River trials confirm efficiency of Rotterdam’s new patrol vessel

RPA 8 is a good example of what can be achieved when a ship is designed for efficiency over the entire operational profile

Ahead of the recent Europort exhibition, Kooiman Shipyard conducted river trials on the ‘RPA 8’, the new patrol vessel of the Port of Rotterdam.

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