Two ro-pax vessels lunched by Cochin Shipyard

Cochin Shipyard launched two ro-pax (roll-on roll-off passenger) vessels designed and built by it for the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019

The vessels were the third and fourth in a series of 10 vessels, eight ro-pax and two ro-ro vessels, ordered by the IWAI. The vessels would be operated in National Waterways 1 and 2. The vessels are capable of accommodating 200 passengers each and will have eight crew members and can carry two trucks and four cars. Equipped with all life-saving gear, they are built to IRS standards.

A release from the yard said it had a robust order book and was building a technology demonstration vessel for the DRDO, two 1,200 pax and two 500 pax vessels for the Andaman and Nicobar administration besides the indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant. It is also building a total of 27 small vessels for clients like the IWAI, fisheries department of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Navy.

Ro-pax:

The two ro-pax were the third and fourth in a series of 10 vessels ordered by the IWAI are built to IRS standards. Among the 10 vessels eight were ro-pax are to be operated in National Waterways 1 and 2. The vessel is equipped with all life-saving gear. The vessels will be able to accommodate 200 passengers each. The vessels will have eight crew members and can carry two trucks and four cars.

The Shipyard was building a technology demonstration vessel for the DRDO, two 1,200 pax and two 500 pax vessels for the Andaman and Nicobar administration besides the indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant.

It is currently building a total of 27 small vessels for clients like the IWAI, fisheries department of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Navy.