The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s (IOMSPC) Manxman has won at the Shippax Awards, a global ferry awards which recognises innovation and design on newly-delivered ferries.
Manxman won the ‘Shippax Ro-Pax Award 2024’, being recognised as the best and most innovative Ro-Pax (roll-on/roll off freight and passenger ferry) vessel in its class in the world for 2024.
IOMSPC was presented the award during the annual Shippax Ferry Conference which took place last week in Sweden.
Global Ferry Awards
“It is a huge honour that Manxman has been recognised for this prestigious award,” said Brian Thomson, IOMSPC Managing Director.
“It is a credit to everyone in the Company and we are proud of designing, delivering and operating such an excellent vessel, which is the largest, most-modern and best-equipped ferry the island has ever had.”
Manxman received specific acknowledgement for its ‘clever use of space’ which combines room for entertainment, families, and quiet spaces and caters to the needs of diverse categories of passenger, through its variety of cabins and lounges that give Manxman a ‘touch of cruising’.
A Shippax spokesperson said: “The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company illustrates that even smaller Ro-Pax operators can successfully manage new building projects in Asia, thereby combining British ship design excellence with the experience and efficiency of Far Eastern shipbuilding.”
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