Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), a leading international ship classification society, has secured an order for providing classification services for six hybrid electric catamarans for the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). The vessels will be constructed at Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Ltd., Kolkata.
The six vessels are intended for providing inland ferry services, with a capacity of 50 passengers each. They will be propelled by electric motors powered by Lithium-Titanium Oxide (LTO)...