FIJI TO DEVELOP SHIPYARD TO BUILD SCOTS NAVAL ARCHITECT’S PROVEN FERRY DESIGNS

Scottish naval architect Stuart Ballantyne’s Sea Transport Corp in Queensland has secured another multiple ship order for his proven ferry designs to be built at a re-opened state-owned shipyard in Fiji.

This follows on from Stuart’s earlier successes in helping develop shipyard operations in Vietnam, Indonesia and China based on production of his proven ferry designs, which are the safest and most competitive ferries on the market.

Maybe Scotland’s First Minister Yousaf has the sense to do what Fiji’s Prime Minister Rabuka is doing? Stuart’s repeated offer to the Scottish Government still stands – to build his proven ferry designs under license at Ferguson’s in Port Glasgow to replace the obsolete Scottish domestic ferry fleet, which urgently needs around 50 new boats. Or is the First Minister going to continue with the three times as expensive and unreliable CMAL prototypes, which also require far longer delivery times?