THE world's first sea-going hybrid ferry has been launched from the Ferguson shipyard in Port Glasgow after a £20 million investment in the green technology.
The MV Hallaig is the first of two roll-on, roll-off ferries that will run on diesel and electric power, leading to 20% lower emissions, and is the first commercial passenger vessel built on the Clyde in five years.
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