Scottish shipbuilder gets EU funding for hydrogen-fueled car ferry

JUNE 20, 2018 — A European consortium led by Port Glasgow, Scotland, shipbuilder Ferguson Marine Engineering has won EU funding for a project that will see the construction of the world’s first

Old ferry finds new life as an artificial reef

JUNE 20, 2018 —After making thousands of trips shuttling passengers and their vehicles between Cape Henlopen, DE, and Cape May, NJ, the 43-year-old car ferry M/V Twin Capes made her final voyage on

Indian ferries to have ABB power and automation packages

JUNE 19, 2018 — ABB has signed a contract with India’s Cochin Shipyard to deliver integrated power and automation packages for two new 1,200 passenger ferries ordered by the Andaman & Nicobar

First BC Ferries Spirit class ship completes LNG conversion

JUNE 11, 2018 — The Spirit of British Columbia, one of BC Ferries’ two largest vessels, has returned to service following the completion of a mid-life upgrade that included conversion to operation

German ferry operator W.D.R. christens latest addition to its fleet

JUNE 9, 2018 — German ferry operator W.D.R. (Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH) christened its latest newbuilding, the 75.88 m x 17.08 m double ended RoPax ferry Norderaue, on June 8. Heike Tholund,

Fisher Island ferries on track at St. Johns Ship Building

JUNE 4, 2018 — St. Johns Shipbuilding (SJSB), Palatka, FL, recently announced that it is on schedule with the construction of two 152 ft x 52 ft ferries for Fisher Island. Designed

St. Johns Ship Building flips hull for first of two Fisher Island ferries

JUNE 1, 2018 — St. Johns Ship Building (SJSB), Palatka, FL, recently completed the flip of the hull for the first of two 152 ft x 52 ft  ferries specifically designed to transport

Stena RoRo orders LNG-fueled RoPax to charter to Brittany Ferries

MAY 27, 2018 — Stena RoRo recently ordered its sixth Roll-on/Roll-Off Passenger (RoPax) ferry in the Stena E-Flexer RoPax Class from China’s AVIC International Shipyard. This vessel will be built to burn

New Seastreak high-speed commuter ferry part of NY Harbor resurgence

MAY 24, 2018 —Ferry service is undergoing a renaissance in New York City and yesterday it crowned its queen when Seastreak, LLC, Atlantic Highlands, NJ, commissioned the 600-passenger M/V Seastreak Commodore, the

Two more Fjord1 all-electric ferries to have Corvus battery systems

MAY 22, 2018 — Corvus Energy, Richmond, BC, Canada has been selected by Norwegian Electric System (NES) to supply lithium ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for two new all-electric ferries being

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