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'Proper' roro/ropax ferries are built in China*, at only a couple of shipyards, where European owner/operators have been able to instill the quality required.
(* There is the capability in Finland, but expensive and the weather is too inclement, too often, and at a French/Brittany shipyard, but they are chasing the cruise ship business of Fincantieri of Italy. The Japanese build their own, and DSME in South Korea have the capability but probably not the cashflow).
Cannot think of a shipyard that could build a roro in 3 months, and nt a single one with the gap in its 'production line'.
There could be some Cross Channel capable roros laid up, DFDS, Grimaldi, maybe even Stena, but they would have older generation propulsion systems which are less fuel efficient,
but,
with May keeping a 'No Deal option' alive to try and force the DUP and the ERG into backing her withdrawal agreement, who is going to worry about Marine Fuel, (if they can find enough of the zero sulphur variety)?
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What are the lead times, would you think, for getting a roll on, roll off ferry?
I'm fairly sure that they won't be ordering new ones (I imagine they're expensive things), but by the same token I imagine that very few companies have ro-ro ferries standing by, waiting to be sailed away.