Overview

• Launching from Mumbai’s Bhaucha Dhakka, the service will connect Jaigad in Ratnagiri and Vijaydurg in Sindhudurg using the M2M Princess, promoted as South Asia’s fastest Ro-Ro at 25 knots.
• Published schedules cut travel to roughly 3–3.5 hours for Jaigad and 5–5.5 hours for Vijaydurg, compared with 10–12 hours by road during peak periods.
• Passenger fares range from ₹2,500 in economy to ₹9,000 in first class, with vehicle tariffs set at ₹6,000 for cars, ₹1,000 for two-wheelers and ₹600 for bicycles.
• The vessel seats 656 passengers and can carry about 50 cars and 30 two-wheelers, and officials report securing roughly 147 regulatory approvals.
• Test runs are planned before the commercial launch, bus links are being arranged from the jetties for last‑mile travel, and future phases propose new stops at Shrivardhan and Mandwa.