Skangass and Fjord Line conclude LNG bunker spill probe

JULY 1, 2014 — An investigation into an LNG spill involving Fjord Lines LNG-fueled 1,500-passenger ferry Bergensfjord has concluded. The incident occurred May 9 during truck-to-ship bunkering of the vessel at Skangass’s

Scandlines completes three more hybrid ferry conversions

JUNE 24, 2014 — Corvus Energy and Scandlines have completed the conversion of three more ferries to hybrid operation — the M/V Deutschland, M/V Schleswig-­‐Holstein and M/V Prins Richard. Based on the

Two HMS Ferries projects helped by grants

JULY 11, 2014 — HMS Ferries, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA, says that two different projects with which it is associated were awarded state and federal grants for capital improvements, equaling a combined

FSG books order for LNG fueled RoRo ferry

JUNE 10, 2014 — A 181 m x 26.6 m LNG-fueled RoRo ferry ordered at German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) will be fueled by taking mobile LNG tanks on board during

Vigor Fab delivers first Olympic Class ferry to WSF

JUNE 5, 2014—Vigor Fab has delivered the M/V Tokitae, the the first of three funded Olympic class vessels, to Washington State Ferries, Seattle, WA. Designed by Seattle-based Guido Perla & Associates, Inc.,

DOT awards $123.5 million for ferry projects

JUNE 3, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) yesterday announced the award and distribution of approximately $123.5 million for passenger ferry projects and ferry operators throughout the United States and

Fjord Line takes delivery of remodeled cruise ferry

MAY 30, 2014 — Fjord Line took delivery of its remodeled and upgraded cruise ferry MS Oslofjord on Friday after it was rebuilt by the STX Rauma shipyard in Finland for service

Spanish yard to build dual fuel hybrid ferry

MAY 28, 2014 — Spain’s LaNaval Shipyard  (Construcciones Navales del Norte, S.L.) has signed a contract to design and build a new 1,750 passenger, 350 vehicle ferry for the Dutch company Royal

Cape May – Lewes Ferry to celebrate 50th Anniversary

MAY 21, 2014 — The Cape May – Lewes Ferry is set to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. On July 1, 1964, the very first ferry vessel departed the Lewes, Delaware, terminal at

U.K. shipyard to build two harbor ferries for Malta

MAY 20, 2014 — Exeter,U.K., shipyard Exeter Maritime Services (EMS) located at Gabriel’s Wharf on the Exeter Canal, has won a contract to build two 19 m low wash catamaran ferries for

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