NCDOT ferries feature Schottel STP propulsion
Two 185 ft vehicle ferries under construction at Gulf Island Shipyards, Houma, La., for the North Carolina Department of Transportation will each be equipped with four Schottel type STP 150 L Twin
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Alabama ferry conversion is an all-electric first
After conversion at the Master Marine shipyard in Bayou la Batre, Ala., the historic Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Gee’s Bend ferry returned to service in April as America’s first zero-emission, electric-powered
Seaspan Ferries orders two LNG battery hybrids
Canada’s Seaspan Ferries will add two new Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) – battery hybrid ferries to its fleet in 2021. Damen Shipyards Gorinchem B.V. will start construction of the vessels at its
Private equity partnership buys green ferry pioneer
Family-owned Norwegian company Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab (DSD) is sell its ferry and express boat company Norled to a private equity consortium. Norled has been a green ferry pioneer. It owns the world’s
Incat gets order for world’s largest aluminum hulled ship
Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd has secured a contract to build what it says will be the world’s largest aluminum ship for longstanding customer Buquebus. According to Australian media reports, the
LNG fueled RoPax features MAN propulsion package
China’s Jinling Shipyard has ordered four MAN 51/60DF engines for a 230 m RoPax it is building for German ferry operator TT-Line under a contract that contains an option for a second
Fincantieri Bay books ferry contract
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., and Washington Island Ferry Line have signed an agreement to construct a new, year-round passenger/vehicle ferry for service across Wisconsin’s Death’s Door Passage. To be named
New Wärtsilä waterjets picked for Trinidad & Tobago cat
Wärtsilä has won its first order for its new WJX series of waterjets introduced in early March. Four WXJ1200 waterjets will power the 100 m long, wave-piercing catamaran ferry ordered from Incat
Damen Galati launches two for BC Ferries
Damen’s Galati, Romania, shipyard has launched two 81 m road ferries for Canada’s BC Ferries. They are currently being fitted out and are set to enter service next year. Once operational they
New ferry features Danfoss hybrid electric drivetrain
Danfoss Editron has provided the hybrid electric drivetrain system powering a new ferry connecting the communities of Thyborøn and Agger in north west Denmark. The ferry, which was delivered by the Søby