NY Waterway steps up commuter services to Manhattan

As more New York City businesses open up, ferry operator NY Waterway is ramping up ferry service between New Jersey and Manhattan, starting Monday, June 29. In a letter to customers, founder

VIDEO: Belfast consortium gets grant to help build zero emissions ferries

A Belfast, Northern Ireland, Maritime Consortium has won a £33 million (about $41 million) U.K. Government innovation grant to develop zero emissions ferries. With further investment from consortium partners, the total project

Kongsberg books major waterjet order from Incat

Kongsberg Maritime has booked a milestone order that will see it make its first delivery of large-size waterjets to Incat. Kongsberg says its scope of supply for the Tasmanian based shipbuilder’s 76

Wärtsilä wins order to design and equip two zero-emissions ferries

Netherlands shipbuilder Holland Shipyards Group has awarded Wärtsilä a contract to design and equip two new zero-emissions double-ended shuttle ferries ordered by Norwegian operator Boreal Sjö. The two ferry designs are not

VIDEO: New Fred Olsen Express trimaran reaches 42 knots on sea trials

The first of two Austal Auto Express 118 meter trimarans under construction for Fred. Olsen Express of the Canary Islands has completed a rigorous program of sea trials in Western Australia. After

Vigor partners with ABB on WSF zero-emission ferry project

ABB has been selected by Vigor Fab LLC to provide hybrid-electric propulsion and energy storage system solutions for the newest additions to the Washington State Ferry fleet, setting the largest U.S. ferry

NYC DOT gets FTA grant to keep ferries running

by Larry Penner, FTA Region 2 (Ret.) There is good news from Washington, D.C. concerning federal support for transportation. The New York City Department of Transportation is a direct recipient of Federal

Wärtsilä propulsion solution picked for high speed ferry

A 115 meter long ferry being built for Denmark’s Molslinjen at Austal Phillipines will be powered by four Wärtsilä 31 engines, recognized by Guinness World Records as being the world’s most efficient

Austal Vietnam launches its first ship

Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports that Austal Vietnam has successfully launched Hull 397, a 94 meter high-speed catamaran for the National Infrastructure Development Company (NIDCo) of Trinidad and Tobago, from its shipyard in

All-aluminum Tasmanian ferry features Schottel propulsion

Nairana, an Incat Crowther designed all-aluminum ferry recently delivered to SeaLink Tasmania by Australian shipbuilder Richardson Devine Marine (RDM), is equipped with state-of-the-art propulsion solutions from Schottel. A structurally identical sister ship

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