The ferry industry is crying out for innovation and green-friendly solutions as Cammell Laird reveals plans for new Ro-Pax ferry

British shipyard Cammell Laird announce ambitious plans to disrupt the new-build ferry market with a new specially designed Ro-Pax ferry. Releasing a sneak picture preview of the commercial sensitive design ahead of a formal launch later this year Cammell Laird’s project director Andy Askham said the company believes its innovative, environmentally ground-breaking design will prove attractive to an ‘underserved market’. “The ferry industry is crying out for innovation and green-friendly solutions,” he said. “Our new Ro-Pax design will be in the segment of the market where there’ll be a lot of demand for the next decade. From our discussions with various owners we have seen real interest in our design that thrusts environmental innovation, fuel efficiency and comfort to the forefront of the future ferry market. The global ferry fleet is aging and in need of replacing while ferry building supply, certainly at a sophisticated level, is stretched in Europe in terms of spare capacity.”

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