A high speed catamaran ferry that sliced through a fishing vessel while en route to the Channel Islands from France did so as the ferry’s bridge team was chatting about the 2004
Incat Crowther has been awarded a contract to design a 20 m catamaran ferry to be built at Richardson Devine Marine’s Hobart, Tasmania, shipyard. To operate in the Cocos Keeling Islands, it
Aberdeen, Scotland, based international diving equipment technology company Divex is receiving Carbon Trust support for its Launch and Recovery System (LARS) through the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) program. OWA is a project
USNS Spearhead, the first of the U.S. Navy’s joint high-speed vessels designed for rapid intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment, was christened September 17, 2011 during a ceremony at shipbuilder Austal
Austal USA ‘s Mobile, Alabama, shipyard recently celebrated the successful launching of the Department of Defense’s first-of-class Joint High Speed Vessel, Spearhead. Christening ceremonies are set for Saturday. The ship’s sponsor, retired
Two 47 m high speed catamaran ferries have departed Austal’s Henderson, Australia, shipyard for Guadeloupe, where they will soon start operations for long-standing Austal customer L’Express des Iles. Austal was selected by
Southampton, U.K., based BMT Nigel Gee Ltd. has won an order to design a 25 m, all-electric, 150 passenger ferry in China. A new green ship design is being developed to demonstrate
Incat Crowther reports the launch of Topaz Zenith. Launched by Topaz Shipbuilding’s Fujairah, UAE, shipyard, this innovative 27.6 m wave piercing catamaran crew boat has been designed to support offshore energy installations.
Blount Boats, Inc., Warren, R.I., has reached an agreement with South Boats Special Projects, Ltd., Cowes, U.K., that makes it the exclusive shipyard to manufacture U.S. flagged aluminum catamarans of South Boats
KMI Leasing Co., LLC, Seattle, Wash., part of Kvichak Marine Industries, recently added a new 30’ Rapid Response Skimmer—Wide version outfitted with a Kvichak/Marco Filterbelt oil recovery module to their lease fleet.
