Dragos Cojocariu (Damen Galati) and Ovidiu Romaniuc (Bureau Veritas representative) sign offon start of cutting.

Damen Galati cuts steel for latest BC Ferries Island Class vessel

Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has cut steel on the third vessel in a series of four Island Class ferries on order for Canada’s BC Ferries. At the same time, another vessel

Anchor Operating System Secures Landmark Contract with Washington State Ferries, Powering Ticketing for 19.1 Million Annual Riders

Sponsored Content: In a monumental step forward, Anchor Operating System has been awarded the contract to power the ticketing, point-of-sale, and kiosk solutions for Washington State Ferries, the largest ferry system in

Artemis report on public transit

New report on public transit sees opportunities for ferries

Does a general public dissatisfaction with current U.S. public transit systems create an opportunity for the ferry industry? A new report just released by Belfast, Northern Ireland, based foiling ferry innovator Artemis

Derecktor launches first U.S.-built hybrid ferries with waterjet propulsion

Derecktor launches first U.S.-built hybrid ferries with waterjet propulsion

Derecktor Shipyards New York has now launched the two hybrid passenger ferries that it is building for Savannah, Ga.-based Chatham Area Transit. As we previously reported, they are the first hybrid passenger

WSF Washongton State Ferries

WSF reports surge in 2024 ridership

The largest ferry service in the U.S., Washington State Ferries (WSF), welcomed nearly 500,000 more people aboard last year compared to the year before. Ridership for the year was more than 19.1

The M/V Summit replaces a 67-year-old ferry. (Credit: TDOT)

VIDEO: TDOT christens new ferry

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) recently announced that its new ferry boat, the M/V Summitt, is now in service connecting Benton and Houston counties. Aptly named after legendary Lady Vols basketball

Ferry that DFDS will operate on Jersey routes

DFDS wins 20-year Jersey ferry services contract

The Government of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands between England and France (and a self-governing dependency of the U.K.) has awarded Copenhagen-headquartered DFDS a 20-year contract to operate the Island’s

NMV rendering

BC Ferries moves ahead on plan to build five new NMV ferries

Canada’s BC Ferries, which has had its share of problems with some of its oldest vessels, this month formally submitted its plan to build five New Major Vessels (NMVs) to the BC

Ferry Long Island

ESG delivers new ferry Long Island

Panama City, Fla.-headquartered Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) has successfully delivered the ferry Long Island (ESG Hull 228), a newly constructed passenger and auto ferry, to the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat

ProZero boat

ProZero delivers 12-passenger vessel to Norwegian high-speed ferry operator

Faaborg, Denmark-based ProZero reports that it has delivered a 15 meter ProZero passenger vessel to Norwegian high-speed ferry operator Metro-Opus and that, after rigorous testing and certification processes, it has been approved

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