Two more 24 m cats join Captain Cook Cruises fleet

AUGUST 12, 2014 — Two more 24 m Incat Crowther design catamaran passenger ferries have joined the fleet of Australia’s Captain Cook Cruises. Built by Tasmanian shipyard Richardson Devine Marine, the vessels

Wesmar bow thruster picked for Newfoundland ferry upgrade

AUGUST 8, 2014 — Woodinville, WA, headquartered Wesmar (Western Marine Electronics, Inc.), reports that another ferry, the 70 passenger, 20 car MV Norcon Galatea, has installed Wesmar commercial bow thrusters. The 387-ton,

MTU to power three Turkish double-ended ferries

AUGUST 6, 2014 — Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG says it has won an order for six MTU diesel engines that will be used to propel three double-ended Turkish ferries. The order with

EBDG awarded Staten Island Ferry design contract

AUGUST 4, 2014 — Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), a leading naval architecture and marine engineering firm with offices in Seattle, New Orleans and Ketchikan, Alaska, has been selected by the New

Wärtsilä to design new ferry for Gulf of Bothnia link

AUGUST 4, 2014 — Wärtsilä has been selected to design a new ferry that will be a key part of an EU sponsored project intended to strengthen transportation links between Finland and

Wendella orders excursion boat from Burger Boats

JULY 29, 2014—Burger Boat Company, Manitowoc, WI, recently signed a contract to build of an 89 ft excursion vessel for Wendella Sightseeing Company, Chicago, IL. Styled after other vessels in Wendella’s fleet,

Body of fugitive ferry owner found in field

JULY 22, 2014 — South Korea’s National Police Agency says that a badly decomposed body found June 12 is that of Yoo Byung-eun, the fugitive owner of the ferry Sewol. Police have

BC Ferries to convert Spirit class duo to LNG

JULY 17, 2014 — BC Ferries two newbuilds at Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding will not be the only LNG fueled vessels in its fleet. BC Ferries is to conduct mid-life upgrade modifications on

$58 million boost for Eastern Canada ferries

JULY 17, 2014 — The Government of Canada is investing $58 million over two years to support interprovincial ferry services in Eastern Canada. It says that investment will allow for continued ferry

Lloyd’s Register to class BC Ferries’ gas-fueled ferries

JULY 16, 2014—Lloyd’s Register has been selected by BC Ferries to class its new Intermediate Class LNG-fueled ferries. Earlier this month, BC Ferries awarded a contract worth about $165 million to Remontowa

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