Tanzanian operator takes delivery of eighth Incat Crowther

JUNE 5, 2015 — Richardson Devine Marine of Tasmania, Australia, has delivered the 39 m catamaran passenger ferry Kilimanjaro V, to Tanzania-based operator Azam Marine. It is the eighth Incat Crowther designed

Imtech to suppy key equipment for hybrid ferry

MAY 21, 2015 — Rotterdam headquartered Imtech Marine will again supply the electric and hybrid propulsion system for the third hybrid ferry ordered from the Glagow shipyard of Ferguson Marine by Caledonian

Long Island to get Sea Jitney service

MAY 19, 2015 — Ferry operator Seastreak is partnering with the Bridgeport–Port Jefferson Ferry and Hampton Jitney to offer a new intermodal service linking New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut with

Battery powered ferry enters service in Norway

MAY 19, 2015 – Ampere, the world’s first battery powered electric car and passenger ferry, has entered service in Norway. Built by the Fjellstrand shipyard, the ferry only uses 150 kWh per

Baleara applies for license for Florida to Cuba ferry routes

MAY 12, 2015 — Spain’s Balearia Group has applied to the U.S. Treasury Department for a license to operate  ferry service between the U.S. and Cuba. It is not one of the

BC Ferries christens its first cable ferry

MAY 8, 2015 — BC Ferries christened its newest vessel and first-ever cable ferry, Baynes Sound Connector, in a ceremony at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver, BC, Canada, today at which

Five get OFAC licenses for U.S.-Cuba ferry service

MAY 6, 2015 — The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) yesterday issued a guidance regarding travel between the United States and Cuba covering on which individuals may be transported

AMHS fast ferry completes successful repower

MAY 5, 2015 — Alaska Marine Highway System’s fast vehicle ferry Chenega has successfully completed two days of sea trials in Puget Sound after being repowered with four new MTU Series 4000

Kvichak wins $32 million contract for two WETA ferries

APRIL 16, 2015 — Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, WA, a Vigor Industrial Company, was recently awarded a shipbuilding contract by the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), San Francisco, CA, for the design

The plight of the Condor …

APRIL 15, 2015 — U.K. ferry operator Condor Ferries seems to have been experiencing a series of unfortunate events with Condor Liberation, the 102 m Austal trimaran it acquired last year (see

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