Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, Fla reports that its Allanton shipyard last week launched the SSG Michael H. Ollis, the first of three 320 ft Ollis Class ferries for the Staten
Danfoss Editron has appointed Erno Tenhunen as its new Marine Director. He will lead the company’s marine business, with overall responsibility for sales, the delivery of projects and developing new systems technology
Marine Log’s FERRIES 2020 event will need a larger space than this year’s, which saw available exhibit space sell out and a packed conference room. Held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on November
Canada’s BC Ferries has awarded Damen Shipyards Group contracts to build four more battery electric-hybrid Island Class vessels, scheduled to go into service in 2022. The agreement with Damen is a design-build,
Houston headquartered Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. reports that it has been awarded a contract from the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) for the repowering of the Charles Hall Ferry on Lake Powell.
German ferry operator AG Ems has placed a contract with Wärtsilä that will see its RoPax ferry Münsterland retrofitted to operate on LNG. The project is aimed at lessening the ferry’s environmental
Austal (ASX:ASB) has been awarded an EUR 83.65 million (about US$92.6 million) contract for the design and construction of a new 115 meter high-speed catamaran ferry for Molslinjen of Denmark. The order
Seattle, Wash., headquartered Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) reports that Vigor has selected it as the engineering firm that will provide functional design for the new Washington State Ferries (WSF) hybrid-electric Olympic
Washington State Ferries has moved a major step forward on its long planned conversion of its three Jumbo Mark II class ferries, the largest in the fleet, from diesel to hybrid electric
A 27-year old German coastal ferry is to take on a new life as a day cruise vessel. Germany’s Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH (WDR) reports that it has sold its M/V Rungholt
