The project was done as a part of an internship at Samudra Shipyard Ltd, based in Kochi, Kerala. Samudra Shipyard specialises in applying Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) technologies to build a wide variety of boats and related equipment for different purposes. Having an experience of more than three decades in this field, Samudra has also taken part in a number of collaborative projects with other organisations and the government. The project was done as the preliminary stage of bidding on a tender issued by the Government of Assam: Design, construction, commissioning and supply of FRP catamarans for river taxi service on the Brahmaputra River at Guwahati. It provided an opportunity to learn about the various aspects of water transport and the unique challenges faced while designing solutions for water-based mobility.