Ship design company BMT has designed an 85m catamaran vehicle-passenger ferry for Scottish ferry operator Pentland Ferries.
Strategic Marine has built the vessel at its Vung Tau facility in Vietnam.
MV Alfred ferry was named in honour of Andrew Banks’ father. Banks is the owner and managing director of Pentland Ferries.
The vessel has conducted and passed sea trials, following its launch in January, and completed a voyage from Vietnam to the Orkney Islands.
The ferry is powered by four Yanmar...
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