Coast Guard, FDNY respond to NYC Ferry grounding
DECEMBER 28, 2017 — Coast Guard and partner agency crews last night responded to a ferry aground with 27 people aboard near Rockaway Inlet, New York. The Flyer, an 80-foot New York
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Ferry operator to put intelligent awareness system to the test
DECEMBER 21, 2017 — Momentum towards applications of autonomous and remotely operated vessels continues to build. Under a recent deal, Rolls-Royce and Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will collaborate in the development
New 27 m cat now in operation in Sydney Harbor
DECEMBER 14, 2017 — Australia’s SeaLink Travel Group (ASX: SLK) recently took delivery of the Incat Crowther designed 27 m catamaran passenger ferry, Nancy Wake from the Aluminium Marine shipyard in Brisbane.
Austal inks MOU for 80 m trimaran for Japan-Korea ferry route
DECEMBER 13, 2017 — Austal Australia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Japan’s JR Kyushu Jet Ferry covering development of a new high speed trimaran passenger ferry concept for JR
EBDG to design new Miller Boat Line car/passenger ferry
DECEMBER 5, 2017 — Miller Boat Line of Put-in-Bay, Ohio has awarded Elliott Bay Design Group a design contract for a new passenger/vehicle ferry to supplement its current operation servicing the Lake
New all-electric car ferry to have Corvus battery systems
NOVEMBER 30, 2017—Corvus Energy, Richmond, BC, Canada, reports that it has been chosen by Norwegian Electric System (NES) to supply a lithium-ion-based energy storage system (ESS) for a new all-electric ferry being
EBDG designs new North Carolina DOT ferry
NOVEMBER 27, 2017 — The 183 ft ferry to built by Bollinger Shipyards under a $9.7 million contract from the North Carolina Department of Transportation(see earlier story) has been designed by Seattle,
Some NYC Ferry vessels sidelined for repairs
NOVEMBER 27, 2017 — According to a report in the New York Post up to five NYC Ferry vessels have been taken out of service for Coast Guard mandated repairs, with three
First dual-fuel ferry built in U.K. launched by FMEL
NOVEMBER 22, 2017—UK shipbuilder Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited (FMEL) recently launched the MV Glen Sannox, the first in a series of two LNG-fueled vehicle ferries, at its Ferguson shipyard in Port Glasgow. The
VIDEO: Plugging in Finland’s first electric ferry
NOVEMBER 20, 2017—On a crisp, breezy morning last week, the 98m vehicle ferry Elektra pulled away from the landing at Parainen after loading cars and two tractor trailers, including one hauling a