Two new Vancouver Island Ferry Company vessels are now om sea trials

New Vancouver Island ferry service readies for take off

Start-up Canadian operator Vancouver Island Ferry Company (VIFC) has made a lot of progress since last November when it first made public its plans to launch a foot-ferry service linking Nanaimo, on

Singapore's first a;;-electric ferry

VIDEO: Singapore’s first all-electric ferry launches

Singapore’s Penguin Shipyard this week launched Penguin Refresh, the first of three all-electric ferries being built for parent Penguin International’s Electric Dream project. Under a contract with Shell Singapore signed in 2021,

Image of ferry aground in shallow water due to contaminated fuel

WSF ferry Walla Walla refloated after grounding

The Washington State Ferries Jumbo Class ferry M/V Walla Walla was back in Bremerton, Sunday, after grounding at around 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Rich Passage, just off Bainbridge Island, when en route

USCG is to crack down on small passenger vessel fire safety

Fire safety: USCG in crackdown on small passenger vessels

Fortunately, there have been no recent incidents on the scale of the 2019 California dive boat fire that killed 34 people. Nonetheless, in a Marine Safety Information Bulletin issued April 6,(MSIB Number:

MSC World Europa, the first MSC World Class ship

MSC World Europa: Green as well as glitzy

MSC Cruises largest ship the 1,094 feet, 6,762 passenger MSC World Europa, is starting its first summer season in the Mediterranean after arriving from the Arabian Gulf this week and the cruise

Indian fully electric ferry

Shift Clean Energy to power Indian fully electric ferry

Vancouver, B.C., headquartered Shift Clean Energy has partnered with Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) to power the Indian government owned shipyard’s first ever fully electric ferry. The zero-emission vessel is designed

Laura Hodges Bethge is to be next Celebrity Cruises president

Leadership change at Celebrity Cruises

Laura Hodges Bethge is to become the next brand president of Royal Caribbean Group’s Celebrity Cruises brand. She will succeed Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, who will transition to vice chair, external affairs for Royal

Latest addition to Azam Marine fleet introduces a reverse-bow hull configuration.

Azam Marine adds another Incat Crowther to its fleet

Hobart, Tasmania, shipbuilder Richardson Devine Marine has handed over for delivery the 53 meter passenger ferry Kilimanjaro VIII following sea trials. Designed by Incat Crowther, the 620-passenger vessel has been built for

Gotland Horizon X hydrogen fueled cat

Austal in LOI for 130-meter Gotland Horizon X hydrogen-fueled cat

Swedish ferry operator Gotlandsbolaget reports that it has signed a letter of intent LOI with Australian shipbuilder Austal covering the design of a 130 meter high speed multi-fuel catamaran able to operate

Cathlamet ferry "hard landing" was caused by fatigue says NTSB

“Human error” seen in $7.7 million Cathlamet ferry strike on piling

Washington State Ferries (WSF) has released the findings of its investigation into the July 28, 2022, incident in which its 328 foot long ferry M/V Cathlamet struck one of the mooring dolphins

LOAD MORE