Marie Curie joins Baleària LNG fueled fleet
Spanish ferry operator Baleària reports that the Marie Curie, its fourth LNG fueled smart ship will enter service on its Valencia-Ibiza-Palma route from Friday, July 26. The ship is a twin of
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Seaspan again picks Schottel for newbuild LNG hybrid ferry duo
Spay, Germany, headquartered Schottel has been chosen as propulsion supplier for the two newbuild Liquid Natural Gas (LNG)– battery hybrid ferries on order at Damen Shipyards Mangalia, Romania for Canada’s Canadian Seaspan
Sweden’s largest hybrid car ferry ready to enter operation
Estonian shipyard Baltic Workboats has delivered the Tellus, Sweden’s largest hybrid-electric car ferry. Commissioned by the Swedish Transport Administration, the ferry will mainly operate inn fully-electric mode, bringing the government agency closer
Austal says ferry orders boost earnings outlook
Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is raising its earnings outlook, based on its healthy backlog of commercial ferry orders. Following preparation of its preliminary FY2019 results and its outlook for FY2020. Austal
Cybersecurity and the ferry operator
Ferry operators are adopting new technology that leverages advances in digitalization, but that could increase the vessel’s cybersecurity vulnerabilities. At the same time, shoreside booking operations that result in online interactions with
Swedish electric ferry gets superfast charging upgrade
State owned Swedish power company Vattenfall has cooperated with electric propulsion specialist Echandia Marine to develope a new solution to provide fast charging for ferries and other electric vessels. The “Power as
Rhode Island Fast Ferry takes delivery of second Gladding-Hearn cat
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass. has delivered a second high-speed passenger ferry for Rhode Island Fast Ferry, Inc. It will enter service between Quonset Point, R.I., and Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., alongside
BMT to design new Kitsap Transit fast ferries
Teddington, U.K., headquartered BMT has announced the signing of a contract for two new 43 meter (104’ x 37’’ x 12.5’) high-speed, passenger Fast Ferries for Kitsap Transit, with an option for
Water Taxi Principal and CEO Bill Walker joins FERRIES 2019 speaker line up
Bill Walker, Principal and CEO of Water Taxi of Fort Lauderdale will be among the leading vessel operators who will be speaking at Marine Log’s upcoming FERRIES 2019 conference, which this year
Ferry major adds a tug to its fleet
Spanish ferry major Baleària has taken delivery of a Damen Shipyards Stan Tug 1606 E3. It will be the first IMO Tier III compliant tug to operate in the Mediterranean and the