The world’s first passenger steam ship, the Comet, was built on the Clyde in 1812 and since then more than 20,000 ships have been built on the river. Although the halcyon days of shipbuilding in the West of Scotland are long gone, the Clyde continues to be at the forefront of maritime technology.
Today, the river’s latest contribution to the world of shipping, the Glen Sannox, was launched from the Ferguson shipyard in Port Glasgow by Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Caledonian MacBrayne’s new passenger vehicle is now the UK’s first shiptto be fueled by liquid natural gas, a fuel that produces less CO2 and other noxious pollutants than conventional diesel engines. From 2019 she will be plying her trade between Ardrossan in North Ayrshire and the beautiful Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde. Just down the road from her birthplace in fact.
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