Results for: June, 2019
5th June 2019
Building a lay-over berth for Red Funnel’s new freight ferry
With the Isle of Wight an increasingly popular destination for tourists, Red Funnel decided to free up ferry space by commissioned a new ro-ro freight ferry. The new vessel, Red Kestrel, can carry up to 12 articulated lorries, and for the immediate term will be using the same berths as the other ferries. To prevent […]
30th April 2019
Towing the Red Kestrel Ro-Ro Ferry
Red Kestrel, the new Red Funnel freight ferry, was towed by Willpower from the shipyard in Liverpool to Southampton in April. Red Kestrel The Red Kestrel is a new £10m ro-ro freight ferry, built by UK shipbuilder Cammell Laird. The ship is designed to provide additional capacity for freight moving to and from East Cowes […]








