Cross-channel ferry crew members fail urine test
DECEMBER 14, 2016 — Under the headline “the High Seas,” Britain’s Daily Mail reports that 13 crew members of a P&O Ferries cross-Channel ferry have been suspended after failing random tests. The
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Dual fuel hybrid joins Seaspan Ferries fleet
DECEMBER 9, 2016 — Seaspan Ferries Corporation (SFC) is reports that the Seaspan Swift, the first of two new dual-fueled/hybrid (diesel, LNG and battery) ferries, is currently docked at the SFC Tilbury
Gulfstream building crewboat-style ferry for DHS
DECEMBER 8, 2016 — Gulfstream Shipbuilding, Freeport, FL, has been awarded a contract through the United States Department of Homeland Security for a passenger/vehicle ferry to service New York and Connecticut waters.
Conversion will create world’s largest emission-free ferries
DECEMBER 6, 2016 — ABB’s electrification of two 238 m ferries for Sweden’s HH Ferries Group is moving ahead. HH Ferries, which operates the ferry route between Helsingborg (Denmark)and Helsingör (Sweden), has
Conversion will create world’s largest emission-free ferries
DECEMBER 6, 2016 — ABB’s electrification of two 238 m ferries for Sweden’s HH Ferries Group is moving ahead. HH Ferries, which operates the ferry route between Helsingborg (Denmark)and Helsingör (Sweden), has
Conversion will create world’s largest emission-free ferries
DECEMBER 6, 2016 — ABB’s electrification of two 238 m ferries for Sweden’s HH Ferries Group is moving ahead. HH Ferries, which operates the ferry route between Helsingborg (Denmark)and Helsingör (Sweden), has
Leadership change at Washington State Ferries
DECEMBER 5, 2016 – Lynne Griffith is to retire as Washington State Department of Transportation Assistant Secretary for the Washington State Ferries Division at the end of January. Ferries division Chief of
Norwegian operator plans Key West to Havana day cruises
DECEMBER 4, 2016 — Stavanger, Norway, headquartered shipowner Norled says it intends to start a regular day cruise connection between Key West, FL, and Havana, Cuba. “We understand there may be a
Damen delivers sixth fast ferry to Korea
NOVEMBER 30, 2016 — Korean ferry operator Miraejet Co. Ltd. recently named its Damen Fast Ferry 4010 JET MV Nina in a ceremony at the Busan International Ferry Terminal. Nina was named
Pilot project kicks off for new Tampa ferry
NOVEMBER 21, 2016—A six-month pilot project connecting St. Petersburg and Tampa, FL, was recently launched by HMS Ferries, Inc. The new “Cross Bay Ferry,” which is designed to demonstrate water transportation technology