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Work under way on ‘green’ ferries

on January 30, 2012 Total Views: 10 Daily Views: 0

30 January 2012 Last updated at 12:37 Each ferry will be able to accommodate 150 passengers and 23 cars Construction work on two pioneering battery-powered ferries is under way, with the cutting of the first steel at the Ferguson shipyard in Port Glasgow. The 900-tonne ships are said to be the world's first sea-going roll-on roll-off diesel-electric hybrid ferries. They will be owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL) and operated by CalMac Ferries, which runs ...

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