China’s CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company has launched the first of two new rail ferries for Jacksonville, Fla., headquartered CG Railway (CGR). The ferries, the first of which is set to start
Portland, Maine-based Casco Bay Lines — more formally Casco Bay Island Transit District — reports that it will soon begin construction of a long-awaited new ferry to service its Peaks Island route.
Torqeedo and Poseidon Propulsion B.V. are introducing a fully-electric steerable thruster system designed to provide up to 65 kW of emissions-free power and directional thrust. The first vessel with the new system
Austal Philippines has successfully delivered Hull 419, a 109-meter, high-speed catamaran ferry, to Fjord Line of Norway. Named FSTR, the vessel is the largest aluminum vessel ever constructed in the Philippines —
The 89 meter long double-ended car/passenger ferry being built by Western Pacific Marine Inc. at its Vancouver, B.C., shipyard for the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation will feature a Schottel main propulsion
A large-scale energy storage system (ESS) designed by Corvus Energy for large ships is to have its inaugural field trials on a cargo ferry operated by Delta, B.C., based Seaspan Ferries. Corvus
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has finalized its feasibility study of passenger-only ferry service across 12 counties in Western Washington. The PSRC is a metropolitan planning organization that develops policies and
The owners and board of directors of Bellingham, Wash.-based shipyard All American Marine (AAM) have appointed Ron Wille as its next president. Matt Mullett, owner of All American Marine, will continue to
China’s AFAI Southern Shipyard has delivered two Incat Crowther 40 high speed ferries to Zhuhai Fast Ferry Company. The vessels — the Xin Hai Yun and Xin Hai Jun — represent the
An 89 meter long double-ended car/passenger ferry being built at the at the Western Pacific Marine shipyard in Vancouver, B.C., will feature and advanced hybrid solution from Wärtsilä. Capable of carrying 250