Switch to ultra-low sulfur fuel played role in ferry grounding

A report from the U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) indicates that the use of ultra low sulfur fuel oil (ULSFO) may have contributed to a December 2017 incident in which the

Incat Crowther cat is designed to deal with Danube debris

Designer Incat Crowther has released some more details on the 39 m low wash, high-speed catamaran ferry recently delivered by Britain’s Wight Shipyard to Danube River operator Twin City Liner (see earlier

ABB solutions chosen for Iceland’s first electric ferry

A 70 m long hybrid electric ferry under construction for the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration at Poland’s Crist shipyard will feature a range of ABB integrated power and electric storage solutions.

Baleària newbuild is first LNG fueled ferry to operate on Mediterranean

JANUARY 31, 2019 — Baleària’s Hypatia de Alejandría, the first LNG fueled ferry on the Mediterranean, has begun sailing, completed its first commercial trip last night between Barcelona and Palma. The ferry

NCDOT passenger-only ferry to start Ocrakoke Island service in May

JANUARY 28, 2019 — Beginning Tuesday, May 14, 2019, the N.C. Ferry System will add direct passenger-only service from Hatteras Island to Ocracoke Island’s Silver Lake Harbor The 98 passenger Ocracoke Express

Five more Fjord1 ferries to have Corvus energy storage systems

JANUARY 28, 2019 —Bergen, Norway, headquartered systems integrator Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has selected Corvus Energy to supply lithium ion battery based energy storage systems (ESS) for the five new all-electric ferries

EBDG teams up with Australia’s AMD Marine Consulting

JANUARY 23, 2019 — Seattle, WA, headquartered Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has signed a licensing agreement to be the exclusive North American vessel design representative for AMD Marine Consulting (AMD) of

Incat Tasmania to build new vessel for Trinidad and Tobago

JANUARY 18, 2019 — Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania is to build a new vessel to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Incat Chairman Robert Clifford says the newbuild vessel will be delivered

Foil-born passenger vessel design promises huge fuel savings

JANUARY 17, 2019 — Glosten and Bieker Boats have joined forces to bring modern composite hydrofoil technology to the passenger vessel market. The result: An ultra-efficient vessel that requires less than half

Norway to be first with hydrogen fueled ferry? Maybe not

The race is on to build the world’s first hydrogen powered ferry. Norwegian operator Norled has beaten out competitors Fjord 1 and Boreal to win a Norwegian Public Roads Administration contract for

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