China’s Xiamen Passenger and Tourist Transportation Group has signed a contract for a 43 meter x 10.8 meter Coastal Cruiser 350 aluminum high speed ferry. Designed by Gorinchem, Netherlands, based CoCo Yachts,
Canada’s BC Ferries has awarded Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. of Gdansk, Poland, a contract to build an additional liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled vessel. It will be identical to the three Salish Class vessels
Comoros Islands ferry operator SGTM has awarded Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) a contract worth A$15.5 million (US$10.7 million) contract for a 41 meter, high-speed catamaran. Austal says that the contract will provide production
BC Ferries’ two newest hybrid electric ships arrived at Ogden Point, Victoria, British Columbia, on January 18, 2020, on board the semi submersible transport vessel Sun Ocean. Built at Damen’s Galati, Romania,
In November, Marine Log held its second New and Next Generation (NNG) award ceremony during the annual FERRIES conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where we recognized two exemplary maritime employees for their
Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding today held a christening and launch ceremony for the second of two ferries ordered by Hankyu Ferry Co, Ltd. Named Yamato, it is set for delivery in June 2020
Austal Australia last month rolled out the hull (No. 394) and attached the superstructure for Bajamar Express, the first of two 118 meter trimarans under construction for Fred. Olsen Express of the
In the first such project in Japan, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has concluded a contract with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) covering the construction of two LNG-fueled ferries. They will be built at
The Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB) reports that the U.S. Coast Guard has set the calendar year 2020 minimum random drug testing rate at 50% of covered crew members. The minimum random
Port Angeles, Wash., based Armstrong Marine USA has been selected to construct a custom passenger ferry for the community of Hat Island, Wash. The 49-passenger USCG Subchapter T vessel features a galley,
