SSG Michael Ollis ferry

Best Vessels: Distinctive deliveries of 2021

Cherokee: First of two new rail ferries built for U.S-Mexico route Constructed by China’s CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company for Jacksonville, Fla.-headquartered CG Railway (CGR), Cherokee is the first of two 590-foot

WSF’s new hybrid-electric ferry Wishkah, set to enter service in 2025, will be an Olympic-class vessel similar in design to Suquamish (above).

VIDEO: Washington State Ferries moves ahead on ferry electrification

This week, after months of citizen suggestions and public input, the Washington State Transportation Commission voted 7-0 to select Wishkah as the name for the state’s next new 144-car hybrid-electric ferry, which

Battery hybrid ferry

RFP out for battery-hybrid Governors Island ferry

Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) reports that its design for a 190-foot passenger/vehicle ferry for the Trust for Governors Island is out for bid. The ferry will operate between Lower Manhattan and

Front end of ferry

Thoma-Sea launches Lake Erie ferry

Designed by New Orleans headquartered TAI Engineers LLC, the 168- by 45-foot passenger, truck and car ferry Carmen Lee was recently launched by Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors’ Houma, La., shipyard. The ferry is

Catamaran after refit

Gladding-Hearn completes Bermuda Incat ferry refit

Resolute, one of two high-speed passenger catamaran ferries delivered by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, to the Government of Bermuda, Ministry on Transport in 2002, has returned to service after a compete refit

new Alaska ferry

Alaska to move ahead on new ferry

Alaska’s state ferry system, the Alaska Marine Highway, is set to at long last get a replacement for its 57-year-old ferry Tustamena, which is now costing the state $2 million a year

New Zealand operator orders plug-in hybrid fast ferry

Auckland, New Zealand, operator Fullers360 has ordered its first plug-in electric hybrid ferry. Designed by Incat Crowther, the 34.6- by 9.5-meter vessel will carry 299 passenger and have a service speed of

fuel cell powered ferry

VIDEO: Kongsberg tests full-scale hydrogen propulsion drivetrain

In a world first, Kongsberg has tested and verified a full-scale, full-size, zero-emissions drivetrain, powered by hydrogen fuel cells, designed for ships and ferries. The project, which marks a critical step in

E-Flexer series from Stena RoRo

Stena RoRo’s E-Flexer Salamanca delivered to Brittany Ferries

The Salamanca, the second of five ships in the E-Flexer class ordered by Stena RoRo for Brittany Ferries, was delivered on November 30. The vessel is the sixth E-Flexer of 12 ordered

The 75-passenger ferry received gaseous hydrogen into its 242 kg tanks on the upper deck

Sea Change ferry completes landmark hydrogen fueling

SWITCH Maritime reports that its hydrogen fuel cell powered ferry Sea Change successfully completed a world first-of-its kind hydrogen fueling on November 18 at the Bellingham, Wash., All American Marine shipyard. The

LOAD MORE