Baleària ferry arrives at Gibdock for LNG fueling conversion

NOVEMBER 19, 2018 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària reports that the Nápoles, the first of six vessels that it is to convert to LNG fueling, has now arrived at the Gibdock shipyard

New Zealand ferry skipper sped, grounded on rock, got fined

NOVEMBER 16, 2018 — Maritime New Zealand reports that the skipper of one of Wellington’s East by West ferries, Iain David Wilson, has been fined NZ$1,688 (about US$1,160) after speeding and grounding

Conversion to batteries creates world’s largest emissions-free ferries

NOVEMBER 14, 2018 — Following conversion from conventional diesel engine operations to battery power at Sweden’s Öresund Dry Docks, the M/F Tycho Brahe and M/F Aurora are now in service as the

Metal Shark completes second of two New Orleans RTA ferries

NOVEMBER 12, 2018 — Jeanerette, LA , headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark has completed the second of two 105-foot, 150-passenger, high speed aluminum catamaran passenger ferries constructed for the New Orleans Regional Transit

VIDEO: Austal launches 109 m Molslinjen high speed RoPax

NOVEMBER 7, 2018 — Austal’s Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard last month launched the Auto Express 109 m high-speed vehicle/passenger ferry Express 4 for Denmark’s Molslinjen. This major project milestone followed the roll-out

San Francisco Bay Ferry launches mobile ticketing app

NOVEMBER 7, 2018 — The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) has partnered with Hopthru to give passengers a simple method to purchase San Francisco Bay Ferry tickets and

Wärtsilä integrated solutions chosen for Baleària’s LNG fueled 125 m cat

NOVEMBER 5, 2018 —The largest high-speed catamaran thus far ordered for operation on LNG fuel, will feature a fully integrated scope of Wärtsilä equipment. As we reported earlier (see story) the 125

Baleària’s big new LNG fueled cat is being built to Incat Crowther design

OCTOBER 31, 2018 — The 125 m long LNG dual fueled RoPax catamaran on order for Spanish ferry operator Baleària (see earlier story) is being built to Incat Crowther 125 design and

Canada’s first fully-electric ferries to have Schottel propulsion

OCTOBER 31, 2018 — Schottel has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards to equip the first fully-electric ferries to operate in Canada. Being built under a contract awarded Damen by the Government

Sembcorp Marine wins Norwegian plug-in ferry contract

OCTOBER 29, 2018 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has won two new contracts worth over S$200 million (about US$145 million) that deepen its footprint in renewable energy engineering solutions. One sees the group

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