FEBRUARY 20, 2015 — The two 148.9 dual fuel ferries ordered by Seaspan Ferries Corporation from Turkey’s Sedef Shipyard (see earlier story) will, in fact, be battery hybrid vessels. Under a contract
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 — GE Marine reports that Norwegian ferry operator Bastø Fosen will be among the first North European customers to operate the new GE diesel engines that meet IMO Tier
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2016 budget request includes $70 million for ferry and ferry terminal construction in the Federal Highway Administration request, up modestly from the $67
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — In his State of the City Address this week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a major expansion of ferry routes serving the city. Here’s what
JANUARY 26, 2015 — Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. last week held a steel cutting ceremony at its Gdansk shipyard to mark the start of construction of three new LNG fueled intermediate class
JANUARY 23, 2015 — CoCo Yachts B.V., Gorinchen, Netherlands, has won another order for one of its Coastal Cruiser high speed ferries. In December, China’s Xunlong Shenzhen Ferry Company signed a contract
JANUARY 13, 2015 — Boston Harbor Cruises is to drydock its Provincetown Ferry, the high speed catamaran Salacia, at Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, MA, for a $2.6 million dollar engine refit. The 600
DECEMBER 1, 2014 — Energy utility FortisBC announced today that it will provide Canadian $5 million in incentive funding toward two new vessels for Seaspan Ferries that will be able to run
NOVEMBER 19, 2014 — Seaspan Ferries Corporation (SFC), Delta, B.C., Canada, has awarded Sedef Shipyard of Istanbul, Turkey a contract for the construction of two new dual-fueled (diesel and liquefied natural gas)
NOVEMBER 19, 2014 — One of the world’s biggest ferry companies, Sweden’s Stena Line, says it is to become the first operator in the world to run a large 1,500 passenger ferry
