The ship sailed away from Cammell Laird’s River Mersey shipyard following a nine-month build program.
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Red Kestrel
Cammell Laird Stages Red Funnel’s First Dedicated RoRo Freight Ferry
Merseyside shipbuilder Cammell Laird has completed the building of its 1393rd vessel the £10million ferry the Red Kestrel, for Isle of Wight ferry operator Red Funnel.
The Red Kestrel, a new freight-only RoRo vessel, sailed away from Cammell Laird’s famous River Mersey shipyard following a nine-month build programme. In total the project used 45 British supply chain businesses and generated 3000 man hours of work for Cammell Laird’s apprentices.
Cammell Laird further employed 200 direct workers,...
‘Red Kestrel’ Freight Ship Is Floated-off at Cammell Laird
In what can be considered as the picture of the week, a new £10m state-of-the-art freight ship was launched at Cammell Laird on this Tuesday, writes Craig Manning in an article published on the Wirral Globe.
About the VesselRed Kestrel, commissioned by the Isle of Wight ferry operator Red Funnel, floated off with the tide from the Birkenhead shipyard’s slipway to its wet basin during the ceremony.
A flare was set off to start the vessel’s short journey.
What’s different about it?Red Funnel’s first...
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Cammell Laird Splashes New RoRo Ship for Red Funnel
The new USD 13.03 million ferry will enter into service in May 2019.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/271741/cammell-laird-splashes-new-roro-ship-for-red-funnel/