Scotland-based Ferguson Marine Engineering (FMEL) has signed a deal to build two 100m, dual-fuel ferries for Caledonian Maritime[ds_preview] Assets Ltd (CMAL) in a contract worth 97mill. £ that will boost shipbuilding on the River Clyde and secure 150 shipyard jobs. FMEL Port Glasgow will design and build the ships, testing and equipping them for delivery in 2018. The shipyard has already delivered two hybrid ferries to CMAL and will launch a third in December. The two CalMac Ferries, able to operate on LNG or marine diesel, will carry 127 cars or 16 heavy-goods vehicles and up to 1,000 passengers.
