Rendering of Stockholm autonomous ferry

Stockholm autonomous ferry service set for debut

Plans to put an autonomous ferry into operation in the heart of Stockholm, Sweden, are moving right along. Back in November last year, Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten announced that it was planning

Jim Wunderman explains benefits of ferry clean air conversion project

WETA completes four ferry clean air conversion project

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) and Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) reports that its Gemini Class Clean Air Conversion Project has been completed, resulting

Incat Tasmania high speed catamaran on sea trials

VIDEO: Incat Tasmania high-speed catamaran is on its way to South Korea

Incat Tasmania has handed over the 76 meter El Dorado Express to its new owner, South Korea’s Daezer Ferry. The high speed passenger catamaran left Hobart, Tasmania, on the afternoon of 22nd

Decarbonization modeling will use a digital model of two sister ferries to evaluate energy saving alternatives.

Corsica Ferries will use Wärtsilä decarbonization modeling to assess strategies

Wärtsilä will carry out decarbonization modeling on two vessels in the Corsica Ferries fleet. The study will create a digital model of the two ships to simulate the effect of various decarbonization

Pete Buttigieg on RAISE grants

FTA: $220 million available for ferry grants

Back in January, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the award of more than $384.4 million in federal funding for ferries programs. Today, the agency set the process for the next round

Ferry with LifeCraft evacuation system

KiwiRail’s new InterIslander ferries will feature LifeCraft evacuation systems

Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/S reports that its LifeCraft vessel evacuation system is now set for installation on its first newbuild vessels. The system, first announced in November 2013, will serve as the

methanol battery-hybrid ships

Stena to deploy NewMax methanol-hybrid duo on Irish Sea route

The largest ferry operator on the Irish Sea, Stena Line, is to deploy two all-new hybrid propulsion NewMax vessels on its Belfast-Heysham freight route in 2025. Designed to run on methanol, they

Vessels involved in ferry fire incident

All 62 passengers safe after engine room fire on Singapore ferry

The Maritime and Port of Authority of Singapore (MPA) said Saturday that all 62 passengers rescued from a ferry hit by an engine room fire had arrived safely in Batam. The incident

Image of ferry aground in shallow water due to contaminated fuel

Contaminated fuel caused WSF ferry grounding

A little more than two weeks after running aground in Rich Passage, the Washington State Ferries (WSF) Jumbo-class ferry Walla Walla returned to service May 3 on the Seattle/Bremerton route. WSF says

Austal Vietnam has launched its third ship

Austal Vietnam launches high-speed cat for French Polynesia

Austal Vietnam’s Vung Tau shipyard has successfully launched a new high-speed catamaran being built for the Degage Group of French Polynesia. Ordered in 2021, the 66 meter Apetahi Express (Austal Hull 425)

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