DECEMBER 6, 2018 — Austal (ASX:ASB) has won a contract worth about AU$97.7 million (about US$71 million) to build a high speed vehicle and passenger catamaran for delivery to Trinidad and Tobago
DECEMBER 4, 2018 — In a trial in Finland last week, the ice-class passenger ferry Suomenlinna II was remotely piloted through a test area near Helsinki harbor. According to ABB, which carried
DECEMBER 4, 2018 — Rolls-Royce and Finnish state-owned ferry operator Finferries are claiming a world first following a successful demonstration yesterday of a fully autonomous ferry operation in the archipelago south of
NOVEMBER 30, 2018 — Thailand’s first all-electric commuter ferry was recently placed into service by the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA), powered by Torqeedo electric outboards. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha celebrated the launch,
NOVEMBER 28, 2018 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària reports that the two LNG fueled vessels it has under construction at Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Visentini are well on the way to completion.
NOVEMBER 28, 2018 — In a test involving the 85 m long Norwegian ferry Norled Wärtsilä has successfully completed what is believed to be the first ever fully automated dock-to-dock operation, in complete
NOVEMBER 26, 2018 — A Golden Gate ferry, the San Francisco, crashed into the dock at the San Francisco Ferry Building Friday afternoon, causing some onlookers to flee in alarm and others
NOVEMBER 21, 2018 — The Grand Vic, a new 160 ft passenger vehicle ferry, arrived on November 12 in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, following a week’s journey from Steiner Shipyard, Inc.,
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
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