The folding walkway developed by Ferri Industries has become an indispensable accessory for the new ocean cruise of luxury expedition of the Mystic Cruises shipowner.

The World Voyager of the Mystic Cruises shipowner has been the first ship to incorporate the folding gateway developed by Ferri Industries. The World Voyager is a 126-meter-long hybrid propulsion ship belonging to the series of luxury ocean cruise ships of the Portuguese shipowner.

The Ferri folding walkway works sequentially and fully automatically, managed by a program that performs the functions of unlocking, door opening and deployment of the walkway, although it can be handled manually according to the needs of the service. Among its attractions is the compactibility, by concentrating on less than 10 cubic meters and just 3,500 kg the entire hydraulic, electrical and mechanical mechanism for a nine-metre ironing walkway, which allows its installation in a very small space.

The Ferri Folding Trail is designed for loading and unloading passengers, meets the highest safety standards (certified by Bureau Veritas), and is equipped with freefloat system (absorption of height variations when supported in port) and parachute (block of sudden movements). Its high mobility allows to reach turning angles of up to 80 degrees, and can be positioned almost in parallel to the ship if circumstances so require.

The shipowner's satisfaction with this tailor-made naval engineering project has allowed Ferri Industries to incorporate a second unit into the World Navigator, World Voyager twin, and to sign the manufacture of more walkways for the next two ocean cruises of Mystic Cruises.

Industrias Ferri S.A. was founded in 1964 by Ricardo Fernández Villar, a major naval mechanic and captain. After serving for years on fishing boats, he decided to establish a workshop in the basement of his father's house to develop improved or new products, the origin of what today is Ferri. Over these 50 years, the company has specialized in the manufacture of equipment for all types of ships, meeting the most stringent requirements of performance and reliability, which confirms our fame as a manufacturer of high quality and innovative products. During the 1970s, our considerable growth and experience has enabled us to meet the growing demand for cover equipment and auxiliary machines... in 1984, Ferri in the ornamental mining machinery industry.