{"id":25656,"date":"2026-03-02T04:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T04:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=25656"},"modified":"2026-03-02T04:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T04:02:09","slug":"design-selected-for-future-ferry-for-operation-on-scotlands-west-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=25656","title":{"rendered":"Design selected for future ferry for operation on Scotland&#8217;s west coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>Design selected for future ferry for operation on Scotland&#8217;s west coast<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>UK naval architecture firm Rockabill Marine Design (RMD) has entered into an agreement with Seabound Engineering for design work on a new 90-passenger ferry that will be operated on the west coast of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The ferry will be built by Seabound Engineering in Greencastle, Ireland, with construction scheduled to begin in the summer of 2026. Seabound expects delivery of the vessel in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The aluminium catamaran ferry will operate under the MCA Small Seagoing Passenger Ship Code. With a beam of 6.5 metres and a service speed of 20 knots, propulsion will be provided via a fixed-pitch propeller arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>RMD said the vessel will be designed for dependable year-round service on Scotland\u2019s west coast routes where durability and ease of maintenance are key factors.<\/p>\n<p>The project will include an eight-month detailed design programme covering full naval architecture, structural design, and production-ready documentation.<\/p>\n<p>Detailed design work on the new ferry is already underway, according to RMD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Gareth Havelock<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairdmaritime.com\/passenger\/ferry\/design-selected-for-future-ferry-for-operation-on-scotlands-west-coast\">Go to baird maritime<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>UK naval architecture firm Rockabill Marine Design (RMD) has entered into an agreement with Seabound Engineering for design work on a new 90-passenger ferry that will be operated on the west coast of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The ferry will be built by Seabound Engineering in Greencastle, Ireland, with construction scheduled to begin in the summer of 2026. Seabound expects delivery of the vessel in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The aluminium catamaran ferry will operate under the MCA Small Seagoing Passenger Ship Code. With a beam of 6.5 metres and a service speed of 20 knots, propulsion will be provided via a fixed-pitch propeller arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>RMD said the vessel will be designed for dependable year-round service on Scotland\u2019s west coast routes where durability and ease of maintenance are key factors.<\/p>\n<p>The project will include an eight-month detailed design programme covering full naval architecture, structural design, and production-ready documentation.<\/p>\n<p>Detailed design work on the new ferry is already underway, according to RMD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,120,3750],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-25656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baird-maritime","category-ferry","category-passenger-vessel-shipbuilding","tag-baird-maritime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25656"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25656\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}