China-built luxury cruise ship to set sail

Double-ended hybrid passenger vessel to offer services between UK and France

Guangzhou Shipyard International Co Ltd, a unit of State-owned China State Shipbuilding Corp, said on Tuesday that it has completed building work for the double-ended roll-on roll-off hybrid passenger ship for buyer P&O Ferries in the United Kingdom.

The deluxe cruise ship will leave Guangzhou for Europe within the week, the shipbuilder said.

Apart from traditional fossil fuels, the hybrid ship will be powered by large-capacity batteries, and mainly sail between the Port of Dover in the UK and the Port of Calais in France.