Cruise ship at sea

Viking takes delivery of first expedition ship

Torstein Hagen’s Viking cruises has taken delivery of Viking Octantis, the first of two new purpose-built expedition ships. The delivery ceremony took place yesterday at Fincantieri group member Vard’s Søviknes, Norway, shipyard.

Electrifying ferry saved GHG

Electrifying Toronto airport ferry yields big GHG savings

Following a 20-week refit, the Marilyn Bell I ferry, which connects passengers, vehicles and supplies to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, is now the first fully-electric ferry in Canada. It is powered

Arnold Donald

Carnival: $2 billion loss, but cash-positive operations

The world’s largest cruise ship operator, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) released a fourth quarter 2021 business update that included an adjusted net loss of $2 billion. Still, the

SSG Michael Ollis ferry

Best Vessels: Distinctive deliveries of 2021

Cherokee: First of two new rail ferries built for U.S-Mexico route Constructed by China’s CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company for Jacksonville, Fla.-headquartered CG Railway (CGR), Cherokee is the first of two 590-foot

WSF’s new hybrid-electric ferry Wishkah, set to enter service in 2025, will be an Olympic-class vessel similar in design to Suquamish (above).

VIDEO: Washington State Ferries moves ahead on ferry electrification

This week, after months of citizen suggestions and public input, the Washington State Transportation Commission voted 7-0 to select Wishkah as the name for the state’s next new 144-car hybrid-electric ferry, which

Battery hybrid ferry

RFP out for battery-hybrid Governors Island ferry

Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) reports that its design for a 190-foot passenger/vehicle ferry for the Trust for Governors Island is out for bid. The ferry will operate between Lower Manhattan and

Front end of ferry

Thoma-Sea launches Lake Erie ferry

Designed by New Orleans headquartered TAI Engineers LLC, the 168- by 45-foot passenger, truck and car ferry Carmen Lee was recently launched by Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors’ Houma, La., shipyard. The ferry is

Catamaran after refit

Gladding-Hearn completes Bermuda Incat ferry refit

Resolute, one of two high-speed passenger catamaran ferries delivered by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, to the Government of Bermuda, Ministry on Transport in 2002, has returned to service after a compete refit

new Alaska ferry

Alaska to move ahead on new ferry

Alaska’s state ferry system, the Alaska Marine Highway, is set to at long last get a replacement for its 57-year-old ferry Tustamena, which is now costing the state $2 million a year

New Zealand operator orders plug-in hybrid fast ferry

Auckland, New Zealand, operator Fullers360 has ordered its first plug-in electric hybrid ferry. Designed by Incat Crowther, the 34.6- by 9.5-meter vessel will carry 299 passenger and have a service speed of

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