There are projects that move a business forward, and then there are projects that redraw the map. For us, shipping a Limo to Halifax, Canada is firmly the second kind. It is our first vessel headed to North America — and it travelled there in a way no Navalt boat has before: as a knock-down kit, packed flat into five containers, ready to be reborn on a Canadian shoreline.
Why we shipped a boat in pieces
A 10-metre catamaran does not slide neatly into a shipping container. So instead of moving the boat, we moved the boat’s anatomy.
The Limo was carefully designed for disassembly and split into modules sized to fit standard forty-foot (FEU) containers:
- Two hulls, separated and cradled for transit
- The deck, broken down into sections
- The superstructure, divided into three pieces to clear the FEU envelope
- A dedicated outfitting container carrying the battery system and the remaining fit-out items
Five containers in total. Each one a chapter; the boat itself, the story they tell once reassembled. This knock-down approach is what makes long-haul export of a premium vessel both economical and practical — and it is a capability we are proud to have proven on our very first North American shipment.
Section of the Limo being stuffed into an FEU at the port.
Built for the cold
Halifax is not Kerala. A boat that performs beautifully in tropical backwaters has to be re-engineered to survive — and thrive — through an Atlantic Canadian winter.
The heart of that adaptation is the energy system. This Limo carries a 2 × 20 kWh marine-grade LFP battery pack, but with a crucial difference: each pack is fitted with an integrated heating system designed specifically to manage the cold conditions of Halifax. Lithium batteries lose performance and charging ability in low temperatures, so keeping the cells in their optimal thermal window through a harsh winter isn’t a luxury — it’s what allows the boat to run reliably, season after season.
Driving the vessel are two 15 kW inboard electric motors, configured with Navalt’s signature independent dual battery-and-motor architecture. That redundancy means a single fault never leaves you stranded on the water — a reassurance that matters as much in a Canadian harbour as it does anywhere.
A premium boat, by design
The Limo has always been our answer to a simple question: what if luxury on the water didn’t have to mean noise, fumes, and fuel bills? It is a premium solar-electric leisure boat built for private cruising — couch-style seating, generous interior space for gatherings, and the kind of silent, vibration-free ride that only electric propulsion can deliver.
At 10 metres long and 3.5 metres wide, this Halifax boat keeps all of that character while being purpose-built for its new home waters. Clean lines, a stable catamaran hull, and refined interiors — the Limo’s identity travels intact, even when the boat itself travels in pieces.
Integration is underway
Right now, on the ground in Halifax, those five containers are becoming a boat again. The hulls are being joined, the deck and superstructure reassembled, and the battery and outfitting items integrated into the vessel. It is painstaking, precise work — and watching a kit transform back into a sleek, water-ready cruiser is genuinely one of the most satisfying things to witness in our line of work.
The superstructure during integration, windows masked and systems being routed.
We expect to launch in July.
A landmark for Navalt
This is more than a delivery. It is the first time a Navalt boat has reached North America, the first time we have exported a premium vessel as a fully engineered knock-down kit, and the first time we have adapted our energy systems for a genuinely cold-climate environment. Each of those is a milestone on its own. Together, they mark a real step-change in what Navalt can build and where we can take it.
From the backwaters of Kerala to the harbours of Halifax, the mission stays the same: oceans, electrified. We can’t wait to see this one on the water.
Limo is Navalt’s premium solar-electric leisure boat. To learn more, visit navaltboats.com/cruise-boat/limo or get in touch with our team.
Halifax Limo — at a glance
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 10 m × 3.5 m |
| Hull | Catamaran |
| Battery | 2 × 20 kWh marine-grade LFP, with cold-climate heating |
| Propulsion | 2 × 15 kW inboard electric motors |
| Architecture | Independent dual battery & motor (full redundancy) |
| Shipped as | Knock-down kit across 5 × FEU containers |
| Destination | Halifax, Canada — Navalt’s first North American project |
| Expected launch | July |
Sandith Thandasherry 