Remontowa Shipbuilding won the contract to build three dual-fuel ro-paxes that are capable of running on LNG.

The yard came out on top after an "extensive competitive bidding process," the shipowner said.

The total cost is CAD 165m ($155m) and deliveries will be from August 2016 to February 2017.

Mark Wilson, BC Ferries’ vice president of engineering, said: “As we begin the next phase of our newbuild program, a key objective is to achieve capital and operating cost savings and efficiencies through an overall class and standardisation strategy.”

“Standardisation