Finland-based technology major Wärtsilä has clinched a contract to supply a fully integrated electric propulsion system with waterjets for a pair of new high-speed catamaran ferries being built for Danish ferry operator Molslinjen.

As informed, Wärtsilä is set to provide the integrated propulsion system, the DC power conversion system, its energy management and automation solutions, eight electric propulsion motors and waterjets for the battery-electric vessels that are presently being constructed by Australian manufacturer Incat Tasmania.