Incat to build a new ship for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago
Tobago Incat Tasmania will provide a new vessel to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, as announced to their parliament by the T&T Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, this week.
The new fast passenger / cargo ferry will have capacity for 1000 persons, including 224 VIP seats, and will carry 239 cars or a combination of trucks and cars.
The Trinidad & Tobago inter-island seabridge has previously been served by two Incat vessels, the T&T Express and T&T Spirit.
As with the previous two Incat ferries that operated on the seabridge, the new vessel will incorporate a range of onboard catering facilities with restaurant, kiosk and bars serving the central and aft cabins and the forward VIP area, a gift shop. The vessel will also include a prisoner holding cell for transfers between Trinidad and Tobago. Incat will soon commence construction of the Trinidad ferry at the shipyard in Hobart Tasmania. The latest ship to emerge from the Incat Tasmania shipyard, the 110 metre HSC Saint John Paul II, will undergo sea trials over the next week and is set to depart late January for her new home with Virtu Ferries in Malta servicing the route between Malta and Sicily.
