Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today commissioned a brand new vessel the MV Cagivou which costs FD$5.76 million.
Bainimarama said surveyors from the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji were among the team that supervised its construction, along with a technician from the Government Shipping Services and a local naval architect consultant.
He said this a great day for our coastal and maritime communities in Fiji as this is the third and most impressive vessel they have acquired for the Government Shipping Services.
He said this vessel is a stern roll-on roll-off design, capable of carrying 100 passengers.
He added that this is a brand new ship and the first to be completely built for the conditions here in Fiji.
The ship was made by the Kian Juan Dockyard in Malaysia.
