WILL SHORTEN TRAVEL TIME BY TWO-THIRDS: 1.5-2 HOURS
To drive between the resort towns currently takes five to six hours, but the ferry will shorten travel time by about two-thirds.
The firm’s ferry would cruise at 27 knots on the 113-km journey across the Gulf of Thailand with a maximum passenger capacity of 150 for each trip.
A bigger ferry carrying up to 260 people would be added to the service later.