Conception dive boat fire

NTSB renews call for USCG to strengthen passenger vessel safety

Four years after the fire aboard the Conception dive boat claimed 34 lives, the National Transportation Safety Board has renewed its call for the U.S. Coast Guard to require safety management systems

cargo/passenger ferry

Conrad to build four cargo/passenger ferries for Puerto Rico

Morgan City, La., based Conrad Shipyard, LLC has been awarded a contract by the Puerto Rico Maritime Transit Authority (PRMTA) for the construction of four cargo/passenger ferry vessels. The ferries, each designed

First coastal cat

American Cruise Lines christens first Coastal Cat

American Cruise Lines’ first Coastal Cat, American Eagle was introduced to much fanfare last week in a historic christening ceremony at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy campus on Buzzards Bay, one of the

Fire safety systems on passenger ferries

Sponsored Content: Marine ferries are popular around the world today as we all know. In order to safely carry passengers, fire safety equipment is essential on all of these vessels. Safety systems

New Orleans RTA joins federal, state and local officials to celebrate completion of $43.5M Canal Street Ferry Terminal project

$43.5 million Canal Street Ferry Terminal project completed

Last week, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) celebrated the opening of the new $43.5 million Canal Street Ferry Terminal that better connects the city’s Eastbank and Westbank communities with its

Newbuild to be fitted with Brunvoll Mar-El solution

Brunvoll Mar-El electrical propulsion picked for new fast ferry operation

Norway’s Fjord1 and Brødrene Aa have selected Brunvoll Group subsidiary Brunvoll Mar-El as the system integrator and electric propulsion systems supplier for three fast ferries that Fjord 1 will operate on city

Fanafjord

Canada plans to buy ferry from Fjord1 as interim Holiday Island replacement

Transport Canada plans to buy a 2007-built Norwegian double-ended car passenger ferry, the Fanafjord, to replace the M/V Holiday Island, one of two vessels used to provide service between Wood Islands, PEI,

World’s largest battery electric vessel

World’s largest battery electric vessel is set for 2025 delivery

Longtime Incat Tasmania customer Buquebús has now followed through on its plan to switch a 130 meter ferry under construction at the shipyard from LNG to all-electric propulsion. That means that the

ABB ferry shore side charging system

FERRIES 2023: Shore charging systems for green ferries

Electric and hybrid ferries have become increasingly popular as the world moves towards a cleaner and more sustainable future. Because of this, one trending topic in the ferry space is the need

Victoria Clipper ferry faces Labor Day weekend strike

Victoria Clipper ferry faces Labor Day weekend strike

Canada’s largest private sector labor union, Unifor, says that its Local 114 members at the Victoria-Seattle ferry service have voted 100% in favor of taking legal strike action on Sunday, September 3

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