By Maura Keller, Marine Log correspondent These days, just about everyone in the marine business is facing some kind of environmental challenge—from reducing emissions to understanding the ever-changing alternative fuel options. The
Washington State Ferries (WSF), the largest ferry system in the U.S., is at the forefront of system-wide electrification. This summer, WSF advanced its electrification efforts by inviting shipyards from across the nation
With its eye on the Jones Act market, Belfast, Northern Ireland-based Artemis Technologies, a leading contender in the foiling e-ferry race, has opening its first U.S. office in response to significant interest
The design of a new passenger ferry’s fuel oil return system and inadequate follow-on training for engineering crewmembers led to the 2022 fire aboard the Staten Island Ferry Sandy Ground, the National
In a significant advance for sustainable maritime transportation, SWITCH Maritime’s hydrogen fuel cell ferry, the Sea Change, recently received its U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection (COI). This certification marks the ferry’s
Late last year, San Francisco’s Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), the operator of the San Francisco Bay Ferry system, signed a strategic partnership agreement that will see Wärtsilä provide its fleet electrification
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) reports that the first stage of a long-running Small Vessels Replacement Program (SVRP) to procure seven new electric ferries for the Clyde and Hebrides is underway. CMAL
EV Maritime, a New Zealand-based electric ferry design and technology company, announced July 12 that it has been commissioned by Angel Island Tiburon Ferry (AITF) to design an all-new hybrid electric vessel
The 37th annual Marine Log FERRIES conference, set to take place at the Hyatt at Olive 8 in Seattle, Wash., on October 29-30, will focus on how ferry operators can optimize their
Following sea trials and the vessel’s positioning voyage from shipbuilder Astilleros Armon, Spanish ferry operator Baleària this week put its second 1,200 passenger/425 vehicle, LNG dual-fueled fast ferry, the Margarita Salas, into