The keel of the first double ended RoRo Ferry be ing built for the Kochi Municipal Corporation was laid by Shri V R Raju, Se cretary, Kochi Municipal Corporation at a simple ceremony at Cochin Shipyard Limited on 19 Oct 15, the company said in its press release.
The vessels, equipped with two nos of azimuth thrusters for easy manoeuvring and other modern equipment are expected to provide a great relief to the water transportation problems in the city. The contractual delivery date of the first vessel is in June 2016 and the se cond vessel will follow three months thereafter.