Austal to build 94 m fast ferry for Trinidad and Tobago

Austal said yesterday that, following an announcement that the Trinidad and Tobago Cabinet has authorized the purchase of a fast ferry, it "looks forward to negotiating and resolving terms for the purchase of this vessel as quickly as possible."

The shipbuilder added that "this initial announcement will trigger the release of a down payment which will allow design of the vessel to commence and for initial long lead materials to be procured."

The vessel will be a 94 m high speed catamaran for operation on the sea bridge between Trinidad and Tobago. The vessel is a variant of the two 109 m high speed catamaran’s currently in production at Austal.

Contract finalization is not expected for several weeks.