WETA takes delivery of fast new ferry
The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), which operates the San Francisco Bay Ferry fleet, has taken delivery of M/V Dorado. It is the fastest vessel in WETA’s fleet
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Strategic Marine unveils new 40-knot fast crew transfer vessel
Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine (S) Pte has released details on its latest offshore fast crew boat, a 38 meter extra fast catamaran crew transfer catamaran vessel (FCTV). The new vessel has been
Student ferry design competition winners receive awards
The Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) has presented awards to the finalists in its student ferry design competition, now in its ninth year. Dr. Roberta Weisbrod, WFSA’s executive director, said the specifications
Gladding-Hearn inks its first CTV order
Somerset, Mass., based Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, reports that it has now signed a contract to begin construction of its first crew transfer vessel (CTV) for Patriot Offshore Maritime Services LLC. As
Vineyard Wind signs CTV charter with Patriot Offshore
Orders for Jones Act offshore wind crew transfer vessels are starting to tick upwards. Last week, Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners reported it had signed
Funding secured for two all-electric ferries for Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden, based Green City Ferries (GCF) says it has secured the funding necessary to start production of its first two Beluga24 design emissions-free ferries and has announced the first two routes
All American Marine delivers second 150-passenger cat to Alaska tour operator
The All American Marine (AAM) shipyard in Bellingham, Wash., has completed construction, launched, and delivered the Skana, a 150-passenger hydrofoil-assisted catamaran for Major Marine Tours. This is the second vessel AAM has
NCDOT set to start Ocracoke Express ferry service
Hubert, N.C., based US Watercraft reports that the passenger ferry Ocracoke Express received its USCG Certificate of Inspection and will begin carrying passengers to Ocracoke Island for the North Carolina Department of
Ports of Auckland to take delivery of 70-tonne BP all-electric tugboat
New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland Limited (POAL) will shortly be taking delivery of Damen’s first all-electric tugboat. With a bollard pull of 70 tonnes, the Damen RSD-E Tug 2513, named Sparky, will
Incat Crowther says more about new Jones Act CTV trio
Designer Incat Crowther has released some more details of the three Jones Act crew transfer vessels (CTVs) just ordered by WINDEA CTV LLC. Two of the CTVs will be built by St