RoPax ISLE OF ISLAY Successfully Completes First Sea Trials

• First sea trials for MV ISLE OF ISLAY completed successfully by Cemre Marin Endustri in Yalova, Turkey.
• Trials took place 22–30 May in the Sea of Marmara, attended by CMAL, CalMac, Lloyd’s Register, and the MCA.

Key Trial Activities:

• Set-up and testing of propulsion systems, generators, thrusters, stabilisers, and electrical systems.
• Assessment at full load: speed, stability, manoeuvrability, anchor operations, and endurance.
• Verified performance of propulsion plant, automation, and navigational systems.

Second set of sea trials later this summer, after battery system installation and harbour acceptance tests for the hybrid system.