Last month, the BC Ferry Commission authorized BC Ferries to procure four new hybrid-electric Island class car/passenger ferries along with associated shoreside electrical upgrades at the terminals they serve. Yesterday, BC Ferries
Coming off the heels of a successful San Francisco presentation last November, Marine Log’s 36th annual FERRIES conference is heading back to the East Coast, taking place November 14-15 in Jersey City,
Maybe the United States Postal Service could follow the example of its neighbor to the north. Canada Post is releasing five new stamps highlighting ferry transportation in Canada. Featuring five ferries that
In order to achieve its net-zero emissions target, the U.K. government is committed to quadrupling its offshore wind farm capacity to 40 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and is planning on raising this
Can attaining the desired CII value for a voyage be as simple as setting it on a control panel slider? Swedish marine green tech company Qtagg says “yes.” With shipowners getting increasingly
Norwegian cruise ferry operator Fjord Line AS is to convert sister ships MS Stavangerfjord and MS Bergensfjord from single-fuel LNG-engines to dual-fuel LNG/MGO-engines. “The energy crisis, caused by the Russian invasion of
Two students at Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) have completed a master’s thesis comparing the carbon footprint of electric hydrofoil ferries to that of traditional diesel ferries. The study shows that
New York Cruise Lines and Sweden’s Green City Ferries AB (GCF) today announced a collaboration to launch the first high-speed zero-emissions electric ferry to operate in the New York Harbor. With a
Next month at Marine Log’s FERRIES 2022 conference—taking place November 1-2 in San Francisco—one of Elliott Bay Design Group’s (EBDG) naval architects, Chris Biernat, will present on a conceptual passenger/vehicle ferry for
Speakers at Marine Log’s upcoming FERRIES 2022 in San Francisco will include ABB Marine & Ports’ Bruce Strupp. In a presentation on November 1, he will speak on ferry electrification opportunities opened
