Coolant leak likely caused battery room fire in hybrid ferry

Battery manufacturer Corvus has now issued its preliminary findings on the cause of a fire that broke out in the battery room of a Norwegian hybrid ferry on the evening of Thursday,

New Subchapter M reqirements loom says USCG

USCG returns most New York Waterway ferries to service, but ups inspections

Coast Guard Sector New York has returned to service 18 of the 23 New York Waterway ferries that had been initially suspended for a series of safety concerns in the week leading

Schottel to propel hydrogen-fueled ferry

Two new environmentally friendly vessels for Norwegian ferry operator Norled will be propelled by high efficiency azimuth thrusters from Schottel. One of the two LMG Marin designed vessels – currently under construction

New Orleans RTA picks new operator for problem-plagued ferries

The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) has selected Labmar Ferry Services LLC — a recently formed offshoot of offshore service vessel operator Laborde Marine — to take over operations of the

New Orleans grapples with continuing Algiers ferry issues

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Board of Commissioners have issued an update on the ongoing work by the RTA to restore ferry service for Algiers residents,

Toronto City Airport ferry to be retrofitted to all-electric operation

PortsToronto, owner and operator of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, reports that the airport’s Marilyn Bell I passenger/vehicle ferry will be converted to electric-power. The vessel will be the first 100 percent

Wight Shipyard to build four ferries for Malta

U.K. shipbuilder Wight Shipyard Co. is continuing its success in the ferry sector, securing an order for four vessels for Malta’s Captain Morgan Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of Fortina Investments Ltd. The

St. Johns completes first in new ferry series

St. Johns Ship Building, Palataka, Fla., recently completed the first in a series of Incat Crowther designed aluminum passenger ferries that it says are “destined for a New York based operator.” As

Metal Shark marks ferry construction milestone

Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered its thirtieth passenger vessel since June of 2017. Its latest ferry delivery, a 97-foot, 350-passenger, USCG Subchapter “K,” welded-aluminum, high-speed, low-wake catamaran, was handed

New Subchapter M reqirements loom says USCG

USCG pulls multiple NY Waterway ferries out of service

The Coast Guard has ordered 23 New York Waterway ferries to suspend service over the past week, after a series of inspections found the vessels to be operationally unfit. Coast Guard Sector

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