New cruise ferry debuts in Canada-U.S. service
May 17, 2014—Friday, May 15 marked the initial sailing of the Nova Star, the first ferry to serve the cross border route between Portland, ME, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in five years.
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Turkish shipyard delivers first two in six ferry order
APRIL 22, 2014 — Turkey’s Ares Shipyard has delivered the first two of eight 51-passenger ferries that will serve Qatar’s new Anantara Doha Island Resort & Spa, 11 km east of Doha.
Damen delivers “Twin Axe” workboat to Njord Offshore
MARCH 18, 2014 — U.K. offshore wind farm support vessel operator Njord Offshore has taken delivery of its first 26 m Twin Axe catamaran work boat from Damen Shipyards Group — just
Australian yard seeks buyer for under-construction cat
MARCH 18, 2014 — Designer Incat Crowther reports that a 25 m catamaran passenger vessel under construction at Aluminium Marine’s Brisbane, Australia, shipyard is available for purchase. The vessel is based on
Study suggests building BC ferries in BC
MARCH 12, 2014 — Here’s a study that looks to have missed the boat. Produced by a Vancouver, BC, think tank called the Columbia Institute, it claims to show significant economic benefits
Austal lays keel of JHSV 5
MARCH 12, 2014 — Austal USA laid the keel of Trenton (JHSV 5), the fifth of ten Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV), in a ceremony held Tuesday at its Mobile, AL, shipyard.
Wind farm support cats to have Rolls-Royce water jets
MARCH 7, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply water jets for three wind farm support vessels to be built by South Boats IOW, Cowes, Isle of Wight, U.K., for
MAIB issues safety bulletin following workboat fire
FEBRUARY 26, 2014 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch is investigating last month’s fire and subsequent foundering of a 14 m wind farm support catamaran, ECC Topaz. At this stage in
Crewboats for Nigeria have bulletproof pilot houses
FEBRUARY 19, 2014 — South African shipbuilder Veecraft Marine has developed ballistic protection technology for military and security craft that is now proving to be an attractive option for vessels serving the
Midship Marine to build ferry for Mexican operator
FEBRUARY 10, 2014 — Midship Marine, Harvey, LA, is to build a 48 m Incat Crowther design catamaran passenger ferry for UltraMar of Cancun, Mexico. It will operate on UltraMar’s busy Playa