
Swedish operator orders LNG fueled ferry
NOVEMBER 14, 2014 — Sweden’s Rederi AB Gotland has signed a contract worth SEK 1 billion (about US $134.7 million) with China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International for an LNG fueled passenger/cargo ferry. On
NOVEMBER 14, 2014 — Sweden’s Rederi AB Gotland has signed a contract worth SEK 1 billion (about US $134.7 million) with China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International for an LNG fueled passenger/cargo ferry. On
OCTOBER 31, 2014 — Estonian state-owned ports corporation Tallinna Sadam has placed orders for four ferries that two subsidiary companies will operate between the Estonian mainland and the islands of Saaremaa and
OCTOBER 29, 2014 — The Canadian Government has signed an agreement with Attica Holdings S.A. of Greece to acquire the RoPax ferry Blue Star Ithaki tfor a total cash consideration of EUR
OCTOBER 22, 2014 — Shipbuilder Japan Marine United Inc.has received an order from MOL Ferry Co., Ltd. for two large, eco-friendly ferries. With a capacity of 620 passengers, 160 trucks and 113
OCTOBER 21, 2014 — Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Amon has delivered the 30 m catamaran ferriers Macôco and Panguila to Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola for operation by subsidiary TMA Express. The
OCTOBER 14, 2014—A San Francisco ferry carrying about 230 passengers allided with a piling while backing out from a pier on October 12, resulting in minor injuries to 10 passengers. The Coast
OCTOBER 5, 2014—The City of Pensacola on the west part of Florida’s panhandle will develop a new ferry service between its downtown, Pensacola Beach, and Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island. The
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 — A Scottish shipyard has won its first newbuilding order since being bought from bankruptcy administrators earlier this month by private equity investor Clyde Blowers. Scottish Deputy First Minister
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 — The new sulfur limits that will apply within the North European SECA area from January 1, 2015, are good news for the environment but pose a particular challenge
SEPTEMBER 21, 2014 — Alaska Governor Sean Parnell announced Saturday that the State of Alaska and Vigor Industrial have reached a final agreement to construct two Alaska Class Ferries at the Vigor Alaska