SWTD withdraws catamaran ferries for alterations
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Fans, grab rails to be installed; steps at entry to be modified
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An eyesore: Even as the SWTD is suspending the operation of the newly launched catamaran ferries, older vessels abandoned by the agency are occupying considerable space at the Ernakulam boat jetty .
Fans, grab rails to be installed; steps at entry to be modified
The pair of catamaran ferries that the State Water Transport Department (SWTD) launched a week ago in the Ernakulam-Fort Kochi sector have been temporarily withdrawn from service to make a few modifications.
They include installation of fans, grab rails and modification of steps at their entry. The decision to install eight fans - four on each side - was taken since the ferries have sliding glass panes, as compared with shutters in the steel ferries that operate on the route. This was found to affect air circulation within the ferries. Many guests complained of
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Call to operate Fort Queen, owned by Kochi Corpn., in the sector
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According to KSINC sources, Fort Queen, which has been lying idle for over a year, can be operated in the Fort Kochi-Marine Drive sector using the existing infrastructure.
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Call to operate Fort Queen, owned by Kochi Corpn., in the sector
One of the two container roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) ferries of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) that were handed over to the Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC) to ferry container lorries and motorists on the Willingdon Island-Bolgatty Island route, might operate in the Fort Kochi-Marine Drive corridor if everything goes well, official sources said.