Chiller optimization yields big savings for Italian ferry operator

Italian operator GNV (Grandi Navi Veloci) is looking to gain savings of EUR 77,000 (about $87,000) a year as a result of using a new chiller optimization solution from ABB on board

Passenger-only cat joins San Francisco Bay ferry fleet

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) today welcomed Pyxis, a new 445-passenger ferry, into the San Francisco Bay Ferry fleet. Pyxis is the first new vessel added to

Incat Crowther designs 1,000 passenger RoPax for China/Taiwan route

Incat Crowther is designing a 1,000 passenger high speed RoPax ferry for operation between mainland China and Taiwan. When in operation, the 113 m x 30.5 m catamaran will be the largest

Switch to ultra-low sulfur fuel played role in ferry grounding

A report from the U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) indicates that the use of ultra low sulfur fuel oil (ULSFO) may have contributed to a December 2017 incident in which the

Incat Crowther cat is designed to deal with Danube debris

Designer Incat Crowther has released some more details on the 39 m low wash, high-speed catamaran ferry recently delivered by Britain’s Wight Shipyard to Danube River operator Twin City Liner (see earlier

ABB solutions chosen for Iceland’s first electric ferry

A 70 m long hybrid electric ferry under construction for the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration at Poland’s Crist shipyard will feature a range of ABB integrated power and electric storage solutions.

Baleària newbuild is first LNG fueled ferry to operate on Mediterranean

JANUARY 31, 2019 — Baleària’s Hypatia de Alejandría, the first LNG fueled ferry on the Mediterranean, has begun sailing, completed its first commercial trip last night between Barcelona and Palma. The ferry

NCDOT passenger-only ferry to start Ocrakoke Island service in May

JANUARY 28, 2019 — Beginning Tuesday, May 14, 2019, the N.C. Ferry System will add direct passenger-only service from Hatteras Island to Ocracoke Island’s Silver Lake Harbor The 98 passenger Ocracoke Express

Five more Fjord1 ferries to have Corvus energy storage systems

JANUARY 28, 2019 —Bergen, Norway, headquartered systems integrator Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has selected Corvus Energy to supply lithium ion battery based energy storage systems (ESS) for the five new all-electric ferries

EBDG teams up with Australia’s AMD Marine Consulting

JANUARY 23, 2019 — Seattle, WA, headquartered Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has signed a licensing agreement to be the exclusive North American vessel design representative for AMD Marine Consulting (AMD) of

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