Large wave piercing passenger and vehicle ferries In 1990 Incat was one of the pioneers of large, fast catamaran ferries and they have been its core product ever since. The type of ship was different from earlier ferries and its instant success led to Incat becoming a major player in the industry. Marine-grade
aluminium alloys such as
5083 are critical in achieving the necessary low weight to reduce drag at higher speeds. Over the years innovation has led to the ships becoming bigger, faster, more fuel efficient and much more stable on rough seas. Vehicle decks are often movable to make way for high trucks or extra cars. Ships in this category have been built from 74 to 130 metres long and from 3,000 to 13,000 gross tons. The 99-metre
HSC Francisco (Hull 069, on
Río de la Plata for
Buquebus) is the world's fastest ship in commercial service and can achieve speeds up to .
Smaller passenger ferries Incat began by building small ferries under 37 metres, but from 1990 it concentrated on larger vehicle-carrying catamarans. However, in 2015 the company resumed building smaller ferries and in that year it delivered river ferries for operation in
London, Hobart and
Sydney. Since then it has designed and built more smaller ferries including two 35-metre, 400 passenger ferries (Hulls 090 and 095) for commuter runs by
Port Phillip Ferries from
Melbourne Docklands to
Portarlington and
Geelong.
Military vessels near Crete In the 1990s several catamarans built by Incat entered naval service as fast transports, including
HMAS Jervis Bay with the
Royal Australian Navy and
HSV-X1Joint Venture,
Spearhead and
HSV-2 Swift, which served with the
United States Armed Forces.
Other vessels K class In the mid-1990s Incat built three "K class" ferries. They are 70 to 80 metres long, low profile passenger vessels without wave piercing bows or the distinctive centre bow that characterise all other larger Incat ferries. Two were built by Incat in Hobart and a third was built by a Chinese partner. Plans for further Chinese built K class ferries did not eventuate and Hull NF08 remains the only Incat vessel not built in Hobart.
Oil rig tender Most offshore oil rigs are exposed to rough open seas with crew transfers by helicopter and freight needs served by
platform supply vessels. However
Azerbaijan's offshore oil rigs are in the calmer waters of the
Caspian Sea, the world's largest lake, so crew transfers can be comfortably and more economically undertaken by water. Several fast catamarans have been built to transfer both crews and cargo for this market including Incat Hull 074
Muslim Magomayev delivered in 2015. The size of catamarans that can be built for this niche market is restricted by the 16.5-metre width of locks on the
Volga–Don Canal that connects the Caspian Sea with the
Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
Brooke Street Pier From 1990 Incat had almost exclusively built large catamarans, but this changed in 2014 when the company diversified into something that was not even a ship, although it did float. An earlier
Brooke Street Pier ferry terminal on Hobart's waterfront needed replacement and Incat was commissioned to build an 80 x 20-metre floating pontoon. Hull 077 was towed eight kilometres from Incat's shipyard to
Sullivans Cove before finishing work was done on site. In addition to ferry berths, the pier hosts a restaurant, a cafe and a number of stalls.
Luxury super yachts The market for opulent motor yachts has grown rapidly in the 21st century and while the market is mostly for monohull vessels, catamarans are beginning to make inroads. Incat has released several designs ranging from 80 to 112 metres which are shown on their website. ==Deliveries==