World’s Largest Battery-Electric Ship Enters Harbor Trials

World’s largest battery-electric ship enters harbor trials

Earlier this month on Hobart’s River Derwent, a 130-meter (426-ft) vessel began moving with an unfamiliar level of calm. No engine rumble, no exhaust plume; just the quiet churn of waterjets as Hull 096 eased away under its own power for the first time. Developed and built by Incat Tasmania, the ship has now entered its harbor trials: the first time it’s operated solely on battery-electric propulsion.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTa…

What Incat Tasmania’s Electric Ship Says About Australian Manufacturing

Built in Hobart, the world’s largest battery-electric ship shows how Australian manufacturing survives by specialising in complexity, precision engineering, and clean-energy capability rather than chasing scale.