Panama City, Fla.-headquartered Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) has successfully delivered the ferry Long Island (ESG Hull 228), a newly constructed passenger and auto ferry, to the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat
Faaborg, Denmark-based ProZero reports that it has delivered a 15 meter ProZero passenger vessel to Norwegian high-speed ferry operator Metro-Opus and that, after rigorous testing and certification processes, it has been approved
San Francisco Bay Ferry’s board of directors has authorized the purchase of America’s first three battery-electric, zero-emission high-speed passenger ferries. The $46 million contract was awarded All American Marine Inc. (AAM), Bellingham,
By Timothy O’Brien, SVP of ferries and transportation, Hornblower Group It’s easy to say that 2024 is the year of the ferry, but that would ignore the strong return and sustained growth
New Zealand’s largest ferry operator, Auckland-based Fullers 360, has added an electric foiling ferry to its fleet. It is now taking bookings for sailings on the first Vessev VS—9 e-foiler to enter
Austal Philippines has delivered a 32-meter Incat Crowther designed catamaran to Australia’s Rottnest Fast Ferries, less than twelve months after commencing construction at its Balamban, Cebu, shipyard. The vessel, the Ocean Master,
Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) to deliver two shoreside charging stations for use by the four autonomous, zero-emission ferries that it will operate on the Lavik-Oppedal crossing
By Roberta Weisbrod, Executive Director at Worldwide Ferry Safety Association Last month in Marrakech, a city in Morocco, something extraordinary unfolded. Interferry’s 48th annual conference marked a significant milestone as it was
The Balearic Islands based Insotel Marine Group says that it has reached an agreement with MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) to develop a new alliance targeting the Spanish ferry market. Ibiza-headquartered Insotel Marine
New Zealand electric ferry design and technology specialist EV Maritime, has expanded its North American presence with the appointment of Christopher Mazzoni as vice president sales, Americas. As we reported earlier, EV
