Damen delivers five e-ferries to Copenhagen operator

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered five 23.3 meter x 5.6 meter, 50-passenger electric ferries to Arriva Denmark in Copenhagen. They are being operated on behalf of Danish public transport agency Movia. When

ESG launches second of three Staten Island ferries

Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc.’s Allanton shipyard in Panama City, Fla., last week launched the Sandy Ground (Hull 220), the second of three new “Ollis Class” ferries for the New York City Department

Fincantieri Bay completes new passenger/vehicle ferry

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., has completed a new year-round passenger/vehicle ferry for Wisconsin’s Washington Island Ferry Line. The new ferry, named Madonna, measures 124 feet in length and 40 feet

NY Waterway steps up commuter services to Manhattan

As more New York City businesses open up, ferry operator NY Waterway is ramping up ferry service between New Jersey and Manhattan, starting Monday, June 29. In a letter to customers, founder

VIDEO: Belfast consortium gets grant to help build zero emissions ferries

A Belfast, Northern Ireland, Maritime Consortium has won a £33 million (about $41 million) U.K. Government innovation grant to develop zero emissions ferries. With further investment from consortium partners, the total project

Seabourn names Josh Leibowitz president

Carnival Corporation’s Seabourn ultra luxury cruise brand has named Josh Leibowitz as president, effective immediately. Reporting to Stein Kruse, Group CEO of Holland America Group and Carnival U.K., Leibowitz’s responsibilities will include

Kongsberg books major waterjet order from Incat

Kongsberg Maritime has booked a milestone order that will see it make its first delivery of large-size waterjets to Incat. Kongsberg says its scope of supply for the Tasmanian based shipbuilder’s 76

Royal Caribbean’s Spanish cruise JV files for reorganization

Cruises Investment Holding and Royal Caribbean Group report that they have filed for the reorganization of their Pullmantur Cruceros joint venture under the terms of Spanish insolvency laws. Cruises Investment Holding owns

VIDEO: Virgin Voyages releases plan for reducing COVID-19 risks

Who would have thought that free on-board testing for COVID-19 would ever be offered as an inducement to take a cruise? In a reflection on the challenging times we’re living in, such

Wärtsilä wins order to design and equip two zero-emissions ferries

Netherlands shipbuilder Holland Shipyards Group has awarded Wärtsilä a contract to design and equip two new zero-emissions double-ended shuttle ferries ordered by Norwegian operator Boreal Sjö. The two ferry designs are not

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