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"Right now, the world’s largest fully battery-electric ship sits idle in the
Derwent River in Hobart – not because there’s anything wrong with it, but
because of the war in the Middle East.
The 130-metre
China Zorrilla, a vessel many in global shipping once thought
was impossible to build, is waiting for a heavy lift transport ship to arrive
so it can be put into service between Buenos Aires and Uruguay.
But that ship is now stuck in the Persian Gulf, unable to pass through the
Straits of Hormuz.
For Incat founder and chairman Robert Clifford, the ship’s maker, there’s both
frustration and urgency in seeing the giant electric ferry stuck alongside his
Hobart shipyard.
At 83, the Tasmanian shipbuilding pioneer is already looking beyond the
China
Zorrilla to the next generation of even larger battery-electric ferries now
rolling through Incat’s production line, including three new vessels being
built for Danish operator Molslinjen."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
