Guj: Ghogha-Dahej Ro-Pax ferry service to start on Oct 27

The "Ro-Pax" ferry service connecting Ghogha in Saurashtra and Dahej in south Gujarat through the Gulf of Cambay will be launched by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on October 27.

A "passengers only" service of the ferry was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October last year ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls.

A senior official of the Indigo Seaways Pvt Ltd (ISPL) Thursday said that the Ro-Ro service (roll on-roll off) would begin on October 27 and a Korean-built ship called Voyage Symphony had been tested recently for it.

ISPL, a Surat-based firm, and the Gujarat Maritime Board are operating the project on the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.

Speaking at a press briefing, Chetan Contractor, chairman-managing director of ISPL, said, "Voyage Symphony has a capacity to load around 60 trucks, five to seven buses, 35 to 40 cars and an equal number of bikes. In addition, it can carry 525 passengers."