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Designer says ferry will be on schedule

By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo • 14 November 2025, 4:30PM

Stuart Ballantyne, Chairman of Seatransport Pty Ltd and chief designer of the Aurora V ferry, says preparations for the new inter-island vessel remain on schedule despite public claims from former Minister of Works, Transport and Infrastructure (MWTI) Olo Fiti Vaai that the ship was to arrive in Samoa as early as September this year.

By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo • 14 November 2025, 4:30PM

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