Chinese yard completes two Incat Crowther catamaran ferries
JUNE 12, 2012 —Two 35 m Incat Crowther designed catamaran passenger ferries, Hai Ju and Hai Yao, built by Afai Southern Shipyard in China. have been commissioned by Zhuhai High Speed Ferry
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Eurotunnel to acquire SeaFrance ferries
JUNE 12, 2012 — The Paris Commercial Court yesterday accepted an made by Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel for French cross=Channel ferry operator SeaFrance group. The court placed SeaFrance in liquidation on January
Second Staten Island ferry gets Ecospeed underwater hull treatment
JUNE 6, 2012 —The underwater hull of the Staten Island ferry Sen. John J. Marchi, was recently coated with Ecospeed in Norfolk, Va. This follows last year’s application of Ecospeed to the
Year in prison for Master in Belfast collision with Stena ferry
JUNE 1, 2012 — The master of a Cook Islands registered, 2,376 dwt general cargo ship that collided with an inbound Stena ferry headed for Belfast is to serve one year in
San Francisco Bay Ferry to launch East Bay service
MAY 15, 2012: San Francisco Bay Ferry’s service between the East Bay and South San Francisco will launch on Monday, June 4, giving commuters an alternative to traffic on the Bay Bridge
Former Hawaii Superferries get Navy names … and mods
The two former Hawaii Superferries recently acquired by the Navy are getting new names and some modifications, The Alakai is now USNS Puerto Rico and the Huakai is now USNS Guam. Secretary
Bangladesh shipbuilder launches ferry for Danish owner
File this under “how things change.” Once upon a time Bangladesh imported ferries from Denmark. Now Chittagong shipbuilder Western Marine Shipyard Ltd. has launched a 50 m RO/RO ferry for Denmark’s Hundested-Rørvig
Alaska Ship and Drydock signed up for design phase of Alaska Class ferry project
The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) reports that Alaska Ship and Drydock LLC (ASD) has officially signed on as a partner with the State of Alaska to design the Alaska Class Ferry.
WSF and Vigor ink agreement for second 144-car ferry
Vigor Industries’ US Fab shipyard will start construction in December on a second 144-car ferry for Washington State Ferries. The Ferries Division of the Washington State Department of Transportation and shipbuilder Vigor
NTSB: Faulty valve critical in S.I. ferry accident
Almost two years ago, the Staten Island ferry Andrew J. Barberi lost propulsion control in one of its two cycloidal propellers because of a failed solenoid valve in a control panel, causing