A 2,200-passenger/1,100-lane-meter Ropax ferry ordered by China’s Weihai Haida Ferry Co., is to have a MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion package. Weihai Haida is the exclusive operator on the route between the
In a recently released video, CubaKat CEO Pedro Baez talks about the company’s plans to begin operating high-speed ferry service between Marathon, FL, to Havana, Cuba, in 13 months. As we reported
Foss Maritime Company is joining with Washington State and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation to build a replacement for a 63-year-old cross-Columbia River ferry. The partnership between Foss and the
Survitec Zodiac escape slides have been selected for two 47 m fast ferries, Perle Express and Liberty, recently completed at Austal’s Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard. The ferries entered service in October with
Kona Catamaran, LLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL, has reportedly signed a deal with CubaKat, Inc. to build three high speed catamarans that will operate between Marathon, Florida and Havana, Cuba. The ferries will
The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command has awarded an $8.23 million fixed-price contract to Austal Hull 130 Chartering, L.L.C., Mobile, Ala., to charter the 101-meter Westpac Express to support the Marine Corps
Rotterdam headquartered Imtech Marine is to supply the hybrid propulsion systems for the world’s first diesel electric, hybrid seagoing ferries. Owned by Scottish company Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), the two vehicle
As widely predicted, the two AustalUSA built former Hawaii Superferries, Huakai, and Alaka, are at last going to wind up under Navy control. Shipbuilding guru Tim Colton has found the following tucked
Vigor Industrial today released details of the “build in Washington team” that will build a 144 car ferry for the State of Washington under an agreement signed November 1 by Washington State
Germany’s Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) reports that it has received an order from a Canadian customer for what, says the shipbuilder, will be one of the world’s most environmentally friendly and innovative