Ferries

The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command has awarded an $8.23 million fixed-price contract to Austal Hull 130 Chartering, L.L.C., Mobile, Ala., to charter the 101-meter Westpac Express to support the Marine Corps Third Marine Expeditionary Force.  This contract includes three six-month option periods, which, if exercised, wo ...

Rotterdam headquartered Imtech Marine is to supply the hybrid propulsion systems for the world's first diesel electric, hybrid seagoing ferries.Owned by Scottish company Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), the two vehicle and passenger RO/RO ferries will be built by Ferguson Shipbuilders of Glasgow ( ...

As widely predicted, the two AustalUSA  built former Hawaii Superferries, Huakai, and Alaka, are at last going to wind up under Navy control. Shipbuilding guru Tim Colton has found the following tucked away in the Defense Authorization Act of 2012: SEC. 1026. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN HIGH-SPEED FERRIES TO THE NAVY. ...

Vigor Industrial today released details of the "build in Washington team" that will build a 144 car ferry for the State of Washington under an agreement signed November 1 by Washington State Ferries with Vigor Industrial and its US Fab shipbuilding division.Prime contractor US Fab today announced final subcontracting agreements with companies, including Nichols Brothers Boat B ...

Germany's Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) reports that it has received an order from a Canadian customer for what, says the shipbuilder, will be one of the world's most environmentally friendly and innovative ConRo ferries.The 210 m long ship will have a deadweight capacity of 19,000 tons, which is unusually high for ships of this type. It will feature a flexible ...

In a ceremony at Fiskerstrand Shipyard in Ålesund, Western Norway, ferry operator Fjord1 yesterday named the world's largest gas-fueled ferry, MF Boknafjord, The new eco-friendly ferry, will serve the Arsvågen-Mortavika route on the Boknafjord in Rogaland County, in addition to making sure the Halhjem-Sandvikvåg route in Hordaland County now has a spare vessel. ...

One of the most successful federal programs for upgrading and improving the U.S. marine transportation  has been the Ferry Boat Discretionary Grant Program. Administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Ferry Boat Discretionary Program provides grants to build new or upgrade existing public ferries and construct ferry t ...

With Hurricane Irene approaching New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced during his press conference today that Staten Island Ferry service by 10 p.m. on Saturday, August 27. There was a possibility of the ferry service being halted sooner if winds and wave conditions make it difficult for the boats to land at the dock.Com ...