JUPITER CLIPPER/MERCURY CLIPPER: Low- wash, high-tech ferry catamarans boosting London river transport

摘要

The UK-built twins Jupiter Clipper (delivered in June 2017) and Mercury Clipper (following in August 2017) caused a splash on London's River Thames last year, both literally and metaphorically, as the most technically advanced and energy-efficient fast ferries in the London fleet, and as the first vessels of their kind to be constructed in the UK. Both were designed and built to accommodate the unique tidal conditions of the River Thames, taking into account its shallow reaches and famous but often low bridges.