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Collaboration between owner Mols-Linien and Incat has been an important factor in the building of KatExpress 2
Incat delivers second catamaran to Danish operator
Incat has delivered a second wave piercing catamaran to Danish high speed ferry operator Mols-Linien, which provides car ferry links between east and west Denmark. At 112m long, KatExpress 2
can carry up to 1,000 people and 415 cars or 210 cars and 567 truck lane-metres. Australia- based Incat said that “transport efficiency, economies of scale, speed and seakeeping” were at the forefront of the design. It singled out features such as the catamaran’s “efficient, slender” hull lines, wide beam (30.5m) and the absence of drag-inducing underwater appendages. Access to passenger lounges
are through a passenger lift, ramps or stairwells, which have been designed to minimise embarkation and disembarkation times. The main vehicle deck has hydraulically-operated stern gates, while the upper car deck can be accessed by either a two-lane ramp on the main deck or from dual tier
Greek ferry operator Attica Holdings has sold its high speed ropax vessel Superfast VI to Malaysia- headquartered Genting Group for €54 million (US$70.7 million). The delivery of the vessel to
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shore ramps installed by Mols- Linien in Odden port. Using the dual tier ramps means turnaround can be achieved in 28 minutes. KatExpress 2 – which is
powered by four MAN 28/33 diesel engines, each rated at 9,000kW – is scheduled to enter service between Aarhus and Odden, alongside Incat sister vessel, KatExpress 1, which was delivered in May 2012. The two vessels are scheduled to operate at 37-38 knots, with each ship totalling eight sailings a day. A smaller vessel, the 91m Max Mols – also built by Incat – will be transferred to the Ebeltoft-Odden route following the arrival of KatExpress 2. Mols- Linien chief executive operator Søren Jespersen said that the introduction of the new catamaran expanded the operator’s capacity by 65 per cent. Highlighting the benefits the
company had reaped through Kat Express 1, he said it had resulted in a year-on-year traffic
Attica Group sells high speed vessel to Malaysia
Genting – a corporation whose businesses include leisure and hospitality – was scheduled to take place in April. The fast ferry Superfast VI will be replaced in the Patras- Igoumenitsa-Ancona route by another
increase of 8.2 per cent to 751,635 cars, a 28 per cent reduction in fuel consumption, a 33 per
cent reduction in CO2 emissions, significantly lower operating costs per car carried and higher revenue per sailing. Incat chairman Robert Clifford
explained that the “Mols-Linien vision is not about speed at any cost, rather about incorporating efficiency and best practice in every aspect of their operation, both onboard and onshore.” He said that the “collaborative efforts” of Mols-Linien and Incat on KatExpress 1 and in particular, KatExpress 2, “have challenged conventional operating wisdom” to deliver a “profitable high speed ferry operation in difficult economic times.” Mols-Linien decided to focus
entirely on high speed car passenger ferries after a strategic review in 2011. KatExpress 2 is the fourth 112m ship to be delivered by Incat to a ferry ship operator.
vessel from the group’s fleet. Attica Group said that it expected to book capital losses of approximately €36.3 million (US$8.2 million) from the transaction but that, after repaying its bank debt and other expenses, the remaining sum is expected to total ›››
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