Three new LNG-fueled, hybrid-electric RoPax ferries on order at Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding (see earlier story) will feature ABB power, automation and propulsion solutions. The vessels will be delivered to Polish ferry operator
Holland America Line’s cruise ship Volendam will be used to accommodate Ukrainian refugees as part of an agreement announced by Netherlands and city of Rotterdam government officials. The ship will dock in
French cruise company Ponant has signed up its LNG-fueled hybrid-electric exploration cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot for ABB’s MarineCare services. Le Commandant Charcot recently became the first cruise ship of its type
The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities is now seeking proposals for preconstruction and construction services for the Tustumena Replacement Vessel (TRV), an ocean-class passenger and vehicle ferry that will operate
Rotor sails, tilting rotors, hard sails: There are a lot of wind-assisted propulsion solutions out there. French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique thinks that Solid Sail, developed in its long running Ecorizon R&D
A project that will replace a 40-year-old diesel powered vessel with a new all-electric ferry has marked another milestone. Washington State’s Skagit County reports that the state legislature has finalized its 2022
Chesapeake Shipbuilding’s Salisbury, Md., shipyard last week launched American Symphony, the fifth vessel in American Cruise Lines modern riverboat class. American Symphony will begin cruising the Mississippi River in August 2022. Construction
In an announcement welcomed by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Transport Canada has announced that cruising will return to Canadian waters in the first week of April. “The ability to welcome
Viking Cruises reports that its 386-guest Viking Mississippi river cruise vessel was floated out today at Edison Chouest Offshore’s LaShip shipyard in Houma, La. Set to debut in June 2022, the Jones
The first fully-electric, high-speed passenger ferry in the southern hemisphere last month completed its inaugural round trip for New Zealand’s East by West Ferries. The 19 meter long ferry, the Ika Rere,