MBNA Thames Clippers adding two new passenger boats

Mercury Clipper and Jupiter Clipper will provide additional capacity across the River Thames network connecting many of the capital’s top attractions and providing passengers with the opportunity to take in the iconic London skyline from the river along the way such as The Houses of Parliament, London Eye, Shakespeare’s Globe, Tower of London and on to Greenwich for the Old Royal Naval College and Royal Museums Greenwich.

The two newest boats follow the addition of two boats in late 2015, in total adding an additional 30% capacity in two years to the MBNA Thames Clippers fleet.  

Since the foundation of the business in 1999, MBNA Thames Clippers has hosted over 34m passengers on their network of 15 boats. The addition of two new vessels will see this number soar to over 38.5m by the end of 2017.

Both Mercury Clipper and Jupiter Clipper are under construction at the Wight Shipyard Co at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight and represent an investment worth over £6.3m. 

The first boat, Mercury Clipper will be launched onto the water at East Cowes in June and conduct endurance trials later that month before making the journey to London for the official launch. Jupiter Clipper will follow shortly afterwards.