Baku Shipyard to build two RoPax ferries
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Sketch of new RoPax ferries (Source: ACSC)
The 5540dwt vessels will carry 100 passengers, 56 cars and 50 trucks. The shipping company had negotiated with a number of well-known design offices to develop the concept of a new RoRo passenger type and designs from Odessa Marine Engineering Bureau were accepted. Currently the shipping company operates 13 ferries and two RoRo ships.