All 62 passengers safe after engine room fire on Singapore ferry
The Maritime and Port of Authority of Singapore (MPA) said Saturday that all 62 passengers rescued from a ferry hit by an engine room fire had arrived safely in Batam. The incident
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Austal Vietnam launches high-speed cat for French Polynesia
Austal Vietnam’s Vung Tau shipyard has successfully launched a new high-speed catamaran being built for the Degage Group of French Polynesia. Ordered in 2021, the 66 meter Apetahi Express (Austal Hull 425)
New Incat Crowther 29 joins Auckland operator’s fleet
The latest addition to Auckland, New Zealand, tourism operator Explore Group’s fleet, Tuhi Rapa, is a 300-passenger Incat Crowther 29. Built by Australian shipyard Aluminium Marine, it has been plying the waters
Shift Clean Energy to power Indian fully electric ferry
Vancouver, B.C., headquartered Shift Clean Energy has partnered with Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) to power the Indian government owned shipyard’s first ever fully electric ferry. The zero-emission vessel is designed
BMT and Penguin picked to deliver next-gen Singapore fire and rescue boats
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has selected BMT and Singapore shipbuilder Penguin Shipyard International to design and build its next generation of fire and rescue boats, designated “MFV-R.” The 38-meter vessels
Austal in LOI for 130-meter Gotland Horizon X hydrogen-fueled cat
Swedish ferry operator Gotlandsbolaget reports that it has signed a letter of intent LOI with Australian shipbuilder Austal covering the design of a 130 meter high speed multi-fuel catamaran able to operate
Prop SF aims to have 50 Beluga24 ferries in U.S. operation
In partnership with Swedish-based Green City Ferries, San Francisco area ferry operator Prop SF has ambitions to operate the first fast electric ferry in the U.S. by 2024 and a fleet of
Stockholm to put autonomous ferry into operation this year
Back in November last year, Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten announced that it was planning to operate a small autonomous ferry in Stockholm, Sweden, and that shipbuilder Brødrene Aa had been given the
Wärtsilä 31 engine gets a power boost
Wärtsilä’s highly efficient Wärtsilä 31 four-stroke diesel engine is being upgraded to deliver a higher power output within the same physical footprint. The upgrade will result in the current output range of
River cruising takes off on U.S. inland waters
American river cruising continues to take off with new ships coming on line for service along inland and intracoastal rivers throughout the country. One leading line, Guildford, Conn.-based American Cruise Lines has