BMT’s latest passenger ferry, designed for Kitsap Transit in the United States, has successfully completed sea trials and is ready to start operation in the next few weeks. The ENETAI out-performed design requirements during vessel trials, delivering to Kitsap Transit; a lighter, faster, and smoother riding vessel. Enetai is the first of two 140ft (42.6 .
BMT Awarded Contract for New Gourock Ferry Concept Design
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has awarded a contract to international design and engineering firm BMT to provide consultancy services for the concept design of a new passenger ferry for the Gourock, Dunoon and Kilcreggan routes. The new ferry will be designed to replace the vessels currently operated on the routes by CalMac.
The contract is part of the Gourock Harbour Infrastructure & Vessels Project, which is a partnership between Transport Scotland, CMAL, CalMac and Argyll and Bute Council. The project covers the redevelopment of Gourock Ferry Terminal and works to the harbour infrastructures at Dunoon and Kilcreggan, as well as the delivery of new passenger-only vessels. When complete, it will provide a modern, reliable and resilient lifeline passenger ferry service between the terminals at Gourock, Dunoon and Kilcreggan.
FERRY commuters who have endured an average of 99 cancelled sailings a month since the introduction of second-hand and lightweight passenger-only boats on the Gourock-Dunoon route are set for brand new reliable vessels. Nearly a decade after Argyll Flyer and Ali Cat operated by Caledonian MacBrayne came into operation, and racked up more than 11,000 failures to run, consultants have been appointed to draw up a concept design for the ferries which must replace them. Scottish Government quango Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) still mired in the ferries fiasco at Ferguson s shipyard have awarded the £155,000 contract to international design and engineering firm BMT.