Shipyard inks deal to build luxury ship for Algerie Ferries

Guangzhou Shipyard International Co Ltd signed a contract with Algeria's state-owned shipping company Algerie Ferries at the weekend to build a luxury roll-on/roll-off passenger ship in Guangdong's provincial capital.

The ship will have a capacity of 1,800 passengers and 600 vehicles. Construction will officially start by the end of November and is expected to wrap up in August 2020, said Chen Ji, president of GSI, a Shanghai Stock Exchange-listed company.

"It is the first ro-ro passenger ship GSI will build for an African company, and has great significance," Chen said.