foiling e-ferries

Candela thinks its 50-passenger foiling e-ferry is the right answer for Seattle

Stockholm, Sweden, based Candela Technology AB believes that its latest all-electric passenger hydrofoil, the Candela P-12 Shuttle, could be the ideal fit for Seattle ferry services. Before that, the ferry will get

New Hong Kong ferries will be built by Cheoy Lee

New Hong Kong ferries on the way

Bureau Veritas (BV) is to class nine high speed passenger ferries that will transport over 5 million passengers annually on three routes between Hong Kong and outlying islands Lamma Island, Peng Chau,

Clean Shipping Act of 2023

Ferry Service Expansion Act introduced

Congressman John Garamendi (D-Calif.) and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash) have introduced the “Ferry Service Expansion Act,” seeking significant additional funding for a number of programs — including the retrofit of current

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Artemis takes wraps off advanced foil ferry design

Belfast, Northern Ireland, based Artemis Technologies is hoping to claim a “world first” in the race to put a high-speed all-electric, foiling ferry into actual passenger operation. It has just unveiled the

Bruce Strupp

FERRIES 2022: New federal funding opens up ferry electrification opportunities

Speakers at Marine Log’s upcoming FERRIES 2022 in San Francisco will include ABB Marine & Ports’ Bruce Strupp. In a presentation on November 1, he will speak on ferry electrification opportunities opened

Austal Philippines launches giant ferry

Austal Philippines uses ANTS to launch Molslinjen ferry

Austal Philippines has used a new vessel transportation system to successfully launch the largest ferry (by volume) thus far constructed by any Austal shipyard. The vessel, the 115-meter long high speed vehicle-passenger

NYC Ferrycommuter ferry

NYCEDC says more about search for new NYC Ferry operator

As we reported earlier, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has now issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking an operator for the NYC Ferry public transit system. The RFP

Washington State Ferries

Washington State Ferries to outline its hybrid electric journey at FERRIES 2022

Speakers at Marine Log’s upcoming FERRIES 2022 will include Matt von Ruden, administrator of Washington State Ferries’ (WSF) electrification program. On November 2, Day 2 of the conference, he will speak on

LETTER: A new design concept for a Mosquito Fleet ferry

“The Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet was comprised of hundreds of private transport companies’ steamers and sternwheelers that worked the waterways of Puget Sound between 1830s to 1930s. Before roads, the area relied

New 66 meter high speed ferry

Austal chooses MAN 175D propulsion for new high-speed cat

The high speed catamaran ferry under construction at Austal Vietnam for a French Polynesian operator will be powered by MAN 175D engines. The 66-meter, 574-passenger ferry is scheduled for delivery in the

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