Suomenlinna II.

Helsinki ferry Suomenlinna II is first ship retrofitted with new generation ABB drive

Back in 2018, the 2004-built Finnish ferry M/S Suomenlinna II was in our headlines when, in a world first for an existing ferry, it was remotely piloted through a test area near

Side launch at Damen Shipyards Galati

Damen Galati launches another BC Ferries Island class ferry

Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania launched the latest Island Class Ferry for BC Ferries on May 22. The vessel, a Damen RoRo 8117 E3, will become the seventh Damen vessel to sail

New hybrid-electric ferry

Two yards bid to build WSF hybrid-electric ferries

Back in October last year Washington State Ferries (WSF) said that three shipyards — Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Florida, Philly Shipyard in Pennsylvania and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders on Whidbey Island, Wash.

Seaward Services guy on ferry bridge

Maine State Ferry Service awards Seaward new crewing contract

After a competitive proposal process, Maine State Ferry Service (MSFS) and the Maine State Department of Transportation, has awarded Hornblower Group subsidiary Seaward Services, Inc. (SSI), a new 5-year contract to provide

CalMac ferry

CalMac selects BMT as marine professional consultancy service provider

The U.K.’s largest ferry operator, Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac), has selected BMT to deliver marine professional consultancy services under a multi-lot framework agreement.with three key areas: Naval architecture and technical support: Expertise in

Washington State Ferries will use Helm CONNECT

Washington State Ferries selects Helm CONNECT crew dispatch system

VIctoria, B.C.-headquartered Helm Operations reports that it has been awarded a major contract by Washington State Ferries (WSF) to replace its legacy crew dispatching system with Helm CONNECT – a modern, web-based

The world’s first commercially viable e-foiling system for marine transport, the Artemis EF-12 Escape. (Credit: Artemis Technologies)

Q&A: David Tyler of Artemis Technologies on e-foil vessel

Marine Log recently sat down with David Tyler, co-founder of Belfast, Northern Ireland-based Artemis Technologies, to discuss the world’s first commercially viable e-foiling system for marine transport, the Artemis EF-12 Escape, which recently debuted in New

Incat Tasmania built ferry

Incat Tasmania launches the world’s largest battery-electric ship

Hundreds gathered at the Incat Tasmania shipyard in Hobart,Tasmania, today to witness the launch of Incat Hull 096 – the world’s largest battery-electric ship. Constructed for South American ferry operator Buquebus, the

M/V Karl

SF Bay Ferry commissions CARB-compliant ferry M/V Karl

San Francisco Bay Ferry last week commissioned the latest addition to its fleet, M/V Karl.Built by Mavrik Marine in La Conner, Wash. It is the third of four vessels in the Dorado

WETA ferey

Incat Crowther says new WETA ferries will be among world’s most technologically advanced

Designer Incat Crowther has released more details of the two 400-passenger battery-electric ferries recently ordered at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders by San Francisco’s Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), the operator of the

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