Hampton Roads Transit christens first of three new ferries

JULY 21, 2017 — Virginia’s Hampton Roads Transit recently christened its newest passenger ferry, Elizabeth River IV. Designed by BMT and constructed by the Armstrong Marine shipyard in Swansboro, NC, the ferry

Majestic Fast Ferry takes delivery of 39 m high speed cat

JULY 18, 2017 — Majestic Fast Ferry Pte Ltd , which operates vessels between Singapore and Batam, Indonesia, has taken delivery of another Incat Crowther-designed high speed catamaran. Built at Majestic’s Batam

Blount-EBDG team to design, build new Governors Island ferry

JULY 12, 2017 — The Trust for Governors Island has awarded a contract to design and build a new passenger-only ferry to the team of shipbuilder Blount Boats, Warren, RI, and naval

AMHS extends bid period for 54 year old retired ferry

JULY 11, 2017 — Alaska broadcaster KRBD reports that the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is giving interested parties an extra week and a half to submit bids on the 54 year

Deltamarin to support construction of LNG fueled RoPax

JULY 6, 2017 — Turku, Finland, headquartered Deltamarin Ltd has signed contracts with Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd (XSI) in southeast China, for engineering and construction support services for the LNG-fueled RoPax

Wartsila waterjets to power Molslinjen high speed RoPax cat

JULY 5, 2017 — Wärtsilä is to supply four of its waterjets plus the hydraulics and control system for a new 109 m high-speed RoPax ferry. The ship is being built at

Austal Philippines launches 50 m Incat Crowther design cat

JULY 5, 2017 — Austal Philippines’ Balamban, Cebu, shipyard has launched SeaStar 11, a 50 m Incat Crowther design catamaran passenger ferry for South Korean operator Seaspovill. The vessel will join the

Vancouver ferry service to get a third Damen SeaBus

JUNE 29, 2017 — TransLink, the Metro Vancouver regional transportation authority, has signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for an additional SeaBus, to ferry passengers between downtown Vancouver and North

Glosten completes design of hybrid passenger-only ferry

JUNE 26, 2017 — Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy Glosten has completed the design of a 70 ft, 150-passenger-only hybrid ferry for Kitsap Transit, a public transportation agency based in

Glosten completes design of hybrid passenger-only ferry

JUNE 26, 2017 — Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy Glosten has completed the design of a 70 ft, 150-passenger-only hybrid ferry for Kitsap Transit, a public transportation agency based in

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