TT-Line orders LNG dual fuel RoPax for Baltic
DECEMBER 17, 2018 – Lübeck, Germany, headquartered TT-Line has signed a contract with China’s Jiangsu Jinling shipyard covering construction of a 230 m x 31 LNG dual fueled RoPax ferry set for
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VIDEO: WETA opens new ferry maintenance and operations hub
DECEMBER 14, 2018 — The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) has officially opened its new Ron Cowan Central Bay Maintenance and Operations Facility in Alameda. The $50 million
Irish Continental takes delivery of much delayed cruise ferry
DECEMBER 12, 2018 — Irish Ferries parent companyy Irish Continental Group plc today finally took delivery of the cruise ferry W.B.Yeats from German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesselschaft & Co.KG (FSG). It is the
Australia’s SeaLink Travel orders double ended RoPax cat
DECEMBER 10, 2018 — Incat Crowther has unveiled the design of a 44.9 m x 13.4 m double-ended RoPax Ferry being built for Australia’s Sealink Travel Group by the Richardson Devine Marine
Austal to build 94 m AutoExpress for Trinidad and Tobago
DECEMBER 6, 2018 — Austal (ASX:ASB) has won a contract worth about AU$97.7 million (about US$71 million) to build a high speed vehicle and passenger catamaran for delivery to Trinidad and Tobago
VIDEO: ABB demonstrates remote piloting of Finnish ferry
DECEMBER 4, 2018 — In a trial in Finland last week, the ice-class passenger ferry Suomenlinna II was remotely piloted through a test area near Helsinki harbor. According to ABB, which carried
Rolls-Royce and Finferries in milestone autonomous ferry demo
DECEMBER 4, 2018 — Rolls-Royce and Finnish state-owned ferry operator Finferries are claiming a world first following a successful demonstration yesterday of a fully autonomous ferry operation in the archipelago south of
Thailand turns to Torqeedo to create its first all-electric ferry
NOVEMBER 30, 2018 — Thailand’s first all-electric commuter ferry was recently placed into service by the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA), powered by Torqeedo electric outboards. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha celebrated the launch,
Baleària floats out second LNG fueled newbuild
NOVEMBER 28, 2018 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària reports that the two LNG fueled vessels it has under construction at Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Visentini are well on the way to completion.
Ferry completes fully autonomous dock-to-dock trial
NOVEMBER 28, 2018 — In a test involving the 85 m long Norwegian ferry Norled Wärtsilä has successfully completed what is believed to be the first ever fully automated dock-to-dock operation, in complete