Ferries

Wärtsilä and Deltamarin unveil IMC ferry designs

Deltamarin and Wärtsilä have developed a series of new IMC (Integrated Modular Customized) ferry designs that will undergo extensive model testing. The aim is to achieve considerable cost savings, both in building

LaHood submits Marine Highways report to Congress

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood yesterday released a report that, he says, “will serve as a roadmap to the future in creating and further strengthening the nation’s marine highways” Prepared by Marad,

Alaska Ship & Drydock hosts ferry christening

Alaska Ship & Drydock, Inc. and the Ketchikan Gateway Borough are preparing to christen the double-ended ferry M/V Ken Eichner 2 on Saturday. The vessel will be the borough’s second ferry providing

Stena and Austal settle patent dispute

In what it calls “a gratifying end” to a long running patent infringement dispute in Australia, Sweden’s Stena Rederi AB says that it and  Australian shipbuilder Austal have “reached an amicable settlement,

STX Finland to build LNG-fueled mega ferry

STX Finland Oy and Viking Line ABP have now firmed up an agreement announced in October covering construction of an environmentally friendly, new generation 2,800 passenger cruise ferry for Viking Line. The

Austal moves giant cat out of fabrication hall

Austal today moved its largest ever catamaran out of the fabrication hall at its Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard. The 113 m long vessel is being built for Denmark’s Nordic Ferry Service The

Blount Boats adds to order book

Boats, Inc., Warren, R.I., has been adding to its order book. Recent contract include an award by the Maine Department of Transportation to build a 110-foot passenger ferry for the Casco Bay

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