VT Halter Marine launches Virginia DOT’s newest ferry

AUGUST 13, 2018 – VT Halter Marine, Inc. reports that it has successfully launched the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) newest ferry, the Powhatan. The shipbuilder was awarded the contract for the

Golden Gate ferry gets Ecospeed coating system

AUGUST 8, 2018 – Subsea Industries reports that its Ecospeed coating system has been applied to the aluminum-hulled 750-passenger capacity Spaulding class ferry M/S Marin, owned and operated by the Golden Gate

Mexico’s Ultramar takes delivery of second cat from Louisiana shipyard

JULY 31, 2018 — Mexican operator Ultramar has taken delivery of Ultramar II, the second in a series of high capacity 48 m Incat Crowther designed catamaran passenger ferries built by the

Remontowa to build two diesel electric hybrid ferries for Norled

JULY 26, 2018 — Norwegian ferry operator Norled has ordered two double ended diesel electric hybrid ferries from Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding.  Norled has a fleet of some 80 ferries. Six of them

3D production engineering helps rapid rollout of NYC Ferry fleet

JULY 23, 2018 — Designer Incat Crowther says that its close interaction with the shipyards involved has helped NYC Ferry operated by Hornblower meet record breaking passenger demand for the commuter service,

Stena confirms order for two more ROPAX ships, takes an option

JULY 18, 2018 —Continuing its fleet expansion, Stena Line, Gothenburg, Sweden, recently exercised its option to build two more 239.7m x 27.8m Roll-On/Roll-Off passenger (ROPAX) ships —the seventh and eighth in the

Vigor delivers third 400-passenger ferry to WETA

JULY 11, 2018 — Vigor recently delivered Argo, the third of four all aluminum, 400 passenger ferries on order for the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) in San Francisco, California. The hull

VIDEO: Damen to build five all-electric ferries for Copenhagen

JULY 6, 2018 — Damen Shipyards is to build five fully-electric ferries for operation in Copenhagen. They are being built under a contract awarded by multinational public transportation company Arriva Danmark, which

VIDEO: BC Ferries eyes construction of five new double-enders

JULY 5, 2018 — BC Ferries is planning to build five new double-nded ferries to replace its C-Class ships: Queen of Alberni, Queen of Coquitlam, Queen of Cowichan, Queen of Oak Bay

Mitsubishi launches ferry with a space travel theme

JULY 5, 2018 — A 192.5 m ferry christened and launched yesterday by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s Yokohama, Japan, shipyard, has a “space travel” interior design theme. Named Kitakami, the vessel is being built

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