

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