Buquebus’s 130-metre ferry is designed for 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. More than 40 MWh of battery storage supplies eight electrically driven waterjets on the Argentina–Uruguay route.
Buquebus ferry China Zorrilla has reached the Río de la Plata aboard Black Marlin ahead of its scheduled float-off at Nueva Palmira, Uruguay, on 12 September 2026.
Incat Tasmania has loaded Hull 096 onto Boskalis’ heavy-lift vessel Black Marlin for transport to South America before commissioning for Buquebus.
Incat’s battery-electric ferry China Zorrilla is preparing for transport from Hobart to Nueva Palmira aboard the semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Black Marlin.
Boskalis’ semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Black Marlin is heading to Tasmania to transport the world’s largest battery-electric ship, Hull 096, to South America.
